Hi all, Sharon MacGregor here. I am very happy to say I have been guest blogging about Hudson Valley Restaurant Week for 3 years now and I have been lucky enough to not repeat restaurants during this special event. My first choice for Spring 2013 with my husband was Barnaby’s… Read More →
foodie, foody[?fu?d?] n pl -ies A person having an enthusiastic interest in the preparation and consumption of good food. Hello & welcome to a new Small Bites column: Foodies 101, where we explore our budding interest in all things cooking, dining and eating, and share what we learn with you…. Read More →
Chris Ryan Guest Blogger Like the olive oil and wine that are among its hallmarks, Port Chester’s Tarry Lodge simply gets better with age. Nearing its fourth year of consistently delivering flavorful food while managing to buck the Westchester County trend of rising dinner checks, I needed to see… Read More →
Briana Costa, guest blogger, here, excited to participate in my second Hudson Valley Restaurant Week! Butterfield 8 American Gastropub opened in White Plains recently and after seeing the bright lights and crowds inside for a few weeks, I was thrilled to finally get to enjoy a dinner there. Even better… Read More →
At night, the lights of Bronxville shine down from stately hillside homes and apartments. Most of the shops downtown are closed, but their lighted windows cast an orange glow on the sidewalks that line the streets. It’s a small and charming world onto itself, and at its center is the… Read More →
Hi again friends. We’re the Ellis’, both happy to bring you another guest blog installment of RW Fall 2012 and sad to see this chapter come to a close. For our third and final review we opted for a traditional Italian restaurant, Il Forno Trattoria on Route 202 in Somers,... Read More →
Greetings Food lovers! Aimee & Kevin Ellis reporting to you with full stomachs and satisfied smiles as we have just finished a delightful meal at Ramiro’s 954 on Route 6 in Mahopac. Well folks, I was a little nervous about this HVRW Fall 2012 restaurant selection. Still trying to broaden… Read More →
Greetings once again. This is Theresa Narvesen with my last review for HVRW. It makes me a little sad because I have really enjoyed writing these reviews and eating some great food by some of the best chefs the Hudson Valley has to offer. What better way to spend my… Read More →
Welcome back! It’s Theresa Narvesen again with my second HVRW post. I’m switching gears a little bit here with my next restaurant, Cosimo’s Brick Oven in Poughkeepsie. This time, instead of being armed with my husband as my trusty sidekick, I took my parents with me for a nice Sunday… Read More →
by Simon FeldmanIt’s no surprise I’m a big fan of Harvest on Hudson restaurant. I live close by and it’s one of my neighborhood go-to places for Italian fine dining. It’s a versatile space. Depending on what you’re looking for its an ideal spot as a romantic sunset destination, for… Read More →
Josephine D’Ippolito here, guest blogging for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. My party of five visited Thyme, a young, increasingly popular establishment in Yorktown. Down the road from abandoned commercial buildings on Route 202, and next door (attached) to a 24-hour gym, it must be said that the restaurant’s location is… Read More →
By John Fix III Emilio Ristorante is the usual spot where Judy and I celebrate our wedding anniversary each year, a tradition we’ve carried on for almost every one of our 29 years of marriage. Thursday night wasn’t our anniversary, but Restaurant Week provided the perfect reason to head over… Read More →
by Simon Feldman Chef Peter Kelly’s Restaurant X & Bully Boy Bar does not disappoint. One of the things I like about Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is that it creates an amazing opportunity and value for restaurant goers to expand their dining palates and experience a wide range of cuisines…. Read More →
Hello everyone, Roseann Healy here, and I‘m very excited to be back for the fall edition of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. After the past few weeks of nasty weather, it was nice to finally get out and enjoy some local fine dining and catch up with my good friend Chris…. Read More →
Hudson Valley Restaurant week is something I look forward to every year. Last year and this year, I had the pleasure of sharing my experiences with you. I’m Michele Curran and on Saturday, November 10, my girlfriends and I enjoyed a delicious meal at The 76 House in Tappan. The… Read More →
Hey! We are Aimee and Kevin Ellis, here with the very first installment of our Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Fall 2012 experience. We are familiar with Yorktown because we both work near the area, so there was no need to plug the address into the GPS. In fact we passed… Read More →
Hi. I’m Theresa Narvesen with my first HVRW blog post. Welcome to Eleven 11 Grille & Spirits in Fishkill. This gem of a restaurant is nestled in a strip of local favorites that line Main Street. While it may look small from the outside, inside packs a world of flavor…. Read More →
Emma’s Ale House, White Plains NY. Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Fall 2012 by Simon Feldman The recent storms have been tough for many of us, some more than others. So, I was happy to find Emma’s Ale house was able to open its doors this week. Emma’s offers great tasting… Read More →
Hello! Aimee & Kevin Ellis here. We are very excited for the opportunity to serve as guest bloggers for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week 2012. We are Putnam County residents but we both work in Westchester. I work for Chase Media Group and Kevin works for Geek Squad. Working in the… Read More →
David Wondrich, the mixology sage, leads a Saturday seminar behind the bar at 42. A dash of absinthe can perk up your Manhattan and a bit of grated nutmeg can add a welcome subtlety to a traditional punch. So said David Wondrich, the Esquire columnist and mixology sage who hosted… Read More →
Hi, Maria Reina here reporting to you on my last guest blog post for HVRW 2012. I was thrilled to get the email from Liz Johnson a few weeks ago confirming my restaurant requests this year. We’ve been wanting to try Peter Kelly’s “buzzed about” restaurant X20 for such a long time, and what… Read More →
This is a bonus review by Donna Monaco Olsen and Bradley Olsen. Aurora is one of a group of restaurants owned by Z Hospitality Group. We felt we just had to tell you about the pleasant lunch we had at Aurora last week. We felt it was important to report… Read More →
In all, the duo of Donna Monaco Olsen and Bradley Olsen have experienced close to 10 restaurants during these past two weeks while dining with family and friends, and Mima Vinoteca in Irvington was one of the favorites. This time was with Bradley’s 80-plus mom, Patty, who resides in one… Read More →
Since we live in Port Chester, NY – and we all know there are a lot of good restaurants in and around Port Chester—it can be difficult to move beyond our 5 mile restaurant bubble. For me these days even getting in to NYC can be quite a production. So… Read More →
Hi, Maria Reina making my next guest blogging appearance from The Cookery. Larry and I were thrilled to be returning to this little hot spot in Dobby’s Ferry. You might remember that I reported on Chef David’s fabulous offerings last year during HVRW 2011. This year we were happy to… Read More →
Hi. This is Denise of deeCuisine.com guest blogging my HVRW dining experience at Tarry Lodge in Port Chester. Tarry Lodge, a casual Italian restaurant, opened in Fall 2008 by Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich, Chef Andy Nusser and Nancy Selzer. On the prix fixe dinner menu are three Antipasti choices, three… Read More →
Robin Locker Lacey back with my third helping of a fab foodie experience for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. This time at A Tavola in New Paltz. Being a lover of Italian food, especially authentic Italian food, I had heard such good things about A Tavola, and was very excited about… Read More →
Donna Monaco Olsen and Bradley Olsen and four friends dined at this Italian restaurant on a cool night in March. We wanted to love this spot so it could be our go to Italian restaurant as it is convenient to all and warm and inviting. Located in a great area… Read More →
Hi, this is Araceli Pina once again, this time, I am blogging about a lunch experience. This past Friday I went for a late lunch at Rainwater Grill in Hastings on Hudson. I had dinner reservations, but preferred to see the restaurant in a new light since I had already been… Read More →
Welcome to Posto 22 Restaurant and Wine Bar, a delightful Italian Restaurant located on Division Street in New Rochelle. Hi, my name is Susan Pava Nusbaum and I’m fortunate enough to be a guest blogger for this year’s Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. Although I’ve been trained as a professional chef,... Read More →
