Small Bites

Antonella Pomilla reporting my third and final review. Typically, I am the person that DOES NOT dine at the same restaurant twice. However, since PLATES provided me with my best meal this past summer, I decided to check it out again for Fall HVRW ‘12. I noticed in choosing my… Read More →

HVRW is my opportunity to take a break and check out a restaurant that I’ve never been to – well, at least I try to do that! This year two out of the three I visited were places I’ve been to before – but Eastchester Fish Gourmet (EFG) is a… Read More →

White Plains and I go way back. I attended high school there many (well, not THAT many) moons ago and despite living in Northern New Jersey at the time, I still managed to spend a few nights of my early twenties running around Mamaroneck Ave. So when I heard rumblings… Read More →

Two words can easily sum up Harper’s – no brainer. I’d had this Dobbs Ferry spot on my “list” – an ever-growing catalog of hot spots that I MUST try out – for a good long while. Their concept is simple – local food and drink in a bar scene… Read More →

I am a chain restaurant wait staff survivor. During my tenure as a struggling undergrad, I took a few gigs slinging themed mixed-drinks and bar nibbles at a handful of franchised eateries. What I took most from the experience was… a pocketful of spending money from a job that was… Read More →

Hi Donna Monaco Olsen and Bradley Olsen here to tell you about our “taste” of HVRW-Fall 2012. We chose our spot wisely this time around as the storm and scheduled cooking demonstration classes made for a very overbooked 2 weeks. The Kittle House began humbly in 1790 as a barn,... 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 →

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 →

Restaurant week is great fun for me. Aside from my regular blogging duties as Seasonal Chef, I get to partake in and write about the best game in town: our very own Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW), and this year we get to have two of them! This week I… Read More →

Hey Hey! A pleasure to meet you all, I’m Christina Halpin and I couldn’t be more thrilled to participate in Hudson Valley Restaurant week. I am a lifelong lower Westchester resident (not counting the seven years I spent camping out in Northern New Jersey) and my participation is one part… Read More →

Hello! I’m Theresa Narvesen, and I am so excited to be a guest blogger during Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. What an amazing opportunity! I grew up in New York, and I have been living in Dutchess County for about 3 years. I teach English at a local middle school, and… Read More →