Westchester Magazine - December 2012

Features

Our Ultimate Westchester County Quiz

Do you think you’re up to our ultimate Westchester test?

By Ben Brody and Katie O’Donnell

Activities in Westchester County for Every Interest

Comedians from Westchester County

These six Westchesterites are proving that our county is seriously funny.

By Tom Schreck

Westchester in 2012: The Year in Review

Relive the highs (the prospect of a brand-new Tappan Zee Bridge) and lows (Hurricane Sandy) and everything in between that put Westchester in the news in 2012.

Departments

Publisher's Memo Archive »
	Publisher's Memo: New Beginnings
Inbox Archive »
	Letters to the Editor, December 2012
Talk of the County Archive »
	Comparison of the Four Most Popular Christmas Tree Species A primer on the four most popular species used as Christmas trees By John Bruno Turiano with Adriana Scarpelli
	This Month's Winners and Losers: December 2012 By Robert Schork
	Holiday Shopping Tips from Personal Shopping Pro Cat Alessio Insider secrets from a holiday shopping pro By Katie O’Donnell
	What Makes Ardsley an Up-and-Coming Westchester Destination One of the county’s smallest villages might also be the most up-and-coming. By Marisa LaScala
	New Year's Eve Plans of Well-Known Westchester Residents How our big-name neighbors ring in the New Year By Katie O’Donnell
	The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly on Westchester's Ridge Hill in Yonkers Our newest column, your most recent fixation, absolutely no hyperbole—whatsoever! By Ben Brody
	The Latest Town News in Valhalla, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, Rye, and New Rochelle By Robert Schork
	A Brief History of Christmas Lights Holiday lighting has come a long way from Thomas Edison’s first strand of glass bulbs. By Carol Caffin
	The Meteor Strike in Peekskill in October 1992 A heavenly object was a lucky strike for one Peekskill woman. By Ben Brody
	Lesser-Known Holidays Taking Place in December Lesser-known reasons to mark your calendars By Robert Schork
	Travel-Boutique Owner Catherine Parker's Top Five Pieces of Carry-On Luggage The travel-shop owner on her top five recommended carry-ons By Laurie Yarnell
Photo Opportunities Archive »
	Photo Gallery: Hope's Door's Annual Luncheon and Silent Auction at Crabtree's Kittle House, and Other Local Westchester Events
Beauty & Style Archive »
	Park Avenue Medical Spa Offers New Procedure for Hair Loss By Nancy L. Claus
	Home Spa parties by Primp In-Home By Nancy L. Claus
	Westchester Salons and Beauty Destinations That Have Expanded or Relocated By Nancy L. Claus
	Babo Botanicals: Scarsdale Resident Kate Solomon's Natural Skin and Hair Products for Babies By Nancy L. Claus
	Shopkeeper's Pick: Red Dress from Joseph Ribkoff Collection, Available at Tiger Lily Boutique in Mount Kisco By Laurie Yarnell
	New Stores in Westchester, December 2012: Bungalow Blue in Larchmont, LOL KIds Armonk, and South Moon Under in Yonkers By Laurie Yarnell
	Custom Gowns at Nicoletti Couture in Mount Kisco, Designed by Russian-Born Katonah Resident Libov Nicoletti By Laurie Yarnell
	Stylish Gray Clothing and Accessories from Westchester Shops and Boutiques Bid adieu to boring all-black and greet gray, the new oh-so-sophisticated neutral. By Laurie Yarnell
Ask Westchester Archive »
	Ask Westchester: 2012 End-of-the-Year Quiz Our Annual End-of-the-Year Quiz By W. Dyer Halpern
Amuse Bouche Archive »
	Restaurant Openings, Closings, Kitchen Changes, and Food Events in Westchester County, NY: December 2012 By JBT
	Westchester Magazine Restaurant Critic Julia Sexton's Five Favorite Dishes of the Month Julia Sexton, Westchester Magazine restaurant critic and food blogger, gets to taste quite a bit each month. Here, her top five drinks and dishes. By Julia Sexton
	Bargain Champagnes for the Holiday Season, Selected by Sommelier Derek Todd of Wine Geeks Armonk Real Champagne without real pain in your wallet
	Deconstructing the Coconut Cloud Cake from By the Way Bakery By JBT
	Upscale Westchester Restaurants Offering Takeout Food High-profile chefs do the unthinkable... By Julia Sexton
	Q&A with Chef Rafael Velazquez of Härth at Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook By John Bruno Turiano
	What's In Season: Sunchoke Recipe, from Sea Gallante of Italian Kitchen This oft-forgotten tuber makes a splendid stand-in for potatoes and root veggies. By Diane Weintraub Pohl
Restaurant Reviews Archive »
	Restaurant Review: MP Taverna in Irvington The “MP” in MP Taverna doesn’t stand for “Mostly Perfect,” but it might as well. By Marge Perry and David Bonom
Main Course Archive »
	Holiday Cocktail Recipes from Westchester Restaurateurs Holiday drinks made with cheer By Jeanne Muchnick
Upcoming Archive »
	Home Theater: December 2012 What to add to your queue this month. By Marisa LaScala
Culture, Etc. Archive »
	Westchester County Arts and Culture Events for December 2012 By Marisa LaScala
High Note Archive »
	Holiday Happenings in Westchester Your best bets for holiday cheer By Marisa LaScala
Final Say Archive »
	Q&A with Bra Fitter Leslie Roebuck of Suzette’s Lingerie in Yonkers Bra fitter Leslie Roebuck of Suzette’s Lingerie in Yonkers chats about the ultimate boob job—and the perks of a properly fitting brassiere. By Laurie Yarnell

