Englewood, NJ
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Popular Greek Restaurants Merge In Englewood Popular Greek Restaurants Merge In Englewood
Popular Greek Restaurants Merge In Englewood Two popular Bergen County restaurants will soon combine forces to deliver a gourmet culinary experience described as “traditional Greek with a modern twist.” Lefkes Estiatorio in Englewood Cliffs has merged with the team at Syros Taverna in Englewood under Executive Chef Stavros Bariabas. Stavros, a native of Greece, will create dishes based around authentic flavors and ingredients from the culture. He will be working with the executive chef and owner, Taso Ntoumas. "Chef Taso wanted to find a team that could execute and deliver the wonders and flavors of Greece in each and every plate," …

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by Valerie Musson
Poughkeepsie, NY
Lifestyle
Beacon's Melzingah Tap House Offers Variety Of Drinks, Food In Relaxing Setting Beacon's Melzingah Tap House Offers Variety Of Drinks, Food In Relaxing Setting
Beacon's Melzingah Tap House Offers Variety Of Drinks, Food In Relaxing Setting If you’re looking for a modern yet eclectic eatery offering a variety of classic food and drink options, Melzingah Tap House, located at 554 Main Street in Beacon, is sure to hit the spot. Ideal for craft beer and cocktail connoisseurs, Melzingah Tap House is the perfect place to relax with some quality food and drink. On the menu, you’ll find some traditional bar foods, though they’ve been crafted with a twist: starters like “grilled cheese” on a toasted baguette, mac and cheese and poutine are popular hits. For those with heartier appetites, try one of the locale’s renowned burgers — the…

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by Valerie Musson
Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
Sea Cliff's Maldon & Mignonette Gains Strong Customer Reviews After One Year In Business Sea Cliff's Maldon & Mignonette Gains Strong Customer Reviews After One Year In Business
Sea Cliff's Maldon & Mignonette Gains Strong Customer Reviews After One Year In Business Reviewers continue to rave about Maldon & Mignonette restaurant, which opened in Sea Cliff just over a year ago. Located at 243 Glen Cove Avenue, M&M offers a high-class Italian dining experience thanks to the thoughtful and talented Chef Robert Occhipinti of Long Island. Diagnosed with Chrohn’s Disease in 2008, Occhipinti used his culinary prowess to create a series of dishes that are nutritious to any individual living with the condition. On the menu, M&M offers rotating and seasonal specials, all crafted with high-quality ingredients and produce. For example, on the Fall menu…

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by Valerie Musson
Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
Egg-citing, Egg-ceptional, Egg-squisite: The Tasty Yolk Makes Bacon, Egg And Cheese A Star Egg-citing, Egg-ceptional, Egg-squisite: The Tasty Yolk Makes Bacon, Egg And Cheese A Star
Egg-citing, Egg-ceptional, Egg-squisite: The Tasty Yolk Makes Bacon, Egg And Cheese A Star What came first? The food truck or the restaurant? In this case, it’s the egg. Long before he became a New England Culinary Institute-trained chef and winner of Food Network's Chopped "Breakfast Battle," Fairfield native Eric Felitto was known for his bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches. From an early age he was frying them up for all his friends, his older brother and his brother’s friends, too. “It got to the point where my brother would pretend to be our father, call the middle school and sign me out during the day when he and his friends had free periods in high school so I could make san…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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North Jersey Celebrity Chef Carl Ruiz Dead At 44 North Jersey Celebrity Chef Carl Ruiz Dead At 44
North Jersey Celebrity Chef Carl Ruiz Dead At 44 North Jersey celebrity chef Carl Ruiz was found dead in his apartment Sunday morning, according to recent reports. Friends say the 44-year-old suffered a heart attack in his sleep. Ruiz owned Marie's Italian Specialties in Chatham for many years and was the executive chef at Sabor in Rutherford, along with Cuban Pete's In Montclair. Before that, he worked as a sous chef at Dish in Clifton. Last June, Ruiz opened La Cubana in New York City, paying homage to his Cuban roots. Food Network star Guy Fieri lamented the loss of his good friend on social media. "I'm heartbroken that my friend c…

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by Cecilia Levine
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Schools
Around The Towns: Mamaroneck High School Abuzz, 20 MPH T-Shirts, Peekskill Hispanic Celebration Around The Towns: Mamaroneck High School Abuzz, 20 MPH T-Shirts, Peekskill Hispanic Celebration
Around The Towns: Mamaroneck High School Abuzz, 20 MPH T-Shirts, Peekskill Hispanic Celebration The halls of Mamaroneck High are buzzing with news about beehives. The Westchester high school's Future Business Leaders of America club launched a first-of-its-kind beekeeping initiative in New York state. They were joined by students from science, engineering and culinary classes this week in extracting about 100 pounds of honey from beehives. In the spring of 2018, financed by a grant from the Mamaroneck Schools Foundation, several departments at MHS joined forces to become the first public high school in the state to install bee hives on their high school grounds. Engineering …

