When making plans to celebrate Cinco de Mayo this weekend, consider Roasted Peppers in Mamaroneck, which presents refreshing alternatives to standard refried beans-and-melted cheese Tex-Mex. Roasted Peppers, co-owned by three chefs with more than 20 years of experience cooking together, has somehow been flying under the restaurant-scene radar, despite its… Read More →
The Second Annual Yonkers Restaurant Week is going on from February 3 through February 10. Participating restaurants will offer 20% off on lunch and 25% off dinner menus. To receive the discount, diners must bring the voucher, which can be printed from yonkersrestaurantweek.com. Reservations must be made over the phone, and… Read More →
Guapo Cocina Mexicana, a new restaurant by the owners of Zuppa in Yonkers, opened recently at 10 Warburton Avenue in Yonkers, serving table-side guacamole, tacos, burritos, quesadillas and molotes, corn dough which is filled and fried. Specialties are Mexican sandwiches, known as tortas and cemitas, with such fillings as spicy… Read More →
If you like tomato juice, you’re a bloody Mary fan—and you enjoy tequila from time to time—this drink is for you! I was introduced to this drink several years ago in Mexico (south of the city) at a lovely lunch in at the market in Coyoacán, home of the amazing… Read More →
A whole lot of music fans are about to hit Port Chester, and chances are they’ll be hungry. It’s no secret that the village has a remarkable variety of restaurants. Port Chester calls itself the restaurant capital of Westchester, and has every right to. While you’ve no doubt heard about… Read More →
Hi, Katherine Curry checking in with a quick report about Los Abuelos in Ossining, my local go-to spot for great Mexican food. I was there for lunch on Monday with my husband. The owner, Olga, brought over a little treat for us, something I’d never seen on the menu: a… Read More →
I was inspired by my book club to make a dish from New Mexico last month — and the idea ended up in today’s column on the art of freezing. (The hosts in my club — including me! — like to cook our meals inspired by something in the book. We… Read More →
I think I’ve told y’all that I lived in Mexico for a while. So I’m definitely picky when it comes to Mexican food. The only thing Mexican about Camarones Tequila — shrimp wrapped in bacon and topped with mushrooms — is the name. But that doesn’t meat it wasn’t really… Read More →
After Katherine Curry sent me a photo of her gorgeous-looking tacos at Los Abeulos a few months back, I knew I had to try it. Then I got an email from a former Texan, who said he’d been and adored it, too. That sealed the deal. (We Texans have to… Read More →
I got an email from a reader, who sent me a photo of the chorizo tacos at the restaurant: Don’t they look delicious? The reader, Katherine Curry, writes: A lovely Mexican woman named Olga opened it up. She’s got two kids in the Ossining school system. The place is very… Read More →
The other night I tried a few small dishes at Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar in the Byram section of Greenwich — right across the bridge from the Tarry Lodge. I love the setting. It’s like goth meets biker and old saloon Mexican all rolled into one. The food is… Read More →
I received an e-mail from Don Emilio, formerly the host at Sunset Grill in White Plains. On September 29th he opened his own place, Don Emilio at Lobo Cafe. He’s serving “Fine Mexican Cuisine with Warm Hospitality.” (Is that a side order, I wonder? ) At any rate, Bill and… Read More →
Dona Maria Mexican Bistro in Suffern is expecting a sister: later in the fall, Dona Maria II will open in the Blauvelt space previously occupied by El Rodeo Latino. The new Dona Maria will use the same menu as the Suffern original, full of traditional and traditionally inspired dishes that… Read More →
We’re lucky to have palate experience of one Deven Black — not to mention his wife, Jill Rovitzky Black — among the freelance writers at the Journal News. He’s been eating and writing about it for more than 2 decades, and was an editor at chowhound.com for many years. We’re… Read More →
Blue Moon in Hastings opened Cinco de Mayo, according to this press release.
