I need some recommendations and am turning to you, the readers. Ready to put on your thinking caps?
Firstly, I’m looking for ethnic restaurants in the New Jersey, Philadelphia or Rockland County areas with chefs who’d be able to prepare several dishes on-camera. The restaurants don’t need to be fancy. I just need good chefs with a modicum of personality who can speak comfortably and cook interesting dishes.
On a less urgent note and closer to home, I’m also looking for personalities in Westchester who have a unique food story to tell. For example: a wild mushroom hunter, forager, baker, upstart restaurateur, cheesemaker, kitchen gadget collector, food philanthropist, the foremost authority on hamburgers, etc. You get the idea. Anything goes. Quirkiness is welcome, passion is a necessity.
If you have any thoughts, feel free to email me at hungrytravels@gmail.com.
As always, thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for your help!
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hi, Doug!
I can recommend a cheese guy: Kevin, the owner of the great new Dobbs and Bishop (or is it Bishop and Dobbs) on Pondfield Road in Bronxville, is a Scot who knows everything about cheese. He just introduced us to “wet cave-aged gruyere, as opposed to dry) nd it’s expensive but addictive. He often hosts tastings.
This is a great rec, thanks! Love the idea of learning more about cheese. I will definitely check out the store and talk to Kevin!
Hi Doug,
I’m a friend of your sister’s. I live in MA but grew up in NJ. When I was home for the holidays, my mom and i went to a friend’s house for dinner and she served us some really delicious pumpkin ravioli. We found out where she bought them (http://www.saporeravioli.com/) and the next day my mom and I went to buy a bunch. Turns out that they make everything from scratch…. every kind of pasta you can imagine and italian specialty. Everything is made there in a little factory next to the store front. The ravioli are sold frozen and everything is to-go. Unfortunately, this isn’t a sit down place however when we walked in the guy asked us if we were hungry and would we have lunch with him. He was just about to make some pasta for lunch. (We were there the perfect time!) He brought us to the back of the store to a big kitchen. We stood there chatting with him while he whipped up some red sauce and cooked up some fresh pasta. Delicious! It was quite a treat. He also showed us the factory where he makes everything. I highly recommend this place. I know it is probably kind of far from where you live but it is worth the trip. http://www.saporeravioli.com/
~Jean