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by Jon Craig
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Community Rallies Behind Family Of Popular Long Island Chef Who Died Suddenly At 34 Community Rallies Behind Family Of Popular Long Island Chef Who Died Suddenly At 34
Community Rallies Behind Family Of Popular Long Island Chef Who Died Suddenly At 34 Friends of a popular Long Island chef who died suddenly at the age of 34 are rallying behind his family to help raise funds to cover his funeral and medical expenses. Phil Pasfield of The Brixton in Babylon died unexpectedly on Friday, April 26.  His friends, who have started a GoFundMe page, describe him as "an amazing husband, friend, brother, son, chef and so much more to each and every one of us," they wrote. Pasfield, who attended Sayville High School, the State University of New York at Cobleskill, and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, opened the go-to…

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by Kathy Reakes
New Canaan, CT
Lifestyle
Chef Prasad Offers Offers Fine Indian Cuisine, And Even Cooking Classes, In New Canaan Chef Prasad Offers Offers Fine Indian Cuisine, And Even Cooking Classes, In New Canaan
Chef Prasad Offers Offers Fine Indian Cuisine, And Even Cooking Classes, In New Canaan Chef Prasad, located at 62 Main Street in New Canaan, has developed into an area staple that serves hot, fresh and authentic Indian fare. Named after head Chef Prasad Chirnomula, the eatery specializes in crafting the subtle and delicate flavors that are so well known in the four culinary regions of India. “Just as the United States is home to a melting pot of culinary traditions- so too is India, whose four regions each produce food distinct in its flavors and techniques. Chef Prasad has long hoped that eating at his restaurants will enlighten the palates of his guests to the subtleties a…

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
TV Show 'Cake Boss' Puts Spotlight On Baker In Hudson Valley TV Show 'Cake Boss' Puts Spotlight On Baker In Hudson Valley
TV Show 'Cake Boss' Puts Spotlight On Baker In Hudson Valley It might have taken a couple of years to make it to the spotlight, but a 24-year-old area resident and baker will be able to watch herself on TV, along with her cousin, bake up a storm on  "Bake it Like Buddy." A "Cake Boss" fan since she was a child, Rockland County's own Amarachi Onwumelu couldn't believe it when months after applying to be on the show back in 2017, she received a call in 2018 from a producer of the show asking if she was still interested. "It is still so surreal," Onwumelu said with a laugh from her home in Pomona. "I can remember baking with my mother as a little k…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stamford, CT
Lifestyle
Husband, Wife Chefs Ride Success Of White Plains Eatery In Downtown Stamford Husband, Wife Chefs Ride Success Of White Plains Eatery In Downtown Stamford
Husband, Wife Chefs Ride Success Of White Plains Eatery In Downtown Stamford Riding on the success of their White Plains restaurant,  the owners of Roasted are getting a grip on the Stamford market after almost two years in the downtown area. Roasted Food Co. began as a serious sandwich place and quickly morphed into a full-fledged fast-casual restaurant and bar, focusing on that same from-scratch philosophy, Chef Bill and Kristin Hall used in White Plains at the Melt Sandwich Shop. Kristin Hall was born and grew up in Newtown. The restaurant's concept starts with its namesake, a selection of meats and veggies that are roasted, cured, brined, smoked, or gr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Ridgewood, NJ
Lifestyle
'Does This Work?' North Jersey Cook Tests Trendy Internet Recipes On Rachael Ray Show Segment 'Does This Work?' North Jersey Cook Tests Trendy Internet Recipes On Rachael Ray Show Segment
'Does This Work?' North Jersey Cook Tests Trendy Internet Recipes On Rachael Ray Show Segment A North Jersey cook has landed a new segment on the Rachael Ray show testing trendy recipes from the internet that have your mouth watering. Jeanette Donnarumma of Ridgewood -- the culinary producer on the Emmy-award wining show -- kicked off her "Does This Work" show with a dish called Rigatoni Pie. "Should I start with the hairspray?" she asks in the clip, before getting down to business. You guys have seen this recipe on the internet. It's that recipe where all of the rigatoni pasta are standing up straight and you make it in a springform pan. Not only has “Rigatoni …

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by Cecilia Levine
Greenwich, CT
Lifestyle
New Szechuan Restaurant Opens Soon In Area New Szechuan Restaurant Opens Soon In Area
New Szechuan Restaurant Opens Soon In Area Award-winning chef Peter Chang plans to open his first authentic Szechuan restaurant in Connecticut. Since establishing his first Peter Chang restaurant in 2011 and growing his intimate restaurant empire to 11  locations throughout Virginia and Maryland, Chef Chang said he is excited to be entering a new marketplace on the Long Island Sound. Peter Chang Stamford’s opening is planned for Saturday, July 28, at 230 Tresser Blvd. For more details, click here: www.peterchangct.com  Known as a master of Chinese cuisine, as well as for his disappearances and reappearances, which have kept his…

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by Jon Craig