From Grand Central to Culinary Central: Take the Train to the Hudson Valley
12:00 am Hudson Valley, New York
Take the train to dine during Fall 2016 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW), November 1 through 13, when the valley’s top chefs and restaurateurs prepare for the region’s ultimate culinary event and celebrate its tenth anniversary. Presented by The Valley Table magazine, HVRW offers everything from Hudson River views of the Palisades (Harvest on Hudson in Hastings On Hudson and The Red Hat Bistro in Irvington) to village Main Street shopping (Cathryn’s Tuscan Grill in Cold Spring and Kitchen Sink Food & Drink in Beacon), with more than 100 Restaurant Week participants within walking distance from a Metro North Railroad stop along the Harlem, Hudson and New Haven lines.
The two-week dining event offers diners the chance to experience the best restaurants of the region at a fraction of the normal price point. With more than 200 participating restaurants, HVRW showcases the Valley’s vibrant dining scene and helps reinforce relationships among the chefs and local farmers, winemakers, brewers, distillers, artisanal producers and purveyors.
Home to The Culinary Institute of America, the Hudson Valley is a hotbed of culinary talent. Increasingly, New York City chefs, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Michael Psilakis, Mario Batali and Michael White, have come upriver to open restaurants closer to the farms they source, expanding the array of dining options.
“The Hudson Valley is home to some of the best chefs in America,” says Janet Crawshaw, publisher of The Valley Table magazine and founding sponsor of HVRW. “We are delighted to partner with MTA Metro-North to invite people throughout the New York Metro area to discover the culinary pleasures of the region.”
Spanning 115 miles across seven New York State counties, the event is geographically one of the largest Restaurant Week happenings in the nation. Diners can enjoy a three-course lunch for $20.95, or a three-course dinner for $29.95 (tax, drinks and gratuity not included).
“With most restaurants being less than a ten-minute walk from the station, it’s simple to take Metro North up from the city during Hudson Valley Restaurant Week,” says Donna Haynes, assistant director of promotional partnerships at Metro-North.
Getting there
Reservations for Restaurant Week can be made by visiting: www.
Below is a list of participating restaurants near Metro-North stops:
Bronxville
Rosie’s Bistro Italiano
Sammy’s Downtown Bistro
Scalini Osteria
Chappaqua
Le Jardin du Roi
Mario’s of Chappaqua
Croton Falls
Primavera Restaurant & Bar
Katonah
Le Fontane
Mount Kisco
251 Lex
Café of Love
Exit 4 Food Hall
Hito Restaurant
Lexington Square Cafe
Terra Rustica
Traditions 118
Village Social Kitchen & Bar
Winston Restaurant
North Salem
Purdy’s Farmer & The Fish
Pleasantville
Mediterraneo Ristorante & Caffe
Pub Street
Scarsdale
The 808 Bistro
Fig & Olive
Chat American Grill
Moscato
Tuckahoe
The Olde Stone Mill
Mamma Assunta Restaurant
Valhalla
Mughal Palace
White Plains
City Limits Diner
Gaucho Grill Argentinean Steakhouse
Graziella’s Italian Bistro
La Bocca
Melting Pot
Mix Cocktail Bar & Kitchen
Sofrito
Photos by Ethan Harrison
Beacon
Baja 328
The Beacon Hotel
Café Amarcord
Kitchen Sink Food & Drink
The Roundhouse
The Vault
Cold Spring
Cathryn’s Tuscan Grill
Cold Spring Depot
Hudson House River Inn
Riverview Restaurant
Dobbs Ferry
Cedar Street Grill
The Cookery
Half Moon
Harper’s Restaurant and Bar
The Parlor
Hastings-on-Hudson
Harvest on Hudson
Saint George Bistro
Irvington
MP Tavern
Mima Vinoteca
Red Hat on the River
River City Grille
Ossining
Melike Mediterranean Restaurant
Tarrytown
Rivermarket Bar & Kitchen
Bistro Z
The Twisted Oak
Peekskill
Birdsall
Poughkeepsie
Crave Restaurant & Lounge
Millhouse Brewing Company
Poughkeepsie Ice House
Shadows on the Hudson
Yonkers
Dolphin Restaurant
Dan Rooney’s at Empire City Casino
Nonno’s Trattoria at Empire City Casino
Tombolino Ristorante
X2O Xaviar’s on the Hudson
Yonkers Brewing Company
Zuppa Restaurant
Greenwich
Char Restaurant
Harrison
273 Kitchen
Emilio Ristorante
Larchmont
Chat 19
Le Sirene
Lenny’s Seafood & Steakhouse
Lusardi’s Restaurant
Madison Kitchen
PLATES
Vintage 1891 Kitchen
Mamaroneck
Il Castello
Le Provencal
Modern on the Rails
New Rochelle
Dubrovnik Restaurant
Carlo’s Italian Restaurant
Pelham
Sergio’s Risorante
Port Chester
Saltaire Oyster Bar & Fish House
Sonora Restaurant
Tarry Lodge
Rye
Frankie & Johnnie’s Steakhouse
Rosemary & VIne
PORT JERVIS LINE (Rockland County)
Suffern
Da Nina Italian Restaurant
In 1996, Janet Crawshaw and Jerry Novesky took an eight-month sabbatical, traveling 35,000 miles across the country seeking authentic American experiences. They found that local farms, bakeries, fish markets, wineries and breweries were the key to understanding the country’s distinct regions. Inspired by their trip and the Chefs Collaborative, an educational sustainable food organization, the couple returned to their home in the Hudson Valley with a mission to awaken the region’s food consciousness. In 1998, they launched The Valley Table, a quarterly consumer magazine that celebrates the agricultural heritage and cuisine of the region, advancing the development of the Hudson Valley’s local food movement.
Crawshaw and Novesky launched Hudson Valley Restaurant Week in 2006 with a distinguished board of advisors, including chefs, restaurateurs and tourism leaders. The two-week culinary event premiered with 70 restaurants. Today, with more than 200 participating restaurants spanning seven counties it is among the largest Restaurant Week events in the country, involving farmers, growers, wine makers, distillers and brewers, as well as chefs. Participating counties include Dutchess, Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster. To learn more about Hudson Valley Restaurant Week or to become a sponsor please visit: www.
Produced by The Valley Table magazine, Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is made possible by presenting sponsor Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union; premier sponsors Manhattan Beer Distributors, Dutchess Tourism, Westchester County Tourism, Ulster County Tourism, Health Quest, Admiration Foods, Irving Farm Coffee Roasters, and The Culinary Institute of America; educational sponsor Glynwood and media sponsors The Journal News, The Poughkeepsie Journal, WHUD 100.7, K104.7, The Peak 107.1, WBPM 92.9, and Real Country 1260-1400.