The most noticeable difference between the Frank Pepe in Yonkers and the Frank Pepe in New Haven? No wait. When I visited my friend Veronica up in New Haven several months ago, we waited in line for a good 15 minutes before stepping in the … Read More →
Ever had a nightmare about being attacked by a giant lobster? That’s what it would look like. And the lobster would be named Larry. It was only fitting to walk into Stew Leonard’s and be greeted by an oversized lobster; I’d come for a … Read More →
Westchester has a few truly special restaurants; from everything I’d heard, X20 Xaviars on the Hudson was one of them. So when family friends invited me to join them for dinner at X2O, I didn’t need a whole lot of arm twisting. I considered the … Read More →
Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips Revisited
Off the top of my head, I can think of three meals that rocked my world as a kid: A&W’s chicken sandwich, curly fries and root beer float in a frosted mug (which remains to this day one of the untouchably great food trios), Swanson … Read More →