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A big crowd turns out for free dinner during the We Care event at Haverstraw’s Union Restaurant and Bar Latino. The event is to way to give back to the community by welcoming struggling local families.

Looking to celebrate Mardi Gras tonight? Here are three places to go! Mardi Gras at Bourbon Street in 2007. File/TJN • CJ Chenier will be in Mount Vernon on Feb. 21. The Grammy-nominated entertainer will perform, and there will be lots of revelry, including some beads, masks and who knows… Read More →

One of Rockland’s prettiest restaurants just got a facelift — and with it, a chef who’s revamping the menu, too. The Hudson House of Nyack, the restaurant in the old village hall — complete with the former jail as its wine cellar — has plenty of history in its walls,... Read More →

Between the Italian Grilled Cheese, the Adult Mac & Cheese, the signature lasagna and a coffeehouse-style lounge with drinks brewed from locally roasted coffee beans — there are plenty of reasons to keep you coming back to Bella Rose Cafe, which opened in the fall in Haverstraw.       ... Read More →

Mary Lynn Mitcham worked on a great story last month on must-try soups. It appeared in the food section a few weeks back, but hasn’t been here on the blog yet. So here you go… take it away Mary Lynn! There’s a lot to love about fresh-made soups in wintertime:... Read More →

On this winter day, we’re looking back at a story about must-try soups. Here’s one in Tappan. Coconut Spinach Soup Where to Get it: Mimi’s Plate, Tappan   Story behind it: Mimi Platas, the owner of Mimi’s Plate, in Tappan, adapted a recipe from one of her go-to vegetarian cookbooks…. Read More →

Taste samples of signature dishes from such restaurants as Café Antigua, Da Nina, Hacienda de Don Manuel, Marcello’s Ristorante, Ole Tapas and Ravi during the Taste of Suffern, which begins with appetizers at Applebee’s at 6 p.m. Oct. 18. You then go to six stops in a moveable feast in… Read More →

New in the spot where Adagio restaurant (and then Danny’s) used to be: Johnny’s B-B-Q and Smokehouse, part Irish pub, part barbecue joint. Owner Johnny Smyth, a former bartender at Piermont’s Sidewalk Bistro, has snagged chef Dave “Fink” Finkelstein to man the smoker, and the menu shows it, with killer… Read More →

Marcello’s Ristorante in Suffern is celebrating its 25-year anniversary with two concerts at the Lafayette Theatre in Suffern. On Thursday, “Napoli to Broadway” will feature singer Cristina Fontanelli performing Italian-American classical music. The Fun Bunch Big Band will open with ventriloquist Gary Willner. On June 23, jazz pianist Antonio Ciacca,... Read More →

AquaTerra Grille in Pearl River features a menu that specializes in both aqua and terra. A prime example? The signature (and eponymous) dish called AquaTerra: 6 ounces of filet mignon paired with a 6-ounce Brazilian lobster tail, grilled asparagus and Yukon Gold wedged potatoes. The restaurant, in the former Cherry… Read More →