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In Westchester: bacon in desserts? Also fried chicken & grass-fed meats on the menu?
Have you encountered any stellar examples of above in our area restaurants, gang?
Passover Catering in Westchester?
Bow-wow, Hounders. I know it's early but can you send me to any great caterers or take-out seders? Glatt kosher not necessary.
A real butcher in Westchester?
Jon, Cheffer, AdamClyde: As we said, it's complicated and why I try to buy farm-direct, which is do-able. Most farmers markets in the area are a place to start. Slaughtering is a problem for small livestock farmers too though as there are like 2 left w/in driving distance of the HV, one over-busy one in Pine Plains and another in Cooperstown. These distances means stress to the animals and money spent for the farmer too. A humane slaughterhouse (a la Temple Grandin) in Stafford Springs CT failed. FYI Glynwood Center in Cold Spring has a current task force on improving this situation. FYI chickens can be slaughtered on-farm.
A real butcher in Westchester?
Thanks to all of you...your leads are SUPER helpful. The strand also illustrates how complicated it is to find out about the meat you eat. The grassfedmeat.com link and Fleishers are my kind of meat ( unless you buy off the farm, there are only something like 3-5 slaughterhouse co., all of which use CAFOs so...). Distributors are one layer, custom aging/breaking down/cutting is another and what the cow eats and how it was killed is yet another.
Great take-out meals in Westchester?
Where do you go to take out a terrific, unique meal? Beyond pizza, that is, or standard neighborhood Chinese?
A real butcher in Westchester?
Thanks to both of you for these leads on butchers. Unfortunately "corn-fed" "good meat" still all comes from the same CAFOs, sealed in plastic.
A real butcher in Westchester?
Where can I find the old school, real thing? Custom-cut is OK but I'd REALLY love to find a guy who breaks down the whole animal, ..ya know, cuts off the hoof from a whole side hanging out back in the meat locker.
Goat in Westchester?
Where have you seen it on the menu? I know about Kiosko. Any Jamaican faves? but not only Jamaican, please. Any of the Greek places serve it?
Ice cream desserts in Westchester?
Not ice cream shops, please. Where have you found fab, fantasy 'scream desserts on restaurant menu?
J-e-ll-O in Westchester?
Have you seen any hip gelatin-based desserts lately? Panna cotta counts.
Romantic Inn with Great Restaurant - any recs.?
Bernard's in Ridgefield CT and adjacent inn; The Elms also in ridgefield.
picnics in Westchester
Where would you go for edible supplies if you were planning a picnic this coming summer, maybe before an outdoor concert or for a day in the country? Any specialty shops you love for a basketful of goodies? And what do you most like to eat on a picnic?
Bee and Thistle and area question
if you want another food adventure up there head for Sankow's Beaver Brook Farm in (East?) Lyme: great cheese, lamb and wool. Also Falls Brook Organic farmstand on Sterling City Rd.
Where can I get a pig on a spit in Westchester?
Yeah it's that caterer's name I need. There are, I know, companies that deliver the pig all ready to go and the rotisserie as well. Ever done one the way you describe though?
Where can I get a pig on a spit in Westchester?
for an at-home roast? For an article on Extreme Barbecue. Thanks.
For a story on chefs' seders:
Curiz; Yes, the Cochin Jews eat well. I believe Lattanzi and Capsuto Freres do resto. seders too but for my piece, the chefs MUST be the region I asked for...thanks anyway...
For a story on chefs' seders:
in Westchester, Putnam or Rockland Counties, NY. Any diners who have partaken of a restaurant seder in the area or supplemented their own with dishes from a restaurant? Any chefs have a special Passover story/recipe to share?
Buckwheat pancakes & real maple syrup, can
i go to a great ol' luncheonette in Newtown,CT, where, if you pay extra, you can get real maple surple and if not buckwheat, then at least whole wheat and sometimes, oatmeal or cornmeal, pancakes.
Easter 08 Westchester?
Ok, I know you just recycled the champagne bottles form the last holiday but where would you suggest for Easter this new year? Where have you liked in the past or what's new?
New Year's Food?
Alice: If you live in Westchester, Putnam or Rockland, CAN I talk briefly w/ you on the phone for my article? e-mail # to hauswriter@aol.com
New Year's Food?
Thanks Alice...your ethnic background? any sense of where the tradition came from and what the symbolism, if any, is?
New Year's Food?
What do you eat for good luck, longevity and prosperity in the New Year? I know about Hoppin'John...other traditions?
Valentine's in Westchester?
Where do you go ( or where would you like to try) for that most romantic meal this year?
Hot drinks - Westchester, Putnam Rockland?
Have you found any really cozy, warming hot drinks on menus anywhere lately? Toddies? hot cider? mulled wines? grog? gluwien?
Westchester Secrets?
Is there a restaurant you go to that no one knows, is underrated or you want to keep to yourself so it doesn't get spoiled (NOT)?? Ah, come on...they deserve the press!
