Evelyn Crabtree, I Presume?

On a recent special occasion, Durf took me to a restaurant that, according to at least one reviewer, has the "best fare between San Jose and Westchester."

Crabtree's Kittle House is located in Chappaqua, NY. We don't go to Chappaqua often because the tires on our car don't grip the gold brick on the road too well. But on this particular night, we made our way to another lush estate. It wasn't easy to find, though. No advertising. Probably a Chappaqua signage law. But we finally located the restaurant inside what appeared to be yet another large Westchester mansion. Our table overlooked a lawn so big we couldn't see the the edge.

I astutely concluded that we must be on the old Crabtree estate. Yessiree. Mr. Crabtree of Crabtree and Evelyn fame and fortune. The next day, I decided to research how in the world Mr. Crabtree ended up in Westchester County. Are you all laughing? You should be. To save myself further humiliation, I won't go into the history of Crabtree & Evelyn.

Instead, I'll report to you that the Kittle House originally belonged to a family named Kittle. They farmed for a living and this place...well, it was the barn. But now it is a most beautiful barn with a fabulous restaurant inside.