Hello all! This is Kevin Ellis of the husband and wife blogging team: Foodies 101. I hate to say it, but we have been in a bit of a cooking funk lately. My wife Aimee tried and failed at replicating a grapefruit sorbet we had recently during a trip to… Read More →
Sala on Hudson is a newcomer on the Croton-on-Hudson dining scene. With a full lineup of tapas and wine list to boot, the eatery offers traditional Spanish flavors through a variety of different plates. Here’s the inside scoop on the man behind the menu— from the chef at Sala on… Read More →
Last week, some of my colleagues from Small Bites and I went to Bellota at 42 in White Plains. I’m still relatively new to the area, and though I happen to live in White Plains, but I had no idea that this was the restaurant at the top of the… Read More →
Sala on Hudson, a new Spanish tapas restaurant has opened its doors in Croton-on-Hudson. The restaurant is presently open each evening for dinner service. Owners Michael and Shahla Jannetta, and one partner have brought the food of Spain to our community and has been well received. They have indicated that… Read More →
With so many sweets around—and not that I don’t enjoy sweets (love ‘em!)—lately I’ve been craving more green, more fish, more fruit (maybe it’s this boot camp that has had me working out every morning?!). Anyway, because of my personal craving, I’ve decided to share this tapa with my family… Read More →
There’s a thrill to rediscovering a recipe you made and enjoyed a long time ago. This is the case for me with panuchos. I first “discovered” them in Mexico in 2004. Well, eight years later, I realize how much I’ve missed them…and want to share them with you! Now you… Read More →
On my recent reunion trip to Spain, I had the great pleasure of taking a cooking class (at Cook and Taste-), which is a great place to take a class!). By the way, if you are a food fan—and I’m guessing you are if you’re reading this post—taking a cooking… Read More →
The tortilla española (Spanish potato omelette) has so many attributes: it’s easy, tasty, versatile, and comforting! I’m just back from Barcelona, and filled with inspiration, new ideas, and of course, new recipes! Thanks to my friend Victoria’s mom (an incredible 82 year-old woman who has now set the bar for… Read More →
Well we joined 21 others for a beautifully presented feast at a somewhat different type of restaurant. Yes, Donna Monaco Olsen and Bradley Olsen really do have that many friends and acquaintances who want to try a new place during HVRW 2012. Milonga is billed as serving Argentinian & Mediterranean… Read More →
The first time I went to Bellota, the new tapas restaurant at 42 at the top of the Ritz-Carlton in White Plains, I ordered a tasting of chef-owner Anthony Goncavles’ new menu, sampling dish after dish of his Portuguese-inspired small plates. I sat at a table for four on the… Read More →
I just got the new tapas menu over at Belotta, the new tapas restaurant that Anthony Goncalves is opening at 42 in the Ritz Carlton in White Plains. Items will look familiar to anyone who tried the opening menu at Peniche. Like the tortilla espanola, for example: That photo and… Read More →
Anthony Goncalves, the chef-owner of 42, is no longer involved in Peniche, the tapas restaurant in White Plains. So he’s taken his popular tapas concept and moved it upstairs. Bellota, which means acorn in Spanish, is the new tapas lounge within the bar, lounge and mezzanine of 42, the restaurant… Read More →
We shot the singing part of The 12 Days of Cocktails video at Peniche in White Plains. The white marble bar was a great setting to go from plain to over-the-top decorations as the song progressed from the first day of cocktails to the 12th. So afterwards, naturally, we stayed… Read More →
Christian Petroni, the chef de cuisine at Peniche in White Plains, is going to be the chef and GM at Barcelona in Greenwich, one of the mini-empire of tapas restaurants owned by Andy Pforzheimer and Sasa Mahr-Batuz. “We’re going to try something new,” said Andy. “He’s going to be the… Read More →
Here’s the thing about Milonga Wine & Tapas. It really should be called Milonga Wine, Tapas and Italian. Because the place is not only a tapas bar or a wine bar. In fact, it’s not even only a Spanish restaurant. It’s a restaurant with a bit of an idenitity crisis…. Read More →
If’ you’ve ever written your own blog, you know there’s a nifty little feature called “save,” where you can put off publishing your post till later. That works great for procrastinating writers and busy editors (of which I am both), but sometimes it backfires, and the draft log becomes much… Read More →
As I mentioned, today is “From the Vault” at Small Bites. Here’s a meal at Peniche in White Plains back in May. The soft shell crabs were the best I’ve had in years:
More posts never shared with you guys. (I know, I’m terrible. So sorry.) This here is a trip in May to Tia Pol after making this video here of a trip to Despana in SoHo. I went with Anthony Goncavles and Christian Petroni of Peniche, and the food was slammin’.... Read More →
