Hudson Valley Restaurant Week 2013 is less than a month away, and we here at LoHud are getting ready! Our photographer Mark Vergari is out and about today and tomorrow, shooting dozens of dishes that will be available on Hudson Valley Restaurant Week menus. We’re planning on getting all those… 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 →
Hi, Maria Reina here reporting to you on my last guest blog post for HVRW 2012. I was thrilled to get the email from Liz Johnson a few weeks ago confirming my restaurant requests this year. We’ve been wanting to try Peter Kelly’s “buzzed about” restaurant X20 for such a long time, and what… Read More →
I got word this morning about the menu at the Winemakers’ Dinner at Westchester Magazine’s Wine & Food Weekend, and wow does it sound good. In case you need a reminder, the Wine & Food Weekend is May 17 to 20 in White Plains, and there are three nights and… Read More →
This is the weekend to fire up the grill and start flipping burgers, but before you stock up on propane or charcoal, re-think your routine. Vow to make this a break-out year — the summer you try grilling something out of your comfort zone — like pizza or pineapples. Or,... Read More →
Hi Small Bites readers, I’m Sally Veltidi. I have to admit I was so excited when Liz emailed me back saying I could guest blog for X20 Xaviars on Hudson. I made the reservation the moment I received the email, and good thing I did! X20 is currently booked for… 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 →
Good morning and happy ice storm Wednesday. It’s Groundhog Day, right? And we do feel like we’ve seen this weather before? Forgive me — again — for not being able to get to the blog until Wednesday this week. I’ve got a lot of my plate (no pun intended) these… Read More →
The Aviation cocktail is so popular in Manhattan that — at least in places with a good cocktail list — it’s almost as easy to order as a martini. It’s not so ubiquitous around here — in fact the only cocktail list I know that has it is X20 in… Read More →
If your company’s holiday party — remember those? — is long gone, Rockland’s best-known chef, Peter X. Kelly, and his family have another tradition to share: Xaviars Christmas Dinner and Holiday Cabaret at X20 Xaviars on the Hudson in Yonkers. This year’s 25th annual cabaret evenings — titled “We Need… Read More →
I like booze. And I like dessert. But I never thought I liked booze in dessert. At least until one freezing-cold night — a New Year’s celebration just a couple years ago. I spent an entire weekend with friends making cassoulet from scratch. After eating a rich stew of beans,... Read More →
Phewwwww! That was me, Sharon, letting out a sigh of relief. See, this entry, in addition to being published at The Good Life, is also being published at Liz Johnson’s Small Bites site for special Hudson Valley Restaurant Week coverage. I volunteered a couple of weeks ago to write about… 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 →
Hi everyone and Happy New Year! I wish I had some fabulous photos from an exquisite dinner celebrating the arrival of 2010, but alas, all I’ve mostly eaten since last Tuesday is chicken soup. Yes, I got hit with the flu. Swine or seasonal? Hard to know, but with a… Read More →
Looking for a great place to celebrate the holidays this month? Where better to dine than restaurants with twinkling lights, blazing fires and holly berries tucked in swags of pine branches? The mantle at Equus at the Castle at Tarrytown. Mark Vergari/The Journal News Whether your taste runs to blue… Read More →
My friend from Australia was visiting a few weeks back, and we went to X20 in Yonkers one night for a fantastic feast. I wasn’t really “working,” and so this isn’t a review, but I thought you’d like to see the photos. (The food was terrific as always, though.) Sashimi… Read More →
This is a report from Small Bites guest blogger Lorraine Alteri, who visited X20 on Sunday. Take it away, Lorraine: X20 is Xcellent I am known as “L.A.” and am the assistant organizer of the Westchester Wine Dine and Fun Meetup group. We dine out several times a month in… Read More →
From Peter Kelly’s e-mail blast: Peter X. Kelly & X2O – Xaviars on the Hudson present Peter’s Super Bowl XLIII Bash with an X2O Factor! Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 5:00PM
In December, Ned Kelly, Mary Lou Shriber and Paul Kelly will perform holiday songs accompanied by Paul Trueblood on piano. Plus, there’s a four-course dinner, complete with paired wines, passed hors d’oeuvres and open bar. The evening’s finale is a sing-along version of the “12 Days of Christmas.” Performances are… 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 →
Good morning. Chilly Monday, no? They’re warning of frost in some areas tonight, so if you’re like me and you still have tomatoes on the vine and blueberries on the bush, you might want to cover some things up. This weekend I planted an apple tree that was a gift… Read More →
“Cerebral Palsy of Westchester presents A Taste of Westchester to Raise Money for Disabled Children†Event: Join Cerebral Palsy of Westchester for A Taste of Westchester; A Food and Wine Tasting Extravaganza! This event will feature more than a dozen of Westchester’s finest restaurants & top chefs noted for their… Read More →
Happy Monday, all. On Sunday I took a nice bike ride from Nyack to Piermont for the farmers market and had a picnic in Flywheel Park with a lovely little rosé from Bandol. Here’s what people were talking about while I was out enjoying the nice weather! MH likes the… Read More →
