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Lifestyle
Food Network 'Chopped' Chef At Helm Of New Rockland County Restaurant
A new Hudson Valley restaurant features eclectic New American cuisine in a relaxed setting with a Food Network "Chopped" chef at the helm. The Dining Room in Rockland County in Blauvelt, at 135 East Erie St., is a stylish but casual 65-seat restaurant, that includes a full-service bar, and offers dinner nightly and brunch on weekends. Executive Chef Gregory Stott, whom guests can see in action through a large glass restaurant-front window, specializes in New American, Northern Italian, and French fine-dining cuisine. “At The Dining Room, I’m not married to a singl…
News
Here's When Hudson Valley Eatery Will Appear On Guy Fieri's TV Show
A beloved Westchester restaurant will soon be making its appearance on celebrity chef Guy Fieri's popular television show. Rinconcito Salvadoreño, located in Port Chester at 20 Broad St., will appear on Fieri's popular show, "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" on Friday, Sept. 8 on Food Network. Earlier Report - Flavortown Goes Local: Guy Fieri Films Show At Eatery In Port Chester The episode will highlight the eatery's authentic Central-American cuisine, which includes pupusa, a thick griddle cake filled with pork, chicken, cheese, and other options; grilled chicken with rice, tortillas, an…
Business
3-Time 'Chopped' Champion With MS Has New Restaurant In Area
A three-time Food Network "Chopped" champion who has been battling Multiple Sclerosis since 2004 has opened a new restaurant in the Hudson Valley. Chris Holland's Kantina, located in Rockland County, puts an Asian twist on small plates, tacos, and more in the hamlet of Sparkill in Orangetown. Holland has cooked Asian cuisine for most of his culinary career. That began for Holland shortly after being diagnosed with MS, when he ended his career as a paralegal and a battle with addiction. "I always wanted to be a chef, but thought it would be far too difficult. Thinking about further; howeve…
Lifestyle
Food Network Show Shines New Spotlight On Orange County Eatery
Celebrity chef Robert Irvine and the Food Network proved that saving one once struggling Hudson Valley dining spot in danger of closing was not “impossible.” In January 2020, Irvine and his “Restaurant Impossible” crew visited the Orange County eatery the Chianti Cow in Port Jervis in an effort to help prevent the struggling eatery from going out of business. Earlier story - TV Reality Show 'Restaurant Impossible' Spotlights Orange County Eatery During the episode, “Out With The Old, Into The New,” which initially aired on Jan. 30, 2020, Irvine's production crew, and a host of community …
Lifestyle
Former College Athlete In Hudson Valley 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…
Business
Covid-
19: Popular Area Restaurant Closing
A popular area restaurant known for its meats smoked in-house, burgers, 13 beer flavors brewed on-site, flatbread pizzas, and poke bowls, is closing its doors after seven years due to the economic impact of COVID-19. Bull & Barrel Restaurant & Brewery, located on Route 22 in Brewster, made the announcement earlier this week. "With a heavy heart and circumstances beyond our control, the Bull and Barrel has made the tough decision to close our doors," wrote owners Rick Ciprani and Wendy Wulkan Jacopino in a Monday, Dec. 7 Facebook post. "Wendy and I would first like to…
Business
Popular North Jersey Burger Joint Crowned 2nd Best Burger In America
A popular North Jersey burger joint recently visited by a celebrity has been crowned second best in the U.S. White Manna on River Street in Hackensack took the No. 2 spot on the Daily Meal's rundown of "101 Best Burgers in America." "White Manna’s juicy burgers are topped with onion and cheese and served on a Martin’s potato roll. Pair your burger with a side of crispy fries or, if you’re a pickle fiend, add a 12-ounce cup of pickle chips," the website says. Founded in 1939 at the World's Fair, White Manna moved to Hackensack in 1946. The eatery has been featured on The Food Network's…
Lifestyle
Food Network Show Films At Restaurant In Hudson Valley
