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Norwalk's Ripka's At The Beach Is Ready With The Burgers, Lobster Rolls, Oysters, Fries & More!
Going to culinary school was just an excuse to find out what Clyde Ripka didn’t know about food. Turns out it wasn’t much.
When he was 12, the Long Island native and current East Fishkill, N.Y., resident, spent his summer traveling to a New Jersey Holiday Inn, where his father was a partner, to peel potatoes and wash dishes. By 14, Ripka, blonde and tall—the stereotypical surfer dude—was spending his summers surfing while working as a soda jerk at a Massapequa bowling alley.
“Surfing during the day and working at a restaurant at night was right up my alley,” Ripka recalled. “And the money …
Longtime Chef Daniel Tvert Of Westchester Dies At 36
Longtime chef Daniel R. Tvert of Yonkers died on Thursday, May 31. He was 36.
The son of Stanley and Sharon Tvert, Daniel graduated from Saunders High School and Westchester Community College.
An avid lover of food, he worked as a chef in many restaurants in New York and New Jersey.
Daniel is survived by his brothers Steven and wife Ana (Rocha), his twin brother Scott & wife Jennifer (Cacciatore), niece Ava, nephews Nicholas, Christopher and Matthew, his uncle Ron and aunt Meg, his cousins Lori, Blake and Cole. Daniel’s parents predeceased him.
Final disposition was private.
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