By mid-September, we should know which of two proposed restaurants will be going into the former Armory on Echo Bay in New Rochelle: one has rooftop dining and is part of a performing arts center; another is anchored with gigantic food market and aquaponic greenhouse and has celebrity chef Jeremiah… Read More →
Fairway Market, the grocery store known for cultivating knowledgeable food experts it dubs “rockstars,” and bringing organic, specialty and regular products all together under one roof, will be opening in Nanuet in fall 2013. The shop is a boon for food-loving Rocklanders, who now travel to shop at the Fairways… Read More →
The food at Bistro Latino, chef Rafael Palomino’s new restaurant in Tuckahoe, is like Latino-lite: fun, delicious, addictive, a little spicy and not too out-there. I had lunch there the other day, and sampled a few of the small plates — none of the entrees, though — and came away… Read More →
Though the name means lunch in Italian, Pranzi, the new restaurant on the ground floor of Trump Tower at City Center, offers midday fare, dinner and a bar, too. The sleek ristorante, which opened on May 23, is the handiwork of Robert Luiso, who also owns Churrascaria Copacabana in Port… Read More →
Admit it: You’re willing to travel for a perfectly brewed cup of coffee. Add some Danish, free WiFi, a bohemian vibe and an artful swirl in your well-sized caffeinated saucer and you could sit with that coffee all day long. And that’s just fine with the crew at the 6-year-old… Read More →
Serafina, the pizza and pasta restaurant with locations in Manhattan and East Hampton, opened yesterday with a “pasta-cutting” ceremony. The location, the former Via Quadronno space at the corner of Main Street and Renaissance Square, has been renovated to highlight its new floor-to-ceiling windows, which open to the sidewalk. There… Read More →
Elevation Burger, which is known for fresh, sustainable, and local ingredients, will be opening in late summer 2011 in the Rye South portion of the Rye Ridge Shopping Center in Rye Brook. The menu includes burgers, toppings, drinks, sides, shakes and malts. Elevation Burger website here.
The Woods at Hollow Brook, a new restaurant, will open at the Hollow Brook Golf Club in Cortlandt Manor on March 14 for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. The restaurant will be open to the public, and will introduce its full menu after restaurant week is over on March 27. The executive… Read More →
Juan Rodriguez could not have picked a worse day to open Don Juan, his latest restaurant. Rodriguez, of Azteca in Mount Kisco and Pueblo Viego in Carmel, opened the doors of his third restaurant Dec. 27 — two days after Christmas and one day after the holiday blizzard. Photo by… Read More →
Chef Chris Vergara and front-of-the-house man Justin Montgomery have opened a hip new restaurant in Dobbs Ferry called Harper’s. They’re serving American food, made with American ingredients paired with an all-American wine list — what they think is the only one in Westchester. If you’ve dined at Vergara’s other restaurant,... Read More →
A promising new gastropub has opened in the former Mount Ivy Pub spot on Route 202 in Pomona. Owner John Rodriguez, a fifth-generation North Rocklander, tells me he’s tired of pretentious restaurants — and he’s frustrated with having to put on a shirt and tie and driving across the river… Read More →
The team behind Cafe Barcel in Nyack is opening a new yet-to-be named restaurant in New City in the spot where Pig Pen used to be on Main Street. Chef-owner Kevin Reilly says the concept will be “road food — refined.” He’s been inspired by living and traveling in the… Read More →
Benjamin Steak House will open in October at the former Mighty Joe Young’s in Hartsdale, a publicist confirmed moments ago. I’ll be sharing more information, such as decor and menu, in our fall restaurant preview, scheduled for Sept. 15. (Though, as always, that date may change.) For now, I can… Read More →
Blackboard Bistro, a cute farm-to-table restaurant, opened recently where Stoneleigh Creek and Bungalow used to be in Carmel. It’s got a salsa-and-cream color scheme, wide plank wood floors, white tablecloths and just 49 seats in the dining room. Naturally, there are blackboard specials, which are seasonal, local and farm-to-table. Chef-owner… Read More →
There’s a new Mexican restaurant in Hartsdale called Vega, and it’s super-cool looking — very chic and modern, and nothing like a Mexican restaurant you’re used to seeing in the suburbs, with the serapes and sombreros on the walls and mariachi music in the background. Instead, it looks more like… Read More →