Food Network fans will want to be sure to watch a new series on the network that filmed at an area restaurant. The series, "Undercover Chef," starring executive chef and restaurateur Mark Estee, recently filmed an episode in Westchester at the Saw Mill Taven in Ardsley, that is set to air on Thursday, July 16, at 10 p.m. During the series, Estee sets up hidden cameras and goes undercover to reveal the shocking truth behind a restaurant's failure to thrive. Estee and crew visited the Taven in January, after a conflict between the owner, Charlie Amchir, and his head chef puts the future of t…
Lifestyle
TV Reality Show 'Restaurant Impossible' Spotlights Orange County Eatery
A Hudson Valley restaurant in need of a makeover will take center stage on Food Network this week when it's featured on “Restaurant Impossible.” Orange County eatery Chianti Cow, in Greenville between Port Jervis and Middletown, will be featured on the popular Food Network show at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30. In the episode “Out With The Old, In With The New,” Celebrity chef Robert Irvine, his production crew and a host of community volunteers had two days and a $10,000 budget to help completely renovate, remodel and transform the restaurant formerly known as “Carmines.” Irvine reportedly…
Lifestyle
Area Restaurant Named Among Nation's Best By Food Network
Get your Mexican taste buds warmed up and get ready to wait in line now that the Food Network has named a Hudson Valley restaurant one of the best in the country. The hot spot -- Mexicali Blue in Wappingers Falls -- won its top rating for their mouthwatering short-rib burrito. According to the Food Network, the award-winning wrap is made from house-butchered meat, with the ribs cooked in dark Negra Modelo beer with herbs and spices for up to eight hours. Added to the meat mixture, is rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, a special coleslaw and a house-made hot sauce that offers a lasting,…
Lifestyle
Popular Local Eatery Featured On New Food Network Show
A popular restaurant in the area is going Hollywood. Bull & Barrel Brewery on Route 22 in Brewster will be featured on a new show set to debut on the Food Network later this year. Details about the new show are scant, as the network waits to announce its debut, but Food Network crews were in the area recently to shoot, though co-owners Wendy Wulkan and Rick Cipriani’s have to remain mum on details due to a nondisclosure agreement. The show will reportedly feature a celebrity chef visiting the restaurant, highlighting the brewery's craft beer selection and popular food options. The prod…
Politics
It's Official: Cuomo, Sandra Lee Confirm Split
The breakup of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and celebrity chef Sandra Lee is now official. First rumored in May, the two have now confirmed the split is official in a joint statement. “Over the recent past, we have realized that our lives have gone in different directions and our romantic relationship has turned into a deep friendship,” the two said in a joint statement issued Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 25. “We will always be family and are fully supportive of each other and dedicated to the girls,” they said, referring to Cuomo’s three daughters from his marriage to Kerry Kennedy. “Our personal live…
Lifestyle
Hudson Valley 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 …
News
Famed Hudson Valley Restaurant Owner Admits To Evading $816K In Taxes
A nationally known food celebrity known as "Lord of the Pies" who owns restaurants in Westchester and Fairfield counties has admitted to filing false income tax returns and payroll tax returns totaling nearly a million dollars.Bruno DiFabio, 49, of Ridgefield has ownership interest in the following: Pinocchio Pizza in New Canaan and Wilton, Connecticut; Amore Pizza in Scarsdale, Amore Cucina and Bar in Stamford; ReNapoli Pizza in Old Greenwich. DiFabio’s business partner, Stamford resident Steven Cioffi, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and assisting in the filing of a false t…
Lifestyle
North Jersey Bakeries To Be Featured On Food Network Show
Two North Jersey bakeries will be on Food Network later this month. Comedian Tom Papa's show "Baked" will feature Lyndhurst Pastry Shop and Taskin Bakery in Paterson in the final episode, "Home Sweet Home." The show will focus on Turkish dough layered with butter and cheese and Portuguese puff pastries filled with cinnamon-spiked custard from Taskin Bakery, and Italian rum cake soaked with the spirit and layered with whipped cream from Lyndhurst Pastry Shop. Tune in on Sept. 24 at 10:30 p.m., Sept. 25 at 1:30 a.m. or Sept. 29 at 2:30 p.m.
