December 2010

Talk of the County

How New York City’s New Year’s Eve compares to White Plains’, the things we loathe about Westchester, and more.

Edited by Robert Schork

How We Celebrate The Holidays

If you don’t work on a monthly magazine, consider yourself lucky—when it comes to the holidays.

By Esther Davidowitz

Letters to the Editor

December FotoFiles

Music, Words, Great Food, and A Fashionable Fundraiser

New Spas, New You

A bevy of new beauty businesses for makeup, makeovers, massages, and facials.

By Nancy L. Claus

New Stores

Shopkeeper's Pick

Lori Land, Co-Owner of Churchills of Mount Kisco.

By Laurie Yarnell

Cold Weather Fashion Forecast

Jessica Totillo, who managed Mount Kisco’s Knoyzz boutique for one-and-a-half years, saw an opportunity when Knoyzz closed its doors.

By Laurie Yarnell

Let it Glow

Slip your cell and lip gloss into a chic clutch featuring sparkling rhinestones, metallic finishes, or exotic skins for a glistening holiday glow.

By Laurie Yarnell

“Ask Westchester” Asks Westchester

You’ve been asking us the who, what, when, where, and why; now it’s our turn.

By W. Dyer Halpern

Amuse Bouche

Potato-less latkes, where to get your holiday pies, and more.

Edited by John Bruno Turiano

Gastronomic Geometry

Moderne Barn is yet another winning—if absurdly loud—restaurant from the Livanos family.

By David Bonom and Marge Perry

Delicious Midday Meal Deals

Set menus offer lots of (great) choices at lunchtime.

By Jeanne Muchnick

In a Pickle

Since 1898, Nick Horman Jr.’s family has been making crisp, fresh-from-the-barrel pickles out of Glen Cove, New York, selling wholesale to delis and restaurants.

By John Bruno Turiano

Get Hip Healthy

Everything you need to know about keeping your hips swinging

By Michael O’Connor

December Highlights

This Month's Highlights PLUS: Home Theater and Broadway Box Office

By Marisa LaScala

Happening Holidays

Out-of-the-ordinary ways to celebrate the season

By Marisa LaScala

His Canvas...Your Body

A Q&A with Tattoo artist “Little Mike” Tarji, co-owner of Addicted to Ink in White Plains (warning: these tattoos are permanent and won’t be a selling point at a job interview.)

By Laurie Yarnell