Peekskill Brewery recently opened its new doors just a block away from its previous location. This four story building offers much opportunity. The first floor, when walking in, exposes us to the brewery itself and a large bar area. Take the elevator to the second floor for a more traditional… Read More →
Mine eyes have seen the glory. The good folks at Peekskill Brewery have moved on up and let’s just cut to the chase – it rocks. My first Small Bites gig was covering this Northern Westchester joint for HVRW back in the fall and perhaps you’ll remember my enthusiasm for… 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 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 →
The owners of the Birdsall House are opening an artisanal pizza restaurant called Gleason’s in Peekskill in August. The restaurant will serve pizzas and flatbreads made with a sourdough pizza dough created with yeast propagated from New York state beer, most likely from Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. The menu will… Read More →
Susan Dorien here, sharing my dining experience at Birdsall House in Peekskill. Formerly a local tavern named Connollys, Birdsall House has been transformed into a destination restaurant with a lively bar scene and quaint dining room. The owners recently purchased the neighboring lot and put in a beer garden with… Read More →
Hi everyone, guest bloggers George Distelhurst and Brett Sloane back for another year, this time to serve up a review of Division Street Grill in Peekskill. Always eager to try a new restaurant this year we decided to start the week off with a visit to a place that was… Read More →
So this time of the day on Fridays, I’m thinking…where should we eat this weekend. And there’s no better Friday night hotspot than Birdsall House in Peekskill. The place is known for amazing craft beers and unconventional Southern inspired menu. Chef Matt Hutchinson was leading the charge in the kitchen… Read More →
The Peekskill Brewery says that Jeff O’Neil , who was at Ithaca Beer Co. for nine years, will be the new brewmaster starting on Nov. 1. He is a multiple award-winning brewer who most recently received a silver medal at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival. Under his direction in… Read More →
For new restaurants this fall, you won’t have to look much further than your own backyard. Neighborhood restaurants are popping up everywhere — and they aren’t leaving much room for the destination gourmet scenes of years past. Take Baumgart’s, above. The long-delayed new restaurant in Nyack has a family-style history:... Read More →
Chef Matt Hutchins is no longer behind the kitchen doors at Birdsall House in Peekskill. He announced his departure on the restaurant’s Facebook page moments ago. His post says: I just wanted to say thank you to all of my former co-workers at the Birdsall House for all of the… Read More →
My story from last week’s food section, in case you missed it! Nothing beats a cold beer to toast the end of summer. And lately, our choices for such a toast have gone way beyond the six-pack you find in the grocery store cooler. Indeed, in the past few months,... Read More →
A beer garden has sprung up in Peekskill. Birdsall House, the city’s popular bar and restaurant, made good use of some unused outdoor space this summer when it added a fence, patio seating, outdoor lights and a bit of shrubbery to create a pleasant patio space. They call it the… Read More →
The Patio Restaurant in Briarcliff Manor has cooked up something big: a new location in Peekskill. The Patio Restaurant II, which opened last month — that’s manager Byron Abzun in the photo — offers the same menu items as the original Patio, from hot-off-the griddle pancakes for breakfast, to deluxe… Read More →
On Saturday, August 13th, Culinary Collaboration is organizing a tour of Hemlock Hill Farm by chef Matt Hutchins, below, of Birdsall House in Peekskill, and a 4-course lunch with beer pairing back at the restaurant in Peekskill. The menu will showcase beef and pork from the farm. The morning will… Read More →
Are you a wine know-it-all? Perfect! Love wine but don’t know a thing about it? That’s great too. Either way, Steven Zwick and Maribel Almonte-Zwick, below, hope you will enjoy their just-opened wine shop in Peekskill. (Photos by Joe Larese/TJN) “We’re trying to create a fun and simple environment for… Read More →
There’s a new chef — and a new menu — at Peekskill Brewery. The new man in the kitchen is Sean Corcoran, who previously worked at Dish in Mahopac, Beeb’s Bistro in Newburgh and Ace Hotel in Manhattan. Corcoran, who lives in the black dirt farm area outside of Newburgh,... Read More →
Hey there, Juliana Taube here, excited to share my experience at Birdsall House. I had been with a friend once before, and the food was outstanding with a beer selection to beat! I wanted to take my foodie parents, and my cousin, David Kanter, executive chef at Sweet Grass Grill,... Read More →
Hi, Brett Sloane here to tell you all about my yummy dining experience at Peekskill Brewery for HVRW 2011!!! Here is a picture outside: Peekskill Brewery is a very comfortable and friendly neighborhood eatery. They make their own beer, and there are so many to choose from! My boyfriend and fellow guest… Read More →
Hi. Kate Shea Kennon again. During this Restaurant Week, marked an abundance of short ribs, the Division Street Grill makes a welcome contribution to the sustainable seafood discussion. The Peekskill restaurant offers Barramundi Filet in a white wine glaze as one of the entrees on its prix-fixe menu. Barramundi is… Read More →
Arne Paglia, owner of Division Street Grill in Peekskill, recently bought Hugo’s, an old, old restaurant around the corner. Joe Larese/TJN Arne says he’s not sure what sort of menu it’s going to be yet, but he’s considering keeping the name. “There’s a lot of history there,” he says. It… Read More →
Good morning and Happy New Year! I hope you all had a nice, relaxing New Year’s weekend. We went out to dinner, took down the tree, did a little exercise and a lot of cooking. We started on Wednesday night — I know, a little jump-start on the weekend, but… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. My weekend was superbusy but a lot of fun. On Friday I went to see the Merchant of Venice, so I just had a couple of snacks before curtain and then went to bed without supper. On Saturday, I met some friends in the city… Read More →
Jenny Higgons reported on the restaurants in the Yorktown area. Roasted Icelandic Cod with white beans, Chorizo, tomato cassoulet and saffron broth and kabocha squash soup with Maine crab and chili creme fraiche prepared at the Ocean House in Croton. ( Joe Larese / The Journal News ) Here’s a… Read More →
Chef Matt Hutchins The 411 on Birdsall House. Born: June 28, 1974, Tampa, Fla. Grew up: Tallahassee, Fla. Culinary school: Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N.Y. Experience: Cabo’s in Tallahassee; Bridge Creek Catering, New Paltz; Harvest Café, New Paltz; Chez Panisse, Alice Waters’s restaurant in Berkeley, Calif. Cooking style:... Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. What a beautiful fall weekend, wasn’t it? I got my bulb planting finished (more on that in a moment) and changed out the closet. Of course now it’s 70 degrees today, so I’m glad I held a few lighter weight things back! On Friday, I… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. Sorry I’m a little late this morning; I’m moving kind of slow. I’ve got a pretty bad cold, and decided to work from home today so as not to infect my colleagues. I started getting sick on Friday, but had tickets to see A Life… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. I should be able to give you more Small Bites posts this week — since we’re wrapping up the fall restaurant preview that will publish on Wednesday. I don’t want to scoop too much of what’s in print – though Small Bites readers already have… Read More →
For the month of July, we asked for your photos and videos of your best grilling moments for our contest, Great Moments on the Grill. The prize? A brand new Weber grill worth $500 from Appliances Plus in Somers. We were looking for anything funny, creative or delicious, from blizzard… Read More →
Today in the food section, we have a fabulous story by Karen Croke profiling four families who will be entering the “Sauce Wars” at the Festa Italiana in Peekskill this weekend. Of course, there’s the old debate: is it sauce or is it gravy? But more than that, this is… Read More →
