I’m not certain if Misti Cafe is the take-out sister restaurant of Pollo a la Brasa Misti. I’m assuming it is. Aside from the obvious name and menu similarities, I noticed that both sell the same indescribably delicious alfajores cookies. So I think the two … Read More →
In doing a little reading about Irish soda bread, I came upon the website for the “Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread.” The name cracked me up. I think it was the image that did it: a secret society of somber men in … Read More →
When I open my banh mi shop, I’m going to pump the wafting aroma of grilled pork onto the street to lure in customers. Easy advertising. The allure of smell is powerful — walked past a Cinnabon lately? — and like most people, I’m drawn … Read More →
See that shimmering, orange liquid floating at the top of the chili? That’s grease. I took this container and drained it for a good minute. Then I drained it some more. The chili’s from Texas Chili Restaurant in Port Chester, recently opened by a former … Read More →
First Taste at bartaco
Ebb Tide Seafood in Port Chester is now a memory, replaced by the stylish and new, bartaco. Not since innocent, virginal Sandra Dee was made over into leather-clad, sexy Sandy in “Grease” has a transformation been quite so dramatic. Okay, that’s hyperbole, but still, the … Read More →