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Popular Bakers Open New Store In Westchester: 'Home Away From Home' Popular Bakers Open New Store In Westchester: 'Home Away From Home'
Popular Bakers Open New Store In Westchester: 'Home Away From Home' A pair of bakers who have built a reputation for quality bread have opened their first retail store in Northern Westchester. The Hudson Oven opened a new physical retail store to the public in Croton-on-Hudson at 385 South Riverside Ave. on Sunday, Oct. 15, the owners announced.  The store, owned by Chase and Madison Harnett, will provide a space for the couple to sell their homemade sourdough bread, soups, stews, biscuits, cookies, salads, scones, and other baked goods to customers for the first time.  In their announcement, the couple said they wanted to create a "home away from home for…

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by Ben Crnic
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Former Iona College Athlete To Compete On Food Network Show Former Iona College Athlete To Compete On Food Network Show
Former Iona College Athlete To Compete On Food Network Show A Long Island woman who is pretty famous for her cookies on Instagram will appear tonight on the Food Network's Christmas Cookie Challenge. "I'm feeling all the emotions today - nervous, excited, anxious but also really proud," Mount Sinai native Emily Solomos said on Instagram on Thursday, Dec. 9.  But don't think baking cookies is her career. Solomos, age 24, works in marketing, and making cookies and selling them is just a hobby. "I never thought when I graduated college that I would take up a hobby that would take me this far," she added.  She added that she has learned so much in th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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WE KNEAD THIS: Westchester Native Shares Challah Recipe WE KNEAD THIS: Westchester Native Shares Challah Recipe
WE Knead This: Westchester Native Shares Challah Recipe Making challah didn't always come easily to Daniela Pomerantz -- but it's long been something she knew she wanted to do. The mom of three who grew up in Scarsdale admits it took practice, but now she's got it down pat and is sharing her recipe in the Daily Voice series, "We Knead This." Scroll down for step-by-step recipe. "I loved challah growing up," said Pomerantz, currently of Bergen County, N.J. "I always saw people making it and said, 'Wow I wish I could do that.' It just seemed like such a daunting, labor-intensive thing to do." In 2010, Pomerantz decided it was time to learn for…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former Baker At Reader’s Digest Turns 104 Former Baker At Reader’s Digest Turns 104
Former Baker At Reader’s Digest Turns 104 Josephine DeSilva, a Fairfield County resident and former baker at Reader’s Digest in Northern Westchester, is celebrating her 104th birthday at Bethel Nursing Home. DeSilva has resided at Bethel Nursing Home in Ossining since 2016. She is the oldest of 12 children and worked as a baker for Reader’s Digest. DeSilva and her husband, Manuel raised their family in Pleasantville before he passed away. She is the mother to Josephine of Briarcliff Manor and Manuel of New Hampshire (deceased). She continues to enjoy baking, dancing, singing and spending time with family and friends. With seven gr…

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by Valerie Musson
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New Rochelle Girl Competes In Food Network Baking Competition New Rochelle Girl Competes In Food Network Baking Competition
New Rochelle Girl Competes In Food Network Baking Competition A 12-year-old Westchester girl will be competing in a Food Network baking show. Nyah Rosado is competing on Season 6 of "Kids Baking Championship," airing Monday, Jan. 7. The student at Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle describes herself as very competitive, playing basketball, lacrosse and soccer. If she wins, Nyah wants a tattoo that says she won Kids Baking Championship. She and 11 other junior bakers will be judged and hosted by Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman. The winner will take home $25,000 in prize money and a feature in Food Network Magazine. Tune into Food …

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by Cecilia Levine