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First Taste at bartaco

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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

Misti Cafe’s Chicken, With Green Sauce

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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

Kneaded Bread Does St. Patty’s Day

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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

Port Chester Fest: The Nose Knows

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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

Texas Chili Restaurant: New Chili on the Block

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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