IntoxiKate Guide to Fall 2014

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FALL GUIDE

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SQUASH IT Favorite Fall Dishes in Westchester

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PLUS! SOCIAL LOVE, FIVE FOODIE FINDS, UPCOMING EVENTS

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Whew! Is it just me or did the final days of summer just blur right into fall? This season also feels like it’s flying by, so make sure to get your apple picking, butternut squash soup making, Halloween escapade days scheduled so you don’t miss out on all the county has to offer.

To make it easier, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite squash dishes {some you can make at home!}.

I’ve also put together an interactive guide to spending one of my favorite holidays in Westchester’s Halloween capital— Sleepy Hollow. Read on and enjoy!

Live life deliciously,

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On the cover: The Haymaker at Cedar Street Grill in Dobbs Ferry.

FORKTHIS Digging NoMa Social Looking to grab some small bites with friends? Head down to the uber chic eatery housed in the Radisson in New Rochelle. NoMa’s extensive tapas menu includes these ham and cheese croquetas.

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IntoxiKate Judges the GenY Cocktail Contest I was lucky enough to serve as one of the judges for the GenY Cocktail Contest Shake-Off, held at Zuppa Restaurant & Lounge in Yonkers.

Participating restaurants included Xaviars X20 on the Hudson, Dan Rooney’s and Pinch of Empire City Casino, Cafe Hudson, Dolphin Restaurant, Zuppa Restaurant and Lounge and Guapo Cocina Mexicana. To learn more, check out the video above!

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{IntoxiKate Calendar of Events} OCTOBER 23

October 30

Aged Grappa Tasting with Distiller Lorenzo Marolo 7 p.m. | $50 per person Pour: 241 East Main St., Mount Kisco, 914-864-0606 RSVP: anthony@pourmtkisco.com

October 31 Polpettina’s 1st Annual Halloween Party 9 p.m. | $30 per person (21+ only) Polpettina: 147 Larchmont Ave., Larchmont, 914-341-1460 BUY TICKETS NOW

WCC Oktoberfest Cooking Class at The Beehive 6 - 8 p.m. | $35 per person The Beehive: 30 Old Route 22, Armonk, 914-765-0688 BOOK NOW

November 3 - 16 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (#HVRW) 180 Hudson Valley Restaurants Participating, Dinner $29.95 | Lunch $20.95 LEARN MORE

November 6

NOVEMBER 14

Silver Oak Wine Dinner at Equus Restaurant 7:30 p.m. | $150 per person Equus: 400 Benedict Ave., Tarrytown, 914-631-3646 RSVP NOW

IntoxiKate Holiday Kick Off Party at the Empire City Casino 6 p.m. | $50 per person in advance, $65 at the door Empire City Casino: 810 Yonkers Ave, Yonkers, 914-968-4200 SAVE YOUR SPOT IntoxiKate Fall Guide | 5

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Foodie Finds

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The top five things you should sink your teeth into this month.

A friend sent me a little Sunshine, and I’ve been feeling brighter ever since thanks to this naturally flavored ginger berry energy drