Buffet de la Gare in Hastings, one of Westchester’s best-loved restaurants, will be closing at the end of July. We’re creating a slideshow of photos and memories, and want to include yours. Upload your photos, writing your memories in the caption, at lohud.com/snap. Choose the category of food. No photos?... Read More →
There are only a few short weeks left to dine at Westchester’s beloved French restaurant, Buffet de la Gare in Hastings-on-Hudson. Chef Chris Vergara and his business partner, Jason Steinberg will be taking over the space where the restaurant has been in Hastings-on-Hudson for the past 33 years. Annie Goulet,... Read More →
Last night, Chefs Alex Sze (Juniper, Hastings-on-Hudson) and Carl Van Dekker (The Village Dog, Tarrytown) kicked off the first evening of the Golden Knives Challenge at The Lodge at Hudson Harbor. The Lodge was a beautiful backdrop to the make-shift dining room created in the main hall; the all-natural ambiance… Read More →
Any food lover will tell you: it’s torture watching judges sample the culinary creations of chefs competing on Food Network’s Iron Chef America or Bravo’s Top Chef and not be able to taste test for yourself. Well, here’s your chance. Tuesday marks the start of the Golden Knives Challenge, a three-week… Read More →
Hi! Donna Monaco Olsenhere, co-coordinator for the Taste of Westchester Continuing Education program for Westchester Community College. All classes are held within Westchester restaurants, where local chefs share their talents and recipes with us in their own dining rooms. Over the years, I have attended hundreds of classes, and I… Read More →
Hi! Donna Monaco Olsen here, co-coordinator for the Taste of Westchester Continuing Education program for Westchester Community College. All classes are held within Westchester restaurants, where local chefs share their talents and recipes with us in their own dining rooms. Over the years, I have attended hundreds of classes, and… Read More →
On Monday, October 8th from 1 to 6 pm, Harvest on Hudson will be hosting their annual Grape Crush and Winemaking Columbus Day Celebration with an amazing selection of pastas, pizzas, antipasto, pig roast and grilled housemade sausages, as well as salads and veggies from the Harvest garden ($75 per person… Read More →
As I completed each section of this post, I realized that I was becoming more and more smitten with Harvest on Hudson. My dad would have used the term “keeping company” — meaning the period of time he was dating my mom. I suspect this term for courtship was either generational… 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 →
By Simon Feldman Lunch is typically a meal that I breeze through during the busy work week. So, it’s a real treat to make some time with friends during Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, to slow down, and really savior the dining experience.Today my friend Laura and I enjoyed a wonderful… Read More →
We know, we know, there are plenty of places to enjoy the raw bar in our fair counties. But here are a few that we really, really like. Are these the only best oysters in Westchester? The only best oysters in Rockland? Maybe not. So do you have other suggestions?... Read More →
On a recent Saturday morning, By The?Way Bakery had a line of people out the door, including customers who came in from the Hamptons. OK, so they stopped off on their way to a wedding in Connecticut, but still, the Hamptonites had read about this new gluten- and dairy-free sweet… Read More →
Gwenael Goulet, the chef-owner of Buffet de la Gare in Hastings, died last week after a long battle with cancer. I wrote an obituary for the paper on Saturday, and I’ll post it here. I knew Gwen from covering his restaurant over the years, and will fondly remember him as… Read More →
Guest blogger Danielle Plass here with my final post for Restaurant week. I am more than a little sad as I enjoyed this experience immensely and I am already looking forward to HVRW 2012. Many thanks to Liz Johnson for inviting me to participate in such an exciting endeavor and… Read More →
Everyone knows Harvest on Hudson for its stunning views and patio garden. You might even be a fan of the brick oven pizza — especially the fig and goat cheese. But chef Vincent Barcelona has a creative new special on the menu: a personal pizza made with pear, gorgonzola and… Read More →
Good afternoon and happy Monday. Sorry it took me a while to get this post up today, but I’ve been out of the office a couple of days and had a lot of catching up to do. I was out of the office because I was staying in my pied… Read More →
Good morning and happy Tuesday. I had a busy weekend, but one with tons of great food. I have friends visiting from Oregon, so we welcomed them on Friday night with a supper of pulled pork, beans, fresh tomatoes and cole slaw. I put my pulled pork and cole slaw… Read More →
Good afternoon and happy Tuesday. Sorry I’m late on this post this week. You always think August is going to be slow, and, at least in the food writing business, it never is. I’m getting ready for the fall restaurant preview — and believe it or not, there are tons… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. Finally a break from the oppressive heat, huh? If only for a day or so. I had a fun-packed weekend with lots of good eats. On Friday, I went to a garden party. My hosts served the perfect food for such a hot and humid… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday! I’m on my front porch this morning, listening to the birds chirp and looking out at the little seedlings budding in my raised beds: lettuce, radishes, beets. The quince plants have big pink flowers, the strawberries and blueberries have flowers on them, and so do… Read More →
Juniper, the new bistro-cafe in Hastings-on-Hudson, is a gem of a neighborhood restaurant. It’s the kind of place you can stop for a coffee and a scone before work in the morning, enjoy a sandwich for lunch while you’re reading your book, or linger over dinner in the evening with… Read More →
Guest blogger Donna Monaco Olsen is here to tell you that this restaurant is HOT! There were so many people on the bar side and a tremendous showing on the restaurant side. It opened about 6 months ago and is still creating itself. The HVRW menu was said (from the… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. Absolutely gorgeous weekend, wasn’t it? I tried the new Juniper restaurant in Hastings-on-Hudson on Friday night. The food was terrific. I’ll post a full report soon, but for now, here’s the delicious striped bass: After that, we headed to Life The Place to Be for… Read More →
Update: Here’s a link to my meal at Juniper. What an adorable looking restaurant has opened in the old Euro Deli space on Warburton in Hastings! I haven’t tasted the food here yet (for that, I’ll title the post First Taste…), but I did speak by phone with chef Alex… Read More →
Hello all and happy Tuesday. Sorry for the delay in this week’s links column. This weekend, I cooked a whole mess of pulled pork. Here are five pork shoulders (aka Boston Butt) on the smoker. I picked ‘em up from Steve’s Prime Meats in Congers on Saturday morning, and they… Read More →
When I made reservations for the last Saturday night of HVRW at Harvest on Hudson, I just assumed it would be the Hudson Valley Restaurant Week menu. It wasn’t. The lovely, Mediterranean-influenced restaurant in Hastings participated in HVRW on Sunday through Friday, but not on Saturday, a night when every table was… Read More →
Hi everyone and happy Monday! What a weekend, huh? I went around Rockland Lake both Saturday and Sunday — some running, some speed walking — plus I got out on the garden to prune the blueberries and plant some lettuce. I can’t remember an earlier year I’ve been out planting!... Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. Even though there wasn’t a bit of snow on the ground, I treated this weekend like we were having a storm in February. The fireplace got a huge workout. On Friday, I had a friend over and we ate eggplant parmesan by the fire. I… Read More →
If there’s a more beautiful place to hold a farmers market I’d like to know about it. The Hastings Farmers Market, held in the library’s parking lot, overlooks the Hudson and the Palisades behind it. It’s super busy and full of neighbors who know each other: Here’s a look around…... Read More →
After nearly two years of waiting for renovations to be complete, people at Comfort Lounge Wednesday night seemed very, very happy to be dining there. After digging into the food — simple, homey, delicious — so was I.
