Small Bites

You’re sitting on your deck biting into a burger topped with grilled red onion and arugula you picked up at the farmer’s market. What’s missing? A cold beer, of course. Preferably a craft beer. Preferably local. Your glass just got a whole lot easier to fill. Four new Lower Hudson… Read More →

Owners: Barry Hansen, joined by eight friends and business partners. The space: Strictly wholesale to start (that means no tasting room), as long as they stay below the annual 60,000 barrel threshold. What’s on tap: Unalienable Rights, a pale ale made entirely from U.S. grown ingredients, is subtly hopped in… Read More →

Owner: Alireza Saifi, a meticulous quality-driven founder learning from his team of friends and trained brewers. “Everybody comes in here and tosses their egos aside,” says Saifi. “The product drives the passion, and the end goal is always the quality of the product.” The space: A 6,500-square-foot building complete with… Read More →

Owners: John Rubbo, a former city council candidate, and longtime friend and fellow Yonkers resident, Nick Califano. The space: While Rubbo and Califano search for a location in their downtown namesake, they are working out of the Thomas Hooker facilities in Bloomfield, Conn. They hope to have a home, with… Read More →

Owners: Michael LaMothe and his family: father Lyle LaMothe, mother Kathy LaMothe and sister Kristen Stone. They are all eagerly waiting for the youngest LaMothe, Kasey, to finish her degree in biological sciences so she can get to work in their labs.   The space: The brewery, near the Crestwood… Read More →

Michael LaMothe did not set out to be a craft brewer, but he is ready to open Broken Bow Brewery in Tuckahoe in early summer. Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Michael LaMothe and his parents and sister, who have all signed on to his venture. They gave me… Read More →

So we have come to the end of the road with this series. (Resisting…urge…to sing…Boyz To Men…)  When December 29th finally rolled around, I had had the date on the books for the bulk of the holiday season, menu planned for about as long, accumulated necessities over the course of… Read More →

So this time of the day on Fridays, I’m thinking…where should we eat this weekend. And there’s no better Friday night hotspot than Birdsall House in Peekskill. The place is known for amazing craft beers and unconventional Southern inspired menu. Chef Matt Hutchinson was leading the charge in the kitchen… Read More →