Kian Tortorello-Allen is an 18-year-old trans senior at Fox Lane High School who is an LGBTQ and racial equity activist. A Mount Kisco native, he is active with Fox Lane’s Gender Sexuality Race Alliance (GSRA) and on the national level with the Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN). Beyond his activism, Tortorello-Allen is a flute player and an artist. He wants his activism to create safer places for those students who come after him.
Read MoreKatonah is becoming an arts destination, as a number of new galleries have opened their doors, and a monthly evening art stroll is bringing increased foot traffic to the many venues where art can be appreciated and purchased.
Read MoreLocal mentors support first generation college students.
Read MoreWhy some county restaurateurs are merging diverse cooking traditions into singular, congruent menus.
Read MoreThe benefits — and challenges — social media platforms and crowd-sourced websites present to restaurateurs.
Read MoreBaseball—it’s as American as hamburgers and apple pie. And when you’re cheering on the New York Mets at Citi Field, baseball dining is also as Italian as Nicoletta, as Japanese as Fuku and as Mexican as El Verano Taqueria. Since Citi Field opened in 2009, it’s been dispelling the notion of ballpark dining and drinking as merely boiled hot dogs and warm beer.
Read MoreHome/Made and Soy moved their operations from a dining capital to a farming capital.
Read MoreStepping into Conti's Pastry Shoppe is like stepping into the past. The long counters with original wood and the ceiling from the 1920s are intact, and the front soda fountain is operational. But Conti’s is not looking backward or resting on its laurels. The 96-year-old institution is very much in step with its evolving neighborhood, and its partners have their eyes on the future and on continuing the tradition of providing top-notch desserts with top-notch service.
Read MoreA Hudson Valley distillery and a bourbon-savvy Westchester wine-and-spirits store have the perfect recipe for private-label bourbon.A Hudson Valley distillery and a bourbon-savvy Westchester wine-and-spirits store have the perfect recipe for private-label bourbon.
Read MoreIf the classic “Twas the Night Before Christmas” was rewritten to be about Arthur Avenue, it wouldn’t be visions of sugarplums dancing in children’s head. It would be visions of panettones, of ricotta cheesecake, of myriad fishes and of countless other delights. The holiday season is when Arthur Avenue and its environs show why the area has endured and evolved.
Read MoreThe Whitlock is a modern farmhouse with a homegrown feel and delectable dishes.
Read MoreTwo rival chefs join forces. If Jennifer and James Vellano’s backstory were made into a movie it would likely be one of those romantic comedies set in the high-pressure world of the restaurant business. Long days, competition, sabotage, and then the inevitable spark.
Read MoreCombining the history of old Katonah and classic American food with a twist, Katonah Woods is a neighborhood restaurant in the best sense.
Read MoreLauryn Bellafiore believes that everything happens for a reason. “It’s no coincidence I’m doing what I’m doing,” says the 26-year-old Ayurveda practitioner. And that includes her finding a home in the Hudson Valley.
Read MoreA combination café, market and gift shop, The Market at Union Hall in North Salem has fast become a communal retreat for area residents. The owners have created a welcoming place to sit over a cup of coffee, grab some needed household essentials, or shop for apparel or home items.
Read MoreGone are the days of warm beer and peanuts being passed down an aisle. Yankee StadiumSenior Executive Chef Matt Gibson says, “We ask for feedback on every receipt and our guests told us they wanted expanded food choices.” So while we aren’t consulted on which players the team should trade for, the Yankees did take note that many of their fans follow food as fanatically as baseball.
Read MoreIf female composters in Queens reflect what’s happening in the industry overall, women are a far cry from the “pretty lonesome bunch” that Ginny Black found when she got her start in the field 25 years ago. “Composting grew out of the traditional recycling arena and that was a male-dominated industry,” said Black, chair of the Composting Council Research and Education Foundation. But they’ve come a long way, baby.
Read MoreMan (and woman) can live by bread alone if they sample the delights found at the international bakeries and markets around the county.
Read MoreThe Armonk restaurant, where more than half its patrons are familiar with the original 089 on Arthur Avenue and its sister restaurant Roberto’s, may not have a fireplace, but it does have a wood-burning pizza stove and is decorated in the spirt of the holidays.
Read MoreStepping into La Crémaillère is a lovely experience during any season, but there is something particularly special during the holidays. Here, you can indulge in a bûche de Noël for dessert or celebrate the New Year with Eggs en Cocette—an egg custard that signifies new birth for the coming year—by a roaring fire.
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