From a press release:

WJCS Havorah Program, Temple Shaaray Tefila (TST) and Jewish Women International (JWI) will host its 23rd Annual Community Passover Seder for Persons with Developmental Disabilities on Wednesday, March 24 at 6:00 PM at Temple Shaaray Tefila in Bedford Corners. More than 185 guests are expected to hear the Passover story as told [...]

There’s a mix of wine tasting and social media going on Tuesday at Pour Cafe. You pay $40, which includes food and the tasting, and you go around to different tables to taste wine. Tweet your tasting notes, and they’ll appear not only on Twitter, but on plasma screens throughout the room. All the info, [...]

Photographer Joe Larese went to the Day Boat Cafe this week to take photos for our new Sunday column, Open/Opening. It features anything that’s open or opening — including theater, concerts, shops and new restaurants! So here are 20 photos from the Day Boat, including interiors and plenty of food.

And the 411 on Day Boat [...]

I got an email about this cool event March 20 and 21 at Chef Central. Bring 2 knives and they’ll sharpen them for free, and there are free seminars while you wait. Cool stuff!

Today in print, correspondent Katherine Curry has a great story on an Irish pub crawl in Pearl River. We focused mainly on the places that specialize in food, too, but I can think of a bunch of other great stops you might like to put on your list, not the least of which is the [...]

On March 17, an all-you-can-eat St. Patrick’s Day dinner will be held  at Hanlon’s Neighborhood Steakhouse to benefit Support Connection.

The 411 on Hanlon’s.

All the info, after the jump.

Hey all — Liz here.

My Hudson Valley Restaurant Week got off to a great start at Zuppa in Yonkers. I’m going to say this up top, in case y’all are skimming all the reviews: if you haven’t yet decided where you’re going for HVRW, may I suggest you put Zuppa at the top of the [...]

Good morning and happy Monday. That was some storm over the weekend, wasn’t it? I know many of you are without power…. how awful. Somehow I escaped that, even though I saw transformers blow right next to my car and half of Nyack was without power.

I didn’t realize the extent of the storm when I [...]

Saunders Trades and Technical High School’s Academy of Culinary Arts Program is taking reservations for public dinners prepared and served by their students. Dinners are served at the Yonkers Education and Cultural Arts Center, 1109 North Broadway, Yonkers. Seating is at 6:00 p.m. on the following dates:

· Thursday, March 18, [...]

Mario Batali will be at Tarry Lodge for two just one lunch seating — at noon on Saturday April 17. He’ll be launching his new book, “Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking,” and be talking about recipes from the book, sharing cooking tips and answering questions.

Ethan Bastianich, 7, serves celebrity chef Mario Batali Oct. 17, 2008 at [...]

From March 15 through 28, 140 participating restaurants serve three-course prix-fixe lunches for $20 and/or three-course dinners for $28 (excluding beverages, tax and gratuity). Plus, it’s a celebration of local. Chefs feature products from surrounding farms and artisanal producers and offer wines, spirits and beverages produced in the Hudson Valley.

Chef Eric Gabrynowicz of Tavern in [...]

Chef  Manny Lozano has made his last batch of cassoulet for the season, and it’s on the menu at Bistro Rollin in Pelham only for another 10 days or so. Seems like the perfect weekend to dig in, right?

The restaurant’s newsletter says:
Made with 5 different meats – duck confit, lamb shank, slab bacon, pork shoulder [...]

Some of you may remember Regueiro from his time at Zuppa in Yonkers. He took over the kitchen at Zanaro’s in White Plains this winter. His bio, after the jump.

For an upcoming story, we’re looking for readers to share their recipes for sweet and savory dishes made with matzo. Do you have a great matzo brei recipe? Matzo pizza? Something else we’ve never thought of? Let us know below, or email me at ewjohnson@lohud.com.

From a press release:

There will be a St. Patrick’s Day dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 13 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Pleasant Valley, New York.

The menu is the traditional corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and Irish soda bread. Dinner is served continuously from 5-7pm. The cost is $12, $11 for senior citizens, and [...]

There’s a monthly series at Stone Barns called Meet the Farmer, which gives adults the opportunity to meet farmers Jack Algiere or Craig Haney face-to-face and gain some in-depth knowledge about the products they nuture.

This month’s class will be dedicated to mushrooms. Here’s a description from Stone Barns:

Meet the Farmer: Mushrooms

Nyack Gourmet, the takeout and catering shop that used to be in the historic Woolworth’s building on Main Street, has moved to the former San Juan Cafe location on North Broadway.

Owner Cris Spezial will continue his popular breakfasts, lunches and dinners to-go, including full breakfasts, soups, sandwiches and prepared foods, but he’s added two new [...]

Looks like Ed Levine, food guru and founder of SeriousEats.com, has been in the neighborhood, and he likes what he tasted. Two recent tweets praise Walter’s Hot Dogs (he loves the pagoda) and the guanciale pizza at Tarry Lodge, which he calls the “definition of world class affordable dining.”

But we knew that already, right?

The 411 [...]

Here’s a good deal. From 5 to 7 p.m. each night, each of the following items cost just $5 at BLT Steak in White Plains.

Kobe Beef Hot Dog with Spicy Mustard
Crispy Chicken Wings with Sriracha and Honey
Sesame Crusted Asparagus with Meyer Lemon Dipping Sauce
Steak Tartare with Olive Cornichon Mayo on Emmenthaler Sourdough Toast
BBQ Pulled Pork [...]

The 10th Annual Westchester Wine Experience presented by the Rotary Club of Pleasantville, and benefiting the Food Bank and local charities, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 27 at the Kessell Student Center at Pace University’s Pleasantville Campus. Aries Wine & Spirits will present wineries from all different regions of the world, and [...]

On this post here about the Day Boat Cafe, I mentioned a $25 lobster roll. Lots of people commented on whether that was a fair price or not, and how much wholesale is, and whether restaurateurs are making money or just squeaking by. The conversation became about that, rather than the restaurant itself. So if [...]

Michael Matarazzo, of Rye Brook, executive chef at Bear Mountain Inn, Bear Mountain, will compete agains Rickford Foo of Sayreville, N.J.

All the details in a press release, after the jump.

From a press release:

Gravy (or Sauce) Competition & Meatball Demonstration at Chef Central

Does Philadelphia or New Jersey make the best sauce?

On Saturday, March 13, Author Lorraine Ranalli will travel north for a gravy competition with North Jersey Chef/Columnist Johnny DeCarlo. Lorraine and Johnny will face off not once but twice at Chef Central locations in Paramus, New Jersey [...]

The Peekskill Brewery will be showcasing local ingredients on its HVRW menu, and offering local wine and beer as pairings.

Included on the menu are beers from The Peekskill Brewery, Keegan Ales (Kingston, NY), Defiant Brewing Co. (Pearl River, NY), Captain Lawerence Brewing Co., (Pleasantville, NY) and Ithaca Beer Co. (Ithaca, NY). Menu items will also be [...]

My husband and I took my grandmother to Liberty’s in Tappan a few weeks back. And as March Madness is about to come around, may I highly recommend Liberty as a great place where sports fanatics can watch the game and foodies can enjoy a good meal, too. Just look at all those TVs!

More TVs, [...]

Two great events are happening tomorrow at Bloomingdale’s in White Plains. First, Ellie Krieger, the New York Times bestselling author and host of the Food Network’s “Healthy Appetite” will sign copies of her new book, “So Easy: Luscious Healthy Recipes for Every Meal of the Week,” from 1 to 3 p.m. in the demo kitchen on the [...]

From a press release:

When the final farmers market of the season gets underway at the Westchester County Center in White Plains on Sunday, March 14, guest Chef Michael Cutney from Café of Love in Mount Kisco will treat shoppers to a special cooking demonstration.

Having distinguished himself in the kitchens of Danny Meyers’ Union Square Cafe [...]

Chef owner Hannah Hopkins of Dish in Mahopac will be on Chopped! on the Food Network tonight. I’m setting my TiVo for sure.

I’ve also heard Brian Galvin of Ocean House in Croton-on-Hudson and John-Michael Hamlet of John Michael’s in North Salem will be on this season. Any one else got some tips on our local [...]

Two events, from press releases, after the jump.

The 411 on Don Coqui.

That makes 139 all together. What a coup!

From March 15 through 18, participating restaurants serve three-course prix-fixe lunches for $20 and/or three-course dinners for $28 (excluding beverages, tax and gratuity). Plus, it’s a celebration of local. Chefs feature products from surrounding farms and artisanal producers and offer wines, spirits and beverages produced in the Hudson [...]