I’ll never forget the quote chef Peter X. Kelly gave to me when I reported on the demise of his innovative new business, Impromptu Gourmet, back in 2002. “It looks like the second mouse is going to get the cheese,” he said. Well, yesterday, The New York Times reported on… Read More →
If any type of restaurant immediately conjures visions of luxury, lush draperies, plush carpet, wine cellars overflowing with expensive options, it is the steakhouse. The experience is all about excess. Huge slabs of beef, brought sizzling to your table, accompanied by rich sides such as home fries and creamed spinach…. Read More →
From the X20 and Restaurant X newsletter, a note about the Super Bowl celebrations hosted by chef-owner Peter X. Kelly. “Perhaps the only more exciting place to watch the game will be the Harbaugh’s Family room, but it’s doubtful that they are serving Cowboy Rib-Eye!” Both restaurants are doing a… Read More →
Now that the late-summer doldrums are upon us, we know what you’re thinking: Why go out to eat now? You have back-to-school on your mind, and the budget needs to go for other expenses, like backpacks and books. Plus, who goes out in late August? If you’re not back-to-school shopping,... Read More →
Billy Rattner, the wine director of the Xaviars Restaurant Group—X20 in Yonkers; Xaviars at Piermont; Freelance Cafe in Piermont and Restaurant X in Congers—is the source on a column about the difference between wine drinkers in the city and the suburbs in Lettie Teague’s wine column in the Wall Street… Read More →
We are having a live chat with editors from the Valley Table magazine, some of our Small Bites guest bloggers and chef Peter X. Kelly — owner of X20 in Yonkers, Restaurant X in Congers, Freelance Cafe in Piermont and Xaviars at Piermont — right now! We’ll be having another… Read More →
Tuesday evening at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park we gathered with chefs, restaurateurs, farmers and producers of the Hudson Valley and kicked off Hudson Valley Restaurant Week in the Ristorante Caterina de’ Medici. This year over 200 restaurants in seven counties will be offering three-course lunches for… Read More →
Don’t forget to tune in here at lunchtime Thursday to chat about all our favorite Hudson Valley Restaurant Week! NOON TOMORROW! We’re going to have fantastic chefs, ready to answer your questions and chat about their menus, including • Peter X. Kelly of Xaviars Restaurant Group • Eric Gabrynowicz of… Read More →
Peter X. Kelly, the chef-owner of four restaurants in the Lower Hudson Valley — Xavairs at Piermont, Restaurant X & Bully Boy Bar in Congers; Freelance Cafe & Wine Bar in Piermont and X20 Xavairs on the Hudson in Yonkers — featured his four executive chefs at a dinner showcasing… Read More →
The Hudson Valley Restaurant Week launch party at Harvest on Hudson was a blast. And just look at all those chefs! Credit: Simon Feldman Chef Vincent Barcelona, shown here with HVRW organizer and Valley Table publisher Janet Crawshaw, said he thought there were about 200 people. Check out the photos,... Read More →
Peter X. Kelly Restaurant: The Xaviars Restaurant Group, which includes X20 Xaviars on the Hudson in Yonkers, Xaviars at Piermont, Freelance Cafe & Wine Bar in Piermont, Restaurant X & Bully Boy Bar in Congers. His first restaurant, Xaviars at Garrison, opened in 1983 and closed in 2002. Born: June… Read More →
George DeMarisco, who was formerly the chef at Relish in Sparkill and who joined the Xaviars Restaurant Group in 2009, is now running the kitchen at Xaviars at Piermont. I ran into George at the Nyack Farmers Market this morning, and he was telling me how excited he is about… Read More →
I know we were all rooting for them, but none of our talented local chefs or writers took home the big prize last night at the annual James Beard Foundation Awards, considered the Oscars of the food world. But you know what, as big as these awards have gotten over… Read More →
The first round of nominations for James Beard Awards have been announced. These include categories such as best new restaurant and rising star chef, but also our regional awards, such as Northeast, where Peter X. Kelly of Xaviars at Piermont has been nominated — again. (He’s been on the semifinalist… Read More →
Don’t forget, tonight at 10 p.m. on the Travel Channel, Tony heads up river for “No Reservations.” Here, he dines with Bill Murray at X20 in Yonkers: I’m sure there will be other zany adventures, too. Plus, here’s Tony’s funny story about how after the taping, Bill Murray was driving… Read More →
In his usual no-holds-barred fashion, chef Peter X. Kelly will be throwing his annual Super Bowl party with more food — buffet, passed and served — than you can throw a pigskin at. And this year, for the first time, he’s going bi-coastal with it. There will be parties at… Read More →
Chef Peter X. Kelly found that some people would prefer to order a la carte — rather than a tasting menu — at his elegant restaurant in Piermont, Xaviars. So he offered that. Some people are still ordering the tasting — which he’s now offering in either 5 courses ($100… Read More →
Chef Peter Kelly shows us a great centerpiece for a holiday meal. The recipe, after the jump.
