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Celeb Chef Peter X. Kelly Joins Re-Launched Restaurant In Chappaqua Celeb Chef Peter X. Kelly Joins Re-Launched Restaurant In Chappaqua
Celeb Chef Peter X. Kelly Joins Re-Launched Restaurant In Chappaqua A Northern Westchester restaurant is getting a fresh start with the help of a culinary star at its helm.  Basso 56, located in Chappaqua at 11 King St., announced that renowned celebrity chef Peter X. Kelly has joined the team as they prepare to relaunch later this month with a new name—Basso by PXK—and an updated menu featuring Kelly’s signature flair. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Basso by PXK (@bassobypxkchappaqua) The eatery celebrated its rebranding with a "Pots, Pans & Pasta" brunch held on Sunday, Jan. 12 that f…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Celebrity Chef To Open Restaurant In Westchester Celebrity Chef To Open Restaurant In Westchester
Celebrity Chef To Open Restaurant In Westchester Celebrity chef David Burke, known for his award-winning restaurants and stints on TV's "Top Chef," is opening his first Westchester County restaurant. Burke is planning to open the second Red Horse restaurant, with the first being in Rumson, New Jersey, early next year in the Opus Westchester in White Plains, the chef said. The 7,900-foot restaurant will seat 200 in the space that once housed BLT steakhouse. The modern steakhouse with an Asian flair offering sushi and other Asian-inspired items is named after a painting he purchased of a red horse at the beginning of the pandemic. Burke a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Popular Local Eatery Featured On New Food Network Show Popular Local Eatery Featured On New Food Network Show
Popular Local Eatery Featured On New Food Network Show A popular restaurant in the area is going Hollywood. Bull & Barrel Brewery on Route 22 in Brewster will be featured on a new show set to debut on the Food Network later this year. Details about the new show are scant, as the network waits to announce its debut, but Food Network crews were in the area recently to shoot, though co-owners Wendy Wulkan and Rick Cipriani’s have to remain mum on details due to a nondisclosure agreement. The show will reportedly feature a celebrity chef visiting the restaurant, highlighting the brewery's craft beer selection and popular food options. The prod…

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by Zak Failla
News
Ex-Area Restaurateur Mario Batali Accused Of Groping Woman In New Charges Ex-Area Restaurateur Mario Batali Accused Of Groping Woman In New Charges
Ex-Area Restaurateur Mario Batali Accused Of Groping Woman In New Charges Former Westchester restaurateur and celebrity chef Mario Batali pleaded not guilty to charges that he allegedly groped and forcibly kissed a woman at a Boston restaurant. Batali, 58, the former owner of the popular Tarry Market in Port Chester and Tarry Lodge in Westport, Connecticut, issued his plea early Friday, May 24, in Boston Municipal Court, wearing Adidas Yeezy sneakers, instead of his famous orange Crocs, said NBC News. The charges were filed after his accuser, Natali Tene, said she was with a friend in 2017 at the now-closed Towne Stove and Spirits when she noticed the c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Local Man Wins Corvette Convertible Stingray At Resorts World Catskills Local Man Wins Corvette Convertible Stingray At Resorts World Catskills
Local Man Wins Corvette Convertible Stingray At Resorts World Catskills A Hudson Valley man drove off in a Corvette convertible worth more than $90,000 from Resorts World Catskills casino in Monticello. Ariel Pagala of Garnerville was chosen as the Grand Prize winner in the “Life in the Fast Lane” promotion and won the speedy 2018 Chevrolet Stingray. The list of grand prize winners continues to grow at Resorts World Catskills, New York’s newest commercial casino resort. Daily Voice reported on its February opening here.  In addition to the grand prize winner, other Player’s Club members won about $15,000 in prizes and free play on the final drawing day. But t…

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by Jon Craig