Publisher's Memo

Archive »

Publisher's Memo: New Beginnings

Inbox

Archive »

Letters to the Editor, December 2012

Talk of the County

Archive »

Comparison of the Four Most Popular Christmas Tree Species

A primer on the four most popular species used as Christmas trees

By John Bruno Turiano with Adriana Scarpelli

This Month's Winners and Losers: December 2012

By Robert Schork

Holiday Shopping Tips from Personal Shopping Pro Cat Alessio

Insider secrets from a holiday shopping pro

By Katie O’Donnell

What Makes Ardsley an Up-and-Coming Westchester Destination

One of the county’s smallest villages might also be the most up-and-coming.

By Marisa LaScala

New Year's Eve Plans of Well-Known Westchester Residents

How our big-name neighbors ring in the New Year

By Katie O’Donnell

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly on Westchester's Ridge Hill in Yonkers

Our newest column, your most recent fixation, absolutely no hyperbole—whatsoever!

By Ben Brody

The Latest Town News in Valhalla, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, Rye, and New Rochelle

By Robert Schork

A Brief History of Christmas Lights

Holiday lighting has come a long way from Thomas Edison’s first strand of glass bulbs.

By Carol Caffin

The Meteor Strike in Peekskill in October 1992

A heavenly object was a lucky strike for one Peekskill woman.

By Ben Brody

Lesser-Known Holidays Taking Place in December

Lesser-known reasons to mark your calendars

By Robert Schork

Travel-Boutique Owner Catherine Parker's Top Five Pieces of Carry-On Luggage

The travel-shop owner on her top five recommended carry-ons

By Laurie Yarnell

Photo Opportunities

Archive »

Photo Gallery: Hope's Door's Annual Luncheon and Silent Auction at Crabtree's Kittle House, and Other Local Westchester Events

Beauty & Style

Archive »

Park Avenue Medical Spa Offers New Procedure for Hair Loss

By Nancy L. Claus

Home Spa parties by Primp In-Home

By Nancy L. Claus

Westchester Salons and Beauty Destinations That Have Expanded or Relocated

By Nancy L. Claus

Babo Botanicals: Scarsdale Resident Kate Solomon's Natural Skin and Hair Products for Babies

By Nancy L. Claus

Shopkeeper's Pick: Red Dress from Joseph Ribkoff Collection, Available at Tiger Lily Boutique in Mount Kisco

By Laurie Yarnell

New Stores in Westchester, December 2012: Bungalow Blue in Larchmont, LOL KIds Armonk, and South Moon Under in Yonkers

By Laurie Yarnell

Custom Gowns at Nicoletti Couture in Mount Kisco, Designed by Russian-Born Katonah Resident Libov Nicoletti

By Laurie Yarnell

Stylish Gray Clothing and Accessories from Westchester Shops and Boutiques

Bid adieu to boring all-black and greet gray, the new oh-so-sophisticated neutral.

By Laurie Yarnell

Ask Westchester

Archive »

Ask Westchester: 2012 End-of-the-Year Quiz

Our Annual End-of-the-Year Quiz

By W. Dyer Halpern

Amuse Bouche

Archive »

Restaurant Openings, Closings, Kitchen Changes, and Food Events in Westchester County, NY: December 2012

By JBT

Westchester Magazine Restaurant Critic Julia Sexton's Five Favorite Dishes of the Month

Julia Sexton, Westchester Magazine restaurant critic and food blogger, gets to taste quite a bit each month. Here, her top five drinks and dishes.

By Julia Sexton

Bargain Champagnes for the Holiday Season, Selected by Sommelier Derek Todd of Wine Geeks Armonk

Real Champagne without real pain in your wallet

Deconstructing the Coconut Cloud Cake from By the Way Bakery

By JBT

Upscale Westchester Restaurants Offering Takeout Food

High-profile chefs do the unthinkable...

By Julia Sexton

Q&A with Chef Rafael Velazquez of Härth at Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook

By John Bruno Turiano

What's In Season: Sunchoke Recipe, from Sea Gallante of Italian Kitchen

This oft-forgotten tuber makes a splendid stand-in for potatoes and root veggies.

By Diane Weintraub Pohl

Restaurant Reviews

Archive »

Restaurant Review: MP Taverna in Irvington

The “MP” in MP Taverna doesn’t stand for “Mostly Perfect,” but it might as well.

By Marge Perry and David Bonom

Main Course

Archive »

Holiday Cocktail Recipes from Westchester Restaurateurs

Holiday drinks made with cheer

By Jeanne Muchnick

Upcoming

Archive »

Home Theater: December 2012

What to add to your queue this month.

By Marisa LaScala

Culture, Etc.

Archive »

Westchester County Arts and Culture Events for December 2012

By Marisa LaScala

High Note

Archive »

Holiday Happenings in Westchester

Your best bets for holiday cheer

By Marisa LaScala

Final Say

Archive »

Q&A with Bra Fitter Leslie Roebuck of Suzette’s Lingerie in Yonkers

Bra fitter Leslie Roebuck of Suzette’s Lingerie in Yonkers chats about the ultimate boob job—and the perks of a properly fitting brassiere.

By Laurie Yarnell

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