When a celebrity chef opens a new restaurant, you hardly expect him to pick up the phone at the place he opened a decade ago. Then again, Rafael Palomino is no ordinary celebrity chef. Even as he’s balancing the demands of multiple restaurants, including the new Bistro Latino in Tuckahoe, Palomino… Read More →
It’s pretty much a given that Art Café in Nyack makes the best cappuccino in town. And the dainty rosettes and ferns the baristas barristers draw in steamed milk make each cup a work of art. But its regular coffee is not everyone’s cup of joe. “We’ve had mixed reviews… Read More →
I’m cuckoo for my pressure cooker. I mean cuckoo. Let me explain. I am lazy. There, I said it. I work hard, I volunteer hard and I play hard. I don’t want to be bothered with daily cooking. To overcome this, I cook in bulk, a dedicated two or three… Read More →
For 12 weeks, we feature a wine, and include tasting notes and suggestions for pairings. At the end of the 12 weeks, we’ll review our Mixed Case, and recap the choices. Each mixed case will be chosen by a local wine shop owner, who will also become our wine expert-in-residence… Read More →
Chanalee Fischer Schlisser used to hand-deliver loaves of challah to her friend, hanging the bags of bread on her mailbox. When the friend got home to find the bread waiting, she’d say: “Oh, the Challah Fairy has been here!” Years later, when Schlisser opened a bakery, the name was a… Read More →
I was recently in Burlington, Vermont for my step-daughter Elinor’s college graduation and made a trip to the Burlington Farmers Market. It’s a fabulous market with loads of vendors ranging from vegetables and proteins to plants, soap and objects d’art. I got a couple of bags of just-picked spinach and… Read More →
People who already love Polpettina know it can be a hard place to get a table, and they’re willing to wait. Still, we can’t help but trumpet this cozy, 18-seat restaurant — part pizzeria, part Italian restaurant, part neighborhood bistro and part small plates bar — even if that means… Read More →
Crabtree Kittle House’s new restaurant going into the Hudson Harbors space in Tarrytown is more than just a place to dine. There will also be a market, a wine and spirits store and a to-go menu that will include pizzas made in the restaurant’s wood-fired oven. The restaurant’s menu will… Read More →
Club Car in Mamaroneck, which opened in March, has joined the short list of Westchester restaurants that have taken over renovated train stations. But what a renovation! The soaring space, which dates to 1888 and is the second oldest depot on the New Haven line, is built in the Romanesque… Read More →
I’ll Take ‘Notorious Pirates/Beer-Loving Fishermen/Fearless War Heroes’ For a Thousand, Alex Whether they’ve learned it from their tour of the brewery or gleaned it from the website, most people in the tasting room seem to know that Captain Lawrence Brewing was named for Captain Lawrence Drive—the South Salem, NY street… Read More →
The weather is finally consistently warm and the indoor markets are closing this week, our home garden is blossoming. We have had a fulfilling crop of summer radishes and turnips. One of the ingredients that is a staple in my kitchen particularly for quick sautéing is Ginger. Not surprisingly another… Read More →
For an upcoming story on food trucks, we want to know your favorite spots. We’d like to know about those hot dog trucks, sure, but what we’re really looking for are the trucks that are doing something out-of-the-ordinary. Let me know and we might feature your favorites in the paper!
