Book & The Cook Series #10 - Thursday October 7th

Dinner Strategies for Busy Moms - Author Jeanne Muchnick (Westchester Magazine, The Journal News, Westchester Parent)

Come "dish" at PLATES for this latest round of the "Book & The Cook" culinary dialogs with authors and their books! Local food writer Jeanne Muchnick will profile strategies for getting your family to the dinner table from her just published book "Dinner for Busy Moms." The event will feature food from her simple recipes along with sanity savers to calm mealtime mayhem. Books will be available for purchase for $10 ($6 off regular price) and will be signed by Ms. Mom herself. This by-the-bar event begins at 7 pm and includes lite bites buffet and wine for $25 plus tax and grat. For reservations: 914-834-1244 or manager@PlatesonthePark.com

PLATES at the Larchmont Farmer's Market - Every Saturday from 8:30 - 1 !

Our fresh fish, bread, and pulled pork sandwiches stand has moved from the PLATES side door up to the Larchmont Farmer's Market and will be there every Saturday through December! We will have:

Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Challah - Baguettes - Multigrain Bread
Fresh Fish: Sole - Tuna - Swordfish - Bass - Squid - Scallops - Market specials

The Larchmont Farmer's Market is open on Saturdays from 8:30 - 1 in the upper parking deck of the Larchmont Train Station, rain or shine!

Chef Karp "Healthy Hangout" Cooking Demonstration

Mamaroneck High School - Friday May 21

Chef Karp will take part in the "Wellness Day" at Mamaroneck High School, talking to the kids about good nutrition, nutrition for athletes, and how easy nutritional food for a healthy hangout. He will demo Guacamole, Chips and Salsa, "Hangout Veggies" and Organic Flat Bread Pizza. His recipes can be found by clicking here. Try them and shout them out on Facebook or Twitter!

PLATES Catering for your Special Event and in-home Entertaining!

PLATES adds culinary flair to your special occasion at PLATES or in your home.   Our catered events are creative, innovative, and tailored to your needs.   Let us know how our chef teams and catering captains can make you a guest at your own fete.   And, our "Dining in your Dining Room" program is a simple way to have small dinner parties that are stress free.   Give us a buzz at: catering@PlatesonthePark.com

"Bottomless BBQ" Sundays

Join in every Sunday for Chef Karp's $28 "bottomless BBQ" Sunday with a $10 kids menu for the 10 and unders. Pulled pork, ribs, brisket, and other "smoker specials". You order it, we keep it coming! Pair it with our beers on tap: Magic Hat #9 or Hefeweizen Circus Boy and take a spot on the outdoor patio or inside as you please. Regular menu also available. Dinner service begins at 5pm.

(Your) Wine Wednesdays

No corkage fee for bringing your own wine on Wednesday evenings. An opportunity for collectors (or anyone, really!) to uncork that special bottle in a great room with a superb meal. PLATES will decant, handle, pour and accommodate the needs of the vintage!

Prix Fixe Early Evening Dining at PLATES

It started as a way to celebrate our 3rd birthday, but due to its popularity has become permanent! Any two courses from our prix fixe menu for $30 - appetizer/entrée, entrée/dessert, or even appetizer/dessert if you're so inclined. We open at 5 pm and the offer holds until 7:00 on Sunday through Friday Evenings. A great way to enjoy a PLATE-Date with a price break!

PLATES Tasting Menus

Explore the range of Chef Karp's Spring inspirations with our 5 or 7 course tasting menu. $65 or $80. Pair it with wines and you've got yourself a culinary experience! Available every night.

Holland America and Food & Wine Magazine Select Chef Karp as Celebrity Chef

Set Sail To Alaska - Culinary Lessons on the High Seas - August 23 - 30, 2009

Chef Matthew Karp has once again been selected as the Celebrity Chef on board the Holland America Cruise Line MS Veendam for a 8 day/ 7 night cruise to Alaska. Chef Karp will be giving cooking lessons on-board in the ships "Studio Teaching Kitchen", deriving culinary inspiration from ports of call in Ketchikan, Glacier Bay, College Fjord, Juneau and Skagway. A once in a lifetime adventure in this, the 50th anniversary year of Alaska's Statehood and the 5th anniversary of PLATES! This appointment by Holland America again places Chef Karp in the company of some of the finest Chefs in America. Friends of PLATES will be entitled to preferred rates and on-board extras! For more information click here for an on-line brochure of the voyage, or call Pisa Brothers Travel at (212) 265-8420 ext. 251 for Andrew Shmerler.

Hope to see you soon at PLATES!

121 Myrtle Boulevard
Larchmont, NY
914-834-1244

For reservations and assistance: manager@PlatesonthePark.com