Eric Gabrynowicz, the former chef at Tavern at the Highlands Country Club, and Stephen Mancini, the former wine director at Maialino, the new Danny Meyer restaurant at Gramercy Park, are opening Restaurant North, a “refined farm-to-table, contemporary American restaurant” in the former La Scala restaurant on Main Street in Armonk…. Read More →
Photographer Carucha L. Meuse came back from Viru, the new Peruvian restaurant in Yonkers, with some mouthwatering photos. (Here’s a link to my post announcing the opening.) Here’s a look at about 20 photos, plus, after the jump, the entire menu, too. Langosta Marina, a grilled whole lobster, topped with… Read More →
Antoine McGuire’s Oyster and Ale House opened Thursday in the old Mardoff’s Bakery building on Main Street in Haverstraw. It’s a fun, kind of kooky concept, says chef Anthony Accomando, who owns the restaurant with Peter McGuire: Irish pub meets French bistro. “It just sort of evolved,” he says. “McGuire… Read More →
Big windows that open to the street, dark wood tables and chairs and pale olive walls make for a cool setting at Elia Taverna in Eastchester. Photographer Matthew Brown went to take some photos for an upcoming story. Here’s a peek inside. Whole grilled fish is a specialty. This here… Read More →
Pale olive-green walls, olive trees from Greece and olive stencils on the windows: Elia means olive in Greek, and owner Rui Cunha and his brother-in-law, chef Michalaki Sarris, are taking that as a license for creativity in decor at the new Elia Taverna in the Chester Heights section of Eastchester…. Read More →
Local beef from Hemlock Hill Farms, local beer from Captain Lawrence: Birdsall House, named for the place across the street where General George Washington directed the Continental Army from 1776 to 1778, is taking its local heritage very serioiusly. The tavern has an Art Deco feel, with black-and-white tile floor,... Read More →
Nyack Gourmet, the takeout and catering shop that used to be in the historic Woolworth’s building on Main Street, has moved to the former San Juan Cafe location on North Broadway. Owner Cris Spezial will continue his popular breakfasts, lunches and dinners to-go, including full breakfasts, soups, sandwiches and prepared… Read More →
A New England fish shack called Day Boat Cafe is coming to the spot where One and Innovo used to be at the foot of Main Street in Irvington. The restaurant will keep the original wood ceilings and beams of the building, but otherwise the interior is being completely renovated… Read More →
UPDATE 1/3/11: The restaurant is now open. Click here for a post with photos and an updated menu. Bar Taco, a new taco restaurant and tequila bar, will open in the spot where Ebb Tide was on the Byram River in Port Chester. Sasa Mahr-Batuz and Andy Pforzheimer, owners of… Read More →
The owners of Turkois Grille in Airmont — subject of guest blogger Katherine Curry’s recent post — will be opening a new restaurant called Ephendi in New City the same shopping center as the Blue Fig, Wasabi Grill and Club House. (Boy that is really becoming a restaurant row, isn’t… Read More →
As promised: the update on the new barbecue in Pearl River. It’s the former Adagio — gone casual. Turns out — it’s not a barbecue joint, per se. And even though there are a bunch of flat-screen TVs, it’s not exactly a sports bar either. Owner Kate Inserra tells me… Read More →
Caffe Azzurri (I had a misspelling as Cafe earlier), a New American restaurant with influences from the Mediterranean and Asia, will open Sunday in the spot that used to be Piave — and before that Cafe Meze. Partners Jerry Colella and Michael Agrusa will serve an eclectic menu. Appetizers include… Read More →
I dined at Oceana in Manhattan a few weeks ago — I’ll post some photos of that when I get caught up with everythning else around here! — and got the chance to chat with owner Nick Livanos about his other restaurant, Modern Barn. He’s had to do some major… Read More →
Roasted Peppers, a New American restaurant, opened Monday in a former Starbucks space right next to Sal’s Pizza in Mamaroneck. Owner Ruben Ochoa Jr. says the menu flirts with both Latin and American specialties, and includes such dishes as tableside guacamole, red snapper tacos, Black Angus sirloin, short ribs, rotisserie… Read More →
My colleague Karen Croke and I went to lunch at the new Chat yesterday. It looks very similar to its sister, Chat 19 in Larchmont: a color scheme of black and red, mosaic tiles at the bar and big picture windows. The difference here: a roaring fireplace.
