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Six-Time World Pizza Champ Bruno DiFabio Opens New Restaurant Six-Time World Pizza Champ Bruno DiFabio Opens New Restaurant
Six-Time World Pizza Champ Bruno DiFabio Opens New 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…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Westchester Celebrates Opening Of The Rex, A New Pizza & Lobster Eatery Westchester Celebrates Opening Of The Rex, A New Pizza & Lobster Eatery
Westchester Celebrates Opening Of The Rex, A New Pizza & Lobster Eatery Roll out the lobster and serve up the pizza. If you are a seafood and Italian food aficionado, The Rex, a newly-opened eatery along Route 100 (247 North Central Ave.) in Hartsdale is worth a night out. More than 100 guests attended The Rex's grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday evening, May 17. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said residents already are raving about the tasty food and fine service and told owner Jonathan Otto that "we're a big town, so you can have franchises. We're really thrilled you chose the Town of Greenburgh. I think you'll be the envy of all the ot…

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by Jon Craig
Business
Westchester Restaurant Prides Itself On Family Feel Westchester Restaurant Prides Itself On Family Feel
Westchester Restaurant Prides Itself On Family Feel Rosa Merenda wants you to enter her restaurant and feel like family. As someone who grew up surrounded by people -- she's the second of seven kids --- the chef/owner greets each diner who walks into her Mamaroneck eatery like a long-lost friend.  A lifelong cook, she's owned Rosa's La Scarbitta Ristorante for eight years and prides herself on the familial atmosphere. Pleasing her guests -- and getting to know them -- is part of her restaurant's appeal. A sign painted on the wall in the front relays the mission:  “Come in as a stranger, leave as a member of the family.” Along with the warm…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
Business
A New Kind Of Pizza Is Coming To Westchester A New Kind Of Pizza Is Coming To Westchester
A New Kind Of Pizza Is Coming To Westchester A short-lived -- but popular -- White Plains eatery is about to get another chance at serving Westchesterites. Pax Romana opened in February 2016 only to close in February 2017 due to issues with its landlord. Now, the partners behind this Italian restaurant are getting ready for their second act -- five doors down from their original location. "We had built a great following, especially in White Plains, and wanted our new location to be in the same area," explained Paul Russo, one of the three owners.  And while the opening is still up in the air -- they're in the midst of const…

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by Jeanne Muchnick