By Christine Gritmon Stephane Kane and his wife, Maria Caruso, owners of City Island’s phenomenal BistroSK, have brought their delicious French cuisine, warm hospitality, and je…
Bonnie Saran has built a “Little” mini-empire along Main Street in Mount Kisco. Let’s call it the Eataly of Indian food. What started with the…
The first answer is yes. You should go to the Inn at Pound Ridge by Jean-Georges. That is, if you can get in. A reservation…
When Scott and Heather Fratangelo decided to walk away from their successful restaurant, Spigolo, on the Upper East Side, it wasn’t for lack of ideas.…
Ramen is one of those elusive dishes that can be hard to find and even harder to make yourself. So when you live outside of…
The good news about the new Larchmont location of Polpettina, the popular Italian restaurant well known for its thin-crust pizzas, mouthwatering meatballs, and fried eggplant…
The rivertowns are a hipster haven, and The Tapp in Tarrytown certainly attracts a crowd of flannel-wearing, bespectacled 30-somethings in search of a classic cocktail…
I’ve heard there have been lines out the door for the pizza at The Parlor, David DiBari’s new restaurant in Dobbs Ferry. But I went…
If you’ve tasted the pizza that comes piping hot out of DoughNation, chef David DiBari’s mobile pizza truck, you know. It’s just about perfect: light,…
The enormous restaurant at the corner of Route 340 and William Street in Sparkill has certainly seen its share of tenants — Tony’s Lobster &…
It’s not every day you see an item on a menu advertised as “burnt.” But Andrea’s 25 North, which opened two months ago in the…
Avida comes from ‘a vida’—‘the life,’” says Ricardo Cerdeira, owner of Avida Wine Bar in Nyack. Cerdeira hopes to infuse life into his new space…
Chef and cookbook author Rafael Palomino has turned Pascal’s, an old French favorite, into his newest restaurant: Palomino’s. It’s a modern, airy space with a…
Mike Casarella and Tommy Stratis, owners of Goldfish in Ossining and Casa Rina in Thornwood, have turned the former Tino’s Villa in Hawthorne into The…
Picture this: You’re sitting at a table on a quiet sidewalk underneath a large, red umbrella. The crust of your Provençale quiche flakes delicately under…
Sitting at the bar in Dan Rooney’s, in the heart of Empire City Casino, you feel energized. The colorful blinking lights and electronic “cha-ching” sounds…
There’s a flourish to Ichiro Fusion, the new Japanese restaurant on Mamaroneck Avenue that has come to White Plains by way of the Upper East…
Arlen Gargagliano, owner of Mambo 64, says she intended everything from the design to the cocktails to the menu to make the restaurant feel like…
The former On the Waterfront at the New Rochelle Marina has been converted into RRQ, a contemporary barbecue restaurant featuring Southern-style ribs, brisket and chicken.…
I have three new posts on Fortina in Armonk, the restaurant set to open soon in the new Armonk Square in downtown Armonk. Chef-owners Christian…
Chef Christian Petroni takes us on a video tour of Fortina in Armonk, set to open next week. For a larger video, click through to…
Fortina in Armonk is just the kind of restaurant everyone wants to eat at these days: casual, beautiful and serving a simple, delicious — sharable…
Here’s a look at the delicious Steak Frites with Shallots, which I had at the new Tagine in Croton last month. (I know! I’ve been…
If you’ve ever strolled the cafe-lined streets of Paris or Greenwich Village, you probably have an affection for the laissez-faire style dining that caters to…
Saigonese restaurant bills itself as “The very first Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine in Westchester” and, to my knowledge it is the only Vietnamese restaurant in Westchester…
For fans of gracious, farm to table dining, there’s a new kid in town. And, like Beyoncé, Angelina and Hillary, there’s only one name you…
I don’t say this about too many restaurants, but I walked out the door of my meal at North last week plotting my immediate return.…
SOMA 107 — the new hip restaurant on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains — opened quietly over the holiday season, but is having its grand…
Duke Ocean Grill, formerly a supermarket, is supermammoth. It seats almost 400 people and has a banquet room for 200 more. But somehow — probably…
Velo, the new wine bar and bistro in Nyack, is an exciting addition to the restaurant scene. The energy is upbeat, the wines are eclectic…