For Insatiable Westchester Diners
August 2011
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08/29/11A Day in the Life of Chef David DiBari of The Cookery in Dobbs Ferry, NY; Old Vine Zin Dinner at X20 in Yonkers, NY; Clam and Bacon Pie at Pepe’s in Yonkers, NYMorning Coffee at Antoinette's One of the things I love about chefs is that they are almost always compulsively creative. Generally speaking, chefs were the freaky kids who spent their teenage years doing tragically uncool things like rolling out dough. Having worked in the food biz since I was a dewy 22 years old (so, six whole years ago!), I get the feeling that most chefs don’t choose a life in cooking—it chooses them. Posted at 03:10 PM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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08/22/1110 Signs That a Restaurant Will Suck, Wednesday Is Cheapskate Day at Bistro Rollin and Plates, and Little Thai Kitchen Expands into Scarsdale1. Bargain banners on frontage. WHY: A discreet card tucked into the menu to announce a discount offer is fine, but those exterior banners targeting pedestrians and drivers suggest that the restaurant isn’t seeing many people walk through its doors. See #10. Posted at 02:00 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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08/15/11Restaurants in Westchester County Where You Can Find Delicious Smells and Aromas; Summer Wine Events; The Kittle House Clam, Oyster, and Lobster Festival; and Country Caprese at Alvin & Friends in New Rochelle
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08/08/11Tomato Mania (and Tomato Crimes), The Cookery Pigs Out, and Yummy Sweetbreads at Barcelona Wine Bar
Tomato ManiaPosted at 02:45 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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08/01/11Calcutta Wrap & Roll Spins a Wicked Kathi Roll, Team Amy at Crabtree’s Kittle House and the Hangover Cure Starts with Bacon and Eggs at Westchester Burger Company
Against all odds, Westchester has become a hotbed of Indian street foods, with Little Kabab Station, Posted at 09:45 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
The Sweet Smell of...Smell
Oh, yes, folks—tomato season is upon us when our fields are bursting with incredible summer tomatoes: fragrant, beautiful, delicious orbs of tart/sweet summer wonderfulness. It’s amazing to think that, when Columbus revealed this edible treasure from the New World, many of those Europeans figured that tomatoes must be poisonous— potatoes, too, the dopes. Funny, the same jerkin-and-tights crowd wasn’t so picky about 
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Julia Sexton, restaurant critic, food writer, and CRMA award-winning blogger, is a rampant traveler who will go anywhere to try anything. When not furtively sneaking cinghiale sausage past airport bag sniffers, she cooks and writes at her home in New Rochelle. A regular in Westchester Magazine’s pages, where she reviews local restaurants, Sexton’s food writing has also appeared in the New York Times and the Boston Globe. This fall, look for the debut of Sexton's book, Hudson Valley Chef's Table, published by Globe Pequot Press. She'd love to hear from you, so email any rants, questions, and comments to the Eaterline, jsextoneater@gmail.com. Follow Julia Sexton on Twitter @JuliaSexton
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