Walking in to Bronxville’s Park 143 Bistro is like walking in to a friend or family member’s dining room. Of course – a very cool and design sponge-y friend or family member. Conversation from the tables and the busy bar filled the room and reminded me more of a dinner party… Read More →
OK, so Noel Mangan of Bronxville didn’t slurp the very last oyster at Grand Central Oyster Bar on Friday night. But, at the “Grand Centennial Celebration” of the Oyster Bar’s 100th birthday, he did slurp what the restaurant claims was the 100-millionth oyster served in its 100 year history. Mangan,... Read More →
Still scrambling to put together a menu for Easter? Topps Bakery in Bronxville can help, with dessert at least. Their carrot cake is a local favorite. Heath and Jacqueline Lachman are the fourth family to own the shop, but they believe the recipe dates back to the original owners, from… Read More →
Hi! Donna Monaco Olsen here, co-coordinator for the Taste of Westchester Continuing Education program for Westchester Community College. All classes are held within Westchester restaurants, where local chefs share their talents and recipes with us in their own dining rooms. Over the years, I have attended hundreds of classes, and… Read More →
At night, the lights of Bronxville shine down from stately hillside homes and apartments. Most of the shops downtown are closed, but their lighted windows cast an orange glow on the sidewalks that line the streets. It’s a small and charming world onto itself, and at its center is the… Read More →
Fall Restaurant Week has arrived, and that’s all it took to encourage my wife Judy and I to head out once again to explore some of the great restaurants in the Hudson Valley. With an impending nor’easter heading our way we decided we better start right away so we headed… Read More →
Hi! Donna Monaco Olsen here, co-coordinator for the Taste of Westchester Continuing Education program for Westchester Community College. The classes are held in restaurants all over Westchester, and local chefs share their secrets and recipes with the class in their own dining rooms. Over the years, I have attended hundreds… Read More →
Hello, I’m guest blogger Araceli Piña and I’m back from my second dinner during HVRW! “Delicious”, “great” and “highly recommend” were just a few of the comments I heard back from friends when I mentioned I was going for dinner at Rosie’s Bistro Italiano in Bronxville. Such encouragement from my… Read More →
Guest blogger Danielle Plass again writing about my visit to Sammy’s Downtown Bistro and Bar in Bronxville. Once again, pictures are provided by guest photographer Kelli Wells of Brought to Life Photography. Sammy’s is located in downtown Bronxville on Pondfield Road. Interestingly, the owners also run the very popular Rosie’s… Read More →
My friend, Jeanne, went to 143 Park Bistro in Bronxville yesterday. It’s just a week old! Here’s what she has to say about it: “The former Village Cafe in Bronxville is now the sleekly redesigned Park 143 Bistro. And yes, you’ll be drawn in by the decor before you… Read More →
We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but we always seem to have an excuse why we don’t have time to eat it. Which is one reason why S & B Bagels and Deli is offering a food challenge called the “Goliath Breakfast Burrito Challenge.”... Read More →
Our intern Jenny Kessman has a very timely story in today’s paper: Cool drinks! She visited 6 local spots and recommends her favorites. Take it away, Jenny! The Miami Vice Smoothie at Beanberry’s Cafe in New Rochelle. Carucha Meuse/The Journal News The kind of blistering heat predicted for this week… Read More →
Yes, it all tastes as good as it looks at this newly opened slice of heaven. That’s because Chantilly bakery, which has been in business since early this year, is run by three Argentine women (sisters Maria Gambini and Mariana Delgado Gambini and their mom, Mirta Gambini) with extensive backgrounds… Read More →
Good morning and happy ice storm Wednesday. It’s Groundhog Day, right? And we do feel like we’ve seen this weather before? Forgive me — again — for not being able to get to the blog until Wednesday this week. I’ve got a lot of my plate (no pun intended) these… Read More →
The father and son-in-law duo Gary Schnorr and Michael Chazen love great food so much, they are making high-end comfort food available to everyone. They opened Gourmet 2 Go in December. Photos by Carucha L. Meuse Order online or give them a ring — and get this: if you call… Read More →
Dobbs and Bishop Fine Cheese in Bronxville is already known for its vast and varied array of cheeses and specialty foods. A welcome addition at lunch are the mini-baguette sandwiches. Thin slices of prosciutto, tomato, and cablanca, a nutty and firm goat’s milk cheese, are layered between slices of Balthazar… Read More →
Michelle Almonte reported on restaurants in the Bronxville-Scarsdale-Eastchester area. Here’s what she found: Pumpkin Gnocchi, a fall dish, at 808 Bistro in Scarsdale. ( Tania Savayan / The Journal News )
Good morning and happy Monday. Did everyone have a nice fall weekend? Some of you are off for Columbus Day, I’m sure…. but not for we journalists. News goes on! I started the weekend out up at at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze. But first — dinner at Umami Cafe… Read More →
The Haiku empire keeps growing. The Pan-Asian restaurant mini-chain, which has four outposts now — Bronxville, Cross River, White Plains and Mamaroneck — will expand to include restaurants in Eastchester (next to Old Navy, across from Lord & Taylor on Route 22) and Chappaqua (at 95 King St., where Takayama… Read More →
Hi everyone and Happy New Year! I wish I had some fabulous photos from an exquisite dinner celebrating the arrival of 2010, but alas, all I’ve mostly eaten since last Tuesday is chicken soup. Yes, I got hit with the flu. Swine or seasonal? Hard to know, but with a… Read More →
Have you noticed how many Pan-Asian places have opened recently? So have we. Linda Lombroso writes about the trend, and talks to three Mamaroneck restaurant owners who are part of it: Pan-Asian surges in popularity. (TJN) And here’s a little video about it, too:
Did you catch Tim O’Connor’s article on Joaquin “Jack” Garcia, the Cuban-born FBI agent who posed as an Italian mobster and infiltrated a Gambino crime family? And the 60 Minutes interview with him the week before? What struck me the most? Of course — the food! Mobsters are obsessed with… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. I spent a lot of it working (those dining guides again!) but went to a wedding on Saturday night. Tons o’ fun. Don’t you love dancing? Here’s what people have been talking about over the weekend. MH thinks Pinocchio in Eastchester is slacking quite a… Read More →
This original post only reported a new Haiku in Mamaroneck. In fact, there will be two new restaurants. I have edited the post so it’s correct. Two more Haiku Asian Bistros are coming to Westchester. Owner Michael Lee says he’s opening one in Mamaroneck in late September and a fourth… Read More →
Here’s a look at this week’s stories. From the stock market to the farmer market. (The Journal News/Judith Hausman) Marketplace: Hungry Hollow Co-Op. (Rockland magazine/Karen Croke) Big Girl Baking Company. (InTown Westchester/Ted Hesson) Budget-friendly dining: Ireland’s 32 in Suffern. (Rockland magazine) Spendthrift (A meal for 4 with leftovers for less… Read More →
I found myself in Bronxville around lunch last week so I stopped in to check out Sammy’s, a newish addition to the village. I was alone, so you’re not going to get a great feel for the food, but I quite liked what I tasted: the veal paillard with arugula,... Read More →