The owners of the Birdsall House are opening an artisanal pizza restaurant called Gleason’s in Peekskill in August. The restaurant will serve pizzas and flatbreads made with a sourdough pizza dough created with yeast propagated from New York state beer, most likely from Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. The menu will… Read More →
The first time I went to Alain’s Bistro in Central Nyack, I knew I liked the food, at least what I could taste of it. I was pregnant at the time, and delectable and delicious dishes like salads with runny eggs, pate and foie gras were a no-no. (“No offal!”... Read More →
Defining moments often happen at the most innocuous of places. For Scarsdale resident Jennifer Deutsch, it was sitting at her kitchen table. Doodling on a paper towel while chatting with her kids, she sketched out her dream for a wine bar. The swirling-with-vino glass she drew is now the logo for… Read More →
Oh how I wish there was a Cooked & Co near me. Or maybe I don’t! Because I’m powerless to resist the food there. I couldn’t help but order a ga-zillion things last time I was in: Nutella muffins, chive-and-ramp frittata, steak sandwich — and that’s just lunch. I took… Read More →
On first trip to Mexico (ah, back when I was just barely a teenager!) I was introduced to many experiences, including new flavors and ingredients: Jícama was one of them. I’d be lying if I said it’s since been in my repertoire. It’s one of those things that I recently… Read More →
Exciting news from the White Plains Library! John T. Edge, an award-winning food writer one of the foremost authorities on Southern cuisine, will be at the library 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10 for “Food for Thought: The Food Truck Comes to the Library” to benefit the White Plains… Read More →
Chas Anderson likes to say he’s hard-wired for the restaurant business. His paternal grandfather worked for The 21 Club in New York City and his maternal grandparents were French chefs. “Being a restaurateur is in my blood,” he says. And so, thanks to good timing — Martini & Chocolates in… Read More →
When my husband and I go out for a meal we have one main objective: find a place where both the vegan and the omnivore can enjoy a good meal. One way to do that is to go to Manhattan where vegan and vegetarian restaurants abound. Another is to find… Read More →
Liz did me the honor of carrying a version of my Sunday blog post about David Wondrich’s cocktail seminar in today’s print editions of The Journal News. Print readers had the benefit of receiving adaptions of Wondrich’s recipes. Here they are for Small Bites readers: Traditional punch Ingredients » 5… Read More →
As we kick off the grilling season with Memorial Day this weekend, let’s talk burgers. We already love local beef because it tastes better and supports the farm-to-table philosophy. And when we can’t buy local, we buy organic, to avoid added hormones and chemicals. (Pink slime, anyone? Blech.) So why… Read More →
Today in the print version of Small Bites (I’m referring to the food section, haha!), I had a story asking where to get the best soft shell crabs. Philip McGrath, the chef-owner of Iron Horse Grill in Pleasantville, says he has a customer who pesters him daily, asking when the… Read More →
For 12 weeks, we feature a wine, and include tasting notes and suggestions for pairings. At the end of the 12 weeks, we’ll review our Mixed Case, and recap the choices. Each mixed case will be chosen by a local wine shop owner, who will also become our wine expert-in-residence… Read More →
Julia Child once said, “It’s hard to imagine a civilization without onions.” I could not agree more. What is it about them? They add so much flavor to everything we eat – and we use them in so many different ways: raw, grilled, pickled and of course added to our… Read More →
Antun’s of Westchester, the beloved catering hall and restaurant in Elmsford, will close its doors on May 31. Parties that had been booked for the summer have already been notified, said Rich Stytzer. Stytzer’s father, Ron, took over the landmark restaurant 27 years ago. The restaurant has been in existence… Read More →
It might be surprising to find a seasoned, CIA trained chef at Mt. Kisco Seafood. Yet, owner Joe Di Mauro’s customers know differently, and they rely on chef Jonathan Everin for freshly prepared, ready to go, meals for lunch or dinner and superb catering for all their parties. Just a… Read More →
The Captain’s Log Whiling away a summer day with a Captain’s Reserve Imperial IPA in one hand, and a bocce ball in the other, poised to give it (the ball, not the beer) a hearty toss down the lane… Not a bad way to spend an afternoon, huh? The bocce… Read More →
You know those games where people ask you, what would be the one thing you would take outside with you in case of a fire, and you wonder what the right answer might be. I, kind of have the same dilema when I am asked to pick my favorite spice…. Read More →
Here’s a look at the photos from today’s Grand Tasting at Westchester Magazine’s Wine & Food Weekend. Sunday’s Grand Tasting at the Ritz Carlton. Did you attend? What were your favorite wines? Foods? Let me know below!
