Small Bites

During Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, we covered more than 60 restaurants here on Small Bites, and that’s thanks to the army of guest bloggers who volunteered their time, money and photography skills to make it happen. I wanted to say thanks. So last night, Janet Crawshaw of The Valley Table… 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 →

My husband Larry and I, along with our friends Carin and Peter Green, found ourselves pleasantly surprised on Sunday night, the last night of restaurant week, at Roasted Peppers on Mamaroneck Avenue. This restaurant is relatively new on the Westchester dining scene, as it opened only in November 2009.  The… Read More →

On the last day of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (wistful sigh), I visited the Bird & Bottle Inn in Garrison with my fiancee and two great friends. A Colonial inn established in 1761, the Bird & Bottle exudes every bit of old-world charm you would expect from its age and… Read More →

This is Cara Cea guest blogging for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. The last time I appeared on the Small Bites blog it was with my Ratatouille Pizza in 2007 in the first Locally Grown contest. Getting to know Liz and the gang at the Journal News was a blast, so… Read More →

Guest blogger Donna Monaco Olsen is here to tell you about our Friday night dinner at Tramonto. As part of a trio of restaurants including Zuppa and Mima, this one is sure to please. It is located along 9A in Hawthorne. We were greeted by one of the owners. We… Read More →

I was very excited about visiting this restaurant as we just love the area. The Hudson House Inn is located in the charming town of Cold Spring, a lovely historical town with well preserved 19th century buildings. Cold Spring is just a stones throw from Garrison NY, home to Boscobel… 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 →

Di Nardo’s of Pound Ridge is a long time fixture on Main Street of nearly 30 years. This restaurant features a combination of classic Italian cuisine and casual dining. After arriving 15 minutes late with our friends Lynn and Lelio Patrizio, due to heavy Merritt Parkway traffic, we found out… Read More →

Peekskill is one of my favorite spots in Westchester. A lot of people reference the city as being “on the rise” or “up-and-coming,” but there are so many wonderful spots there, that if you haven’t been yet, you’re really missing out. A pleasant addition to the downtown Peekskill area is the… Read More →

So it’s the last weekend of HVRW 2010. (Insert sad face here.) Just three more days of $20 lunches and $28 dinners. So where to go to dinner?  We’ve seen a lot of reviews so far, here and on other sites, too. My feast at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Tarrytown…. Read More →

Thursday evening I went for dinner with my husband, Peter, at Sentrista Grill in Southeast. The restaurant is in a cute colonial-style shopping plaza, called Clocktower Commons right off Route 22. Sentrista’s dining room is comfortable and homey and even though it had a good-sized crowd it was quiet enough… Read More →

Guest blogger Karen Croke reporting in for duty. For some reason, I always seem to be traveling great distances for my Hudson Valley Restaurant meals. Last night, I was on the road again, from Pleasantville all the way to Haverstraw for dinner at Union Restaurant & Bar Latino. Dining here,... Read More →

Guest blogger Donna Monaco Olsen to tell you about our late lunch at the Rye Grill & Bar. This restaurant is part of a corporation of six restaurants including Morgan’s Fish House also in Rye (which will be going under major renovations soon). They were most accommodating of our late… Read More →

This post on Il Portico in Tappan is not going to as helpful for HVRW as I would have liked. I forgot to ask when I made the reservation, and no, they were not participating in HVRW on Fridays and Saturdays. But what are you going to do, get up… Read More →

For my next stop on the HVRW restaurant train, I headed to Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, which is in the Marriott Hotel in Tarrytown. We got to sample the entire HVRW menu, plus a few extras from the regular menu, too. Here’s a look at our feast! The restaurant was mobbed…. Read More →

Hello guest blogger Jeff Marx here. I am a web developer in the Journal News’ online department. When I’m not writing/editing code for the Journal News/Lohud.com, I enjoy snow skiing, hiking, and of course .. eating. I have been working here for about four years now and most of my… Read More →

Last Thursday, I went to Valhalla Crossing in Valhalla with Jimmy Fink, my friend and favorite DJ over at 107.1 The Peak. (Sorry Rob, Chris, Chris, Caroline, etc. etc.!) I’d never been to the restaurant before… but it has always intrigued me, being in an old train car and all…. Read More →

I’m behind on my own reports from HVRW, my apologies! I went to Crabtree’s Kittle House for HVRW $20 lunch on St. Patrick’s Day. The microgreens in this gnudi dish were all I could manage as far as the wearing of the green: John Crabtree, the owner, was there, wearing… Read More →

Guest blogger Kendra Wales here, checking in after a super kick-off to HVRW at The Peekskill Brewery with my mom Ellen, and my dear friend Lisa. We had a wonderful time! When we arrived, we were seated promptly and courteously in the main dining area; a calm, welcoming and friendly… Read More →

Hey All, Joni Taitt Manradge is at it again…reviewing yet another restaurant! This time, my travels in Westchester took me to 80 West Restaurant at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in White Plains. This is a newly opened restaurant nestled in a very quiet area. Driving to this locale Monday night… Read More →

Goldfish Oyster Bar and Restaurant in Ossining continues to be a good find. It is surprisingly large compared to its outside appearance. The interior design is playful with oranges and blues; and it is sleek with a modern polish. The lunch menu they developed for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week has… Read More →

It can be difficult to wrestle a houseguest’s desire to spend a Saturday evening out on the town in Manhattan, but with the proper powers of persuasion, I justified our stay in the country. Reason 1, to try the Italian restaurant, Luce, in Somers, knowing that the 20 minute drive… Read More →

Hello, guest blogger Maria Reina here, reporting on Lanterna. I was very excited about visiting this restaurant. The chef, Rossano Giannini, hails from one of the most beautiful cities in Tuscany, Lucca. While living in Italy during my culinary school days, I had the opportunity to visit Lucca with my… Read More →

As written in my introductory post I chose Legal Seafoods on Mamaroneck Ave in White Plains for my first HVRW outing since I had worked there over a decade ago and had been very fond of the food then and wanted to see how it stacked up now. It also… Read More →

Phewwwww! That was me, Sharon, letting out a sigh of relief. See, this entry, in addition to being published at The Good Life, is also being published at Liz Johnson’s Small Bites site for special Hudson Valley Restaurant Week coverage. I volunteered a couple of weeks ago to write about… Read More →

Guest blogger Donna Monaco Olsen here to tell you to “run, don’t walk” to try Sweet Grass Grill in Tarrytown. Overall an excellent dining experience was had by our party of four. Every aspect of a great night out to dinner with friends was met on St. Patty’s eve. I… Read More →

Hi again. So the other night I finally made it to Opus  465 in Armonk. While I’ve been to hundreds of restaurants in our area, I had never been to Opus despite the fact that it has been on my must-try list for a long, long time. Online, the restaurant’s… Read More →