Happy Mother’s Day Weekend! If you’re scrambling to put together plans for the mom in your life, here are nine places for Mother’s Day Brunch and 20 creative pancake toppings. My mother’s day plans involve sleeping in and then later cooking dinner in a child-free kitchen. While I appreciate my… Read More →
There are a lot of opportunities to get creative in the kitchen this weekend, between Derby Day and Cinco de Mayo. Fortunately, Small Bites has you covered with recipes for both mint juleps and a classic margarita. Here is what else you might have missed from the LoHud Food Page… Read More →
Happy weekend everyone! The weather forecast is awesome, the kind that motivates you to actually plant things, eat lunch outside and have a drink before 5 o’clock. Here’s what you might have missed from LoHud.com’s food page, and some local links. If you do any of the things from our… Read More →
This was a very long, hectic and sad week in the United States. If you could use a break from the 24 hour news cycle, catch your breath with some lighter news from the LoHud.com food page, Small Bites bloggers and Hudson Valley local links. This week on LoHud.com and… Read More →
Happy weekend folks! I plan to spend mine going to the first of my son’s spring sports. I mistakenly signed up for a few too many of them in my enthusiasm for the shift in weather. Here is what you might have missed this week, and some local links. This… Read More →
It feels like we’ve been talking about spring for weeks, but this weekend proved it is actually here. A new season always ushers in a shift in cooking as the kitchen staples of the months passed are traded with for new ones. New Yorkers live in a four-season world and… Read More →
Happy weekend! Between St. Patrick’s Day and Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, it was a busy week and there is a lot to do this weekend. The Hudson Valley local links this week are heavy on the video because hey, video is in. This week on Small Bites and LoHud We… Read More →
Happy weekend! I’ve rounded up some local links from the Lower Hudson Valley to get you through this snowy weekend. We did some video training at The Journal News this week and learned helpful tricks and tips for shooting and editing on the fly. The homepage, at www.LoHud.com, is already showing… Read More →
Good morning! Katherine Curry here, filling in for Liz on Local Links today. I didn’t manage any dining out this weekend, but here’s a picture from a recent meal at Rick’s Seafood in Mahopac. I love a lot of things on the menu, but the plump bacon-wrapped scallops might be… Read More →
Good morning and happy Tuesday! I’m sorry I didn’t post yesterday — I was traveling back from visiting family in Minnesota. I have a lot to take care of at the office after being gone a few days, so I’ll keep this Local Links to just the links, and post… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. What a change in temperature, huh? Though I must admit, my garden was hoping for a lot more rain than we got… for the amount of wind on Sunday, I thought we were in for a big storm. I’m still going to have to water… 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 →
Hi y’all, and happy Monday. What an amazing weekend. With the rain mizzling as it is now, it’s hard to think that just yesterday I was curled up on my front porch with a novel and a nap. I’m running late for an appointment this morning (running late in the… Read More →
I was out and about all weekend, so I don’t have any recipes to share in this edition of Local Links. On Friday, I attended the opening party at the Rye Grill; on Sunday, I went to the sausage dinner at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. So look forward to… Read More →
Happy Monday, Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas everybody! The snow may be a pain, but it sure does make everything festive, doesn’t it? I hunkered down on Friday night and roasted a couple of chickens. I modified the Judy Bird technique we told you about around Thanksgiving: on Thursday morning,... Read More →
I had a busy weekend getting ready for the holidays. We put up our tree on Saturday, so by the time Saturday night rolled around I was too pooped to cook. So we took my grandmom out for pizza at the Mountain House in Sparkill. Love that pizza. Sometimes I’m… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. I cooked out of Paula Wolfert’s The Cooking of Southwest France this weekend. Friday, I made her Toulouse sausage recipe and froze it for my upcoming cassoulet. (Hence, the duck confit last weekend!) On Saturday, I made a dinner with her pan-seared Moulard breasts with… Read More →
Good morning. Doesn’t feel like fall, does it? Videographer Joe Larese and I are working hard on the Locally Grown show, and it’s coming along nicely. I’m hoping to release the first videos from the cook off on Wednesday. I also wanted to apologize for slacking off on the blog… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. How did Hanna treat you? Couple of my plants fell over from the wind but that’s about it. I’m insanely busy today getting our fall restaurant preview out for Wednesday’s paper and preparing for the Locally Grown cook off tomorrow. I’ll announce those finalists later… Read More →
