When Jewel of Himalaya opened last year in Yorktown Heights, adventurous diners like Marcia Glantz were eager to try a cuisine that broke from the same-old pizza or pub fare. She put herself in the hands of owner Nuru Sherpa on her very first visit. She says she told Sherpa… Read More →
By John Fix III Emilio Ristorante is the usual spot where Judy and I celebrate our wedding anniversary each year, a tradition we’ve carried on for almost every one of our 29 years of marriage. Thursday night wasn’t our anniversary, but Restaurant Week provided the perfect reason to head over… Read More →
Well summer’s over now. So long vacations and stifling heat. Hello crisp weather and all things pumpkin. The WBC ushered out summer with a breakfast-filled August, paying visits to a range of restaurants: The Fountain Diner in Hartsdale, Rue Des Crepes in Harrison, the newly reopened City Limits in White… Read More →
Bill Cary reported and wrote this week’s Sunday dining column, Restaurant We Love. He says Trevi is especially great for big groups – so get one together and head over there! Here’s a look: If you’re among the legions of office workers who work in and around downtown White Plains,... Read More →
What had been a neighborhood bar for 70-plus years has been spruced up and revitalized into a swanky new sports bar and grill. The large space — there is a dining room in the back with three gigantic flat-screen TVs and a nice-sized bar up front with high-top tables and… Read More →
We know — golf isn’t about food. But everyone has to eat, right?? If you’re at the 2011 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship at Westchester Country?Club in Harrison this week and hunger pangs hit, there are four spots to go. The main concession, next to the 18th fairway and called… Read More →
Paul Bousche reported on our restaurants in the Sound Shore. The dining room is photographed at Rosie’s on the River in Port Chester.( Xavier Mascareñas / The Journal News ) Here’s what he found.
 Good morning and happy Monday. I’m recovering from the Beer&Food festival this weekend. I was a judge in the firefigher cook-off, where the prize was a $10,000 Viking grill (yowza!) and then I hosted our chef demos on Sundays. I’ll give you tons of photos later today, but for now,... Read More →
I took Friday off and got ready for winter: firewood delivery, chimney cleaning, general all-around organizing. Of course now today it’s going to be 80 degrees! Still, it’s fall, so on Saturday night my cooking reflected that: grilled steak with cumin and paprika, maple-glazed carrots and roasted cauliflower. Plus, I… Read More →
Small Bites readers will recognize the reporting that went into our lead story today, the Thai roundup of Rockland. (We’ll be hitting Westchester and Putnam, too.) Oh, Thai! (me, TJN) We’ve also got the review of the Sidewalk Bistro. (Jill and Deven Black/For TJN) And our latest contestant in the… Read More →
UPDATE: I heard from readers over the weekend that these links were broken. My apologies. They’re fixed now. Here’s a look at this week’s stories in the Journal News. Sneaking around in the kitchen: Irvington chef-author Missy Chase Lapine writes a new “Sneaky Chef” cookbook for adults (Linda Lombros/TJN) What’s… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. Here’s a look at what people were talking about this weekend. Richard Gere alert: Despite some service issues, Emily loves The Barn at Bedford Post Inn and calls chef Brian Lewis’ food “truly evocative.” New York Times. A new creperie in Harrison. (Chowhound.) Julia catches… Read More →
