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August 2012
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08/27/12Wine Phoenixes: Rising from the Ashes (and Onto Local Wine Lists); “All Things Next” Concert Series at Captain Lawrence; and Chinese Crullers and Congee in Tarrytown
Wine Phoenixes
What the hell is happening lately? It used to be that you knew whom to sneer at. But now that we have those annoying hipsters championing PBR and respectable foodies sucking down Aperol Spritzs (a drink whose flavor profile was once elegantly expressed by esteemed vintner Bartles and Jaymes). It’s getting to the point where you can’t just judge a person by his drink. Why, just recently, I saw some great restaurant selling a Posted at 01:47 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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08/20/12New Rochelle Shocker! After 92 Years, Modern Pizza Expands (and Probably Moves); Sierra Nevada to Take Over Growlers; and Bolsas de Frutas at Paleteria FernandezI’m just going to put this out there. I think it’s really inconsiderate when restaurant people make big moves in August when the rest of us are trying to take vacations. Dishrags. That said, I was hanging out with an espresso at R Patisserie when I noticed that my second favorite restaurant supply store in the county was gone. Posted at 10:39 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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08/13/12Farmers' Market/Restaurant Complex Headed by American Food Icon Chef Jeremiah Tower Proposed for New Rochelle’s Armory; Chef Leslie Sutter Collaborates with ConsciousWines for Late Summer Farm and Wine Dinners; and Village Dog Hits Tarrytown
Hot Flash: Will Chef Jeremiah Tower turn the derelict armory into New Rochelle’s Pike Place Market?
Chances are that you don’t know about the New Rochelle Armory. So here’s what you need to know: In New Rochelle, there is a naval armory (a military building used to store weapons and shelter drilling sailors) at 260-70 E Main Street near scenic Echo Bay. Since the Civil War, the coastline of New Rochelle had a strategic military presence that also included David’s Island Fort... Posted at 01:05 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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08/06/12Epic Fail: A Restaurant Critic’s Top Five Service Disasters, August Fun at the Kittle House, and High Summer in a Sandwich at Scarsdale’s Cooked and Co.We’ve come a long way, haven’t we? It feels like ages since we’ve seen the near ubiquity of the service style once aptly described as “squat and chat.” Posted at 12:55 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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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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