If lunchtime lines out the door are any indication, the new Lefteris Gyro in the Yonkers Ridge Hill shopping center is worth a visit. The popular Greek restaurant, with locations in Mount Kisco and Tarrytown, opened the doors to the new spot a few months ago and heaping platters with… 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 →
In Mount Vernon, the Windmill Eatery has opened, where the popular diner Athena had been. Athena closed over six months ago, so Windmill’s opening in late August brings back a local diner option for the neighborhood. Co-owner Dimitrios Galanopoulos said the interior’s been given a major facelift, “with wood paneling,... Read More →
Some good reading online and in print this week. It’s all Greek….There are a bunch of new Greek restaurants — and the Greek festival in West Nyack this weekend. (Deven and Jill Black/For The Journal News) Wineshop: At Dodd’s, they get the grapes. (Judy Hausman/For The Journal News) Bonus: Other… Read More →