Obituaries
Celebrity Chef From Bergen Reported Dead At 34
Well-known Executive Chef Jessica Vogel, made famous by the Food Network's "Hell's Kitchen" show with Gordon Ramsay, has died, friends and colleagues said Monday. She was 34. ****** TRIBUTE: As those who knew and loved her continued to mourn the death of North Jersey celebrity chef Jessica Vogel at only 34 years old, her family spoke of how determined the former contestant of the Food Network's "Hell's Kitchen" was, no matter the odds. https://hackensack.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/family-celebrity-chef-jessica-vogel-died-like-she-lived-a-fighter/740499/ ****** "Th…
Lifestyle
Six-Time World Pizza Champ Bruno DiFabio Opens Newburgh Restaurant
This month, six-time world pizza champion Bruno DiFabio brings his exciting concept to the Hudson Valley in the form of Pizza Union Gastro-Kitchen & Bar located in Newburgh. DiFabio made his first pizza dough as a teenager in a little Italian restaurant in Springdale near Stamford, CT. Numerous awards, 16 restaurants, and several Food Network gigs later, DiFabio bought that neighborhood eatery in 2015 and created Amore Cucina & Bar, a high energy restaurant and gathering place that features his signature Pizza Romana and hearty Italian fare, offering food enthusiasts old and new sc…
Lifestyle
Hudson Valley Chef Will Be Finalist On Food Network Star Show
Restaurateur Christian Petroni of Rye Brook is featured as a contestant on the new season of Food Network Star hosted by Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay, and premiering on Sunday, June 10. Petroni is the co-owner of the Fortina restaurants in Armonk, Yonkers, Rye Brook, Brooklyn and Stamford. He won Season 4 of "Chopped" and has been a judge on the Food Network show. Earlier Daily Voice coverage of Petroni's popular Italian restaurants can be found by clicking here. Culinary superstars Flay and De Laurentiis return to mentor and judge ten culinary hopefuls for a shot at stardo…
Obituaries
Area Teen Killed In Crash Remembered As Charming Aspiring Chef
A Westchester teen who was killed in a motorcycle crash on Route 7 in Norwalk is being remembered as a charming, aspiring chef just days after he was laid to rest. Nathan Spiro, 19, of Bedford, died on May 1 following the April 30 crash and just two weeks before his 20th birthday. The son of Marc and Debbie Spiro, of Bedford, Nathan was an accomplished, aspiring chef whose personality, charm and love of food can be seen in his casting tape for the Food Network "Teen Chopped" show. In the tape, Nathan talks about his love of food and how he knew that food was his life at age 11.…
Lifestyle
Culinary Institute Grad To Be Featured On Food Network
A popular Fairfield County chef will be featured on one of the most popular shows on the Food Network on Tuesday night, April 24.Westport's Matt Storch will appear on "Chopped" at 10 p.m. The 1995 Staples graduate is the executive chef/owner of Match in Norwalk, chef/partner at The Chelsea in Fairfield and newly opened Match Burger Lobster in Saugatuck. Storch graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park A viewing party will be held at Match starting at 9 p.m. at 98 Washington St. Norwalk.
Lifestyle
Are You Made For TV? Food Network Filming At Bergen County Restaurant
They're baaaack... after a segment in September, Food Network is returning to Bergen County. The network will be filming at Callahan's in Norwood on Fat Tuesday. The restaurant's most recent claim to fame is its Stuffed Truffle Gouda Bacon Mac N' Cheese Ball Burger. Owner Daniel DeMiglio also released Callahans' latest creation: the Cap'n Crunch Fried Chicken Burger. Drop in for a shot at your own claim to fame Tuesday, Feb. 13.
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