My wife Nikki and I are the writers behind the Italian food blog “Sunday Sauce” – SundaySauceNY.com. We are big fans of Liz Johnson and the Small Bites blog, so when Liz asked us to guest-blog about our experiences at the opening of Frank Pepe’s pizzeria on Central Ave. in Yonkers, we jumped at the [...]

Guest blogger Larry, posting again after my critically acclaimed review of Half Moon in Dobbs Ferry went live earlier this week.

I had to jump at the opportunity to author another blog on Small Bites. Restaurant Week is a lot of fun and it is something I look forward to every year.

While Liz and the LoHud [...]

I’m Hilary Remsen and I’m so pleased to present another guest blog, this one for dinner at Sonora in Port Chester as part of the celebration of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week.

Hi, it’s Doug from Hungry Travels.  I was none too happy when I drove past Pacifico a few months ago and saw that it was gone, replaced by a new Italian/Mediterranean restaurant, Il Sogno.  Pacifico had lousy parking and was situated on an ugly stretch of Rt. 1, but I’d always liked the Nuevo Latino [...]

Hi, this is Doug from Hungry Travels.  Friday evening at The Bird & Bottle Inn: I’ll remember it as the night when I ate a fine meal, and maybe, just maybe… saw a ghost.

This post is going to be part history lesson, part restaurant review, and part ghost story, so bear with me.  Here’s the [...]

Raised on a farm. Live in the kitchen. Keen on food. – Sara Jo
The thirty-minute drive from our house landed us at the intersection of horse country and a large lit farmhouse known as 121 Restaurant and Bar. Although we had been there times before, we were looking forward to something new on the HVRW [...]

Hi this is guest blogger Rinku from Cooking in Westchester again. I am wondering just how much fatter I am going to be by the end of the next week with all this eating, but then I again I am always eating under the guise of being a foodie.

Well for a change of pace, my [...]

I’m Hilary Remsen, and I have the pleasure of being a guest blogger for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week.

Perhaps it is the five year old in me, still reliving the joy of watching pizza dough thrown into the air in a swirling orbit, but dining with cuisine theatrics, hibachi or any tableside cooking has always been something I enjoy.  Fondue restaurants also fascinate me, so for HVRW I [...]

Hi all, this is Doug Yuan, author of the blog Hungry Travels.

I remember going on a tour of Kykuit (the Rockefeller estate in Sleepy Hollow) a few years ago and hearing how John D. Rockefeller loved the view of the Palisades so much that he purchased a huge stretch of land along the Palisades to [...]

I’m Dina Braun, a foodie here in Westchester County who has been looking for a way to meet the talented food editor Liz Johnson and become a part of the Small Bites blog for a long time.

[Liz: blushing]

I am a big fan of restaurant week and I try to endulge in as many delicious meals [...]

Hello! I am Rinku Bhattacharya, a Valhalla resident. I am a passionate foodie and maintain my food blog – Cooking in Westchester, which is focussed on Indian food with a local accent and other food activities in the Westchester area.

I visited Blu at lunchtime today to see what was going on for restaurant week. I [...]

Here’s guest blogger Kathy Rao:

What a great idea for dining!
Considering myself a “Foodie”, I (Kathy) love holding dinner parties for friends and family at home while also discovering restaurants on the food scene in our area that lend themselves to fun times and special memories. My soulmate and husband David is a local chef (whom [...]

This is David Maggiotto, guest blogger for the day. Last night I enjoyed a wonderful, though not flawless dinner at X2O Xaviars on the Hudson. Another guest blogger, Lorraine Alteri, visited X2O on Sunday, the opening night of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, and she snapped photos of all of the dishes I will [...]

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 groups of 10-30 people and [...]

The following guest blog is written by Diana Costello, a staff writer at The Journal News/LoHud.com.

First of all, a big hello to all the Small Bites readers and an even bigger thank you to Liz for letting me post on her scrumptious blog! Sorry I got a bit wordy here, but I just couldn’t [...]

While Liz is off this week, please feel free to use this space to talk among yourselves.

There’s a whole lot of kvetching going on right now about the weather, and rightfully so—it is awfully cold out there.  Okay, winter has its cons (I’m itching to start cycling outdoors), but let’s look at the pros: great sleeping, giant mounds of blankets, the peaceful quiet of snowfall, hot chocolate, crackling fireplaces (I don’t [...]

While Liz is away this week, please feel free to use this space to talk among yourselves.

While Liz is off this week, please feel free to use this space to talk among yourselves.

When I eat sushi these days, I can’t help but think of Jeremy Piven.  In case you missed the bizarre story, Piven—“Ari” on Entourage, abruptly dropped out of the Broadway show Speed-the-Plow in December due to what he claimed was “extreme mercury toxicity” caused by excessive sushi consumption. Total BS?  Probably.  But it’s a safe bet that Jeremy Piven won’t [...]

While Liz is off this week, feel free to talk among yourselves.

While Liz is off this week, feel free to use this space to talk among yourselves.

When I was around 11, my family took a trip to Charlotte, NC, where we had our first taste of hickory smoked ribs at a place called Sonny’s.  From that moment on, Sonny’s and “hickory smoked” became a minor obsession for my father; without fail, we could count on the same situation occurring every time we tried [...]

Hi all, I’m Doug from Hungry Travels and I’m going to write a few guest posts for Liz while she’s off.  Liz asked me to tell you why I’m such a food nut, and I think it boils down to these three reasons: Food brings people together, it’s a window into other cultures, and the experience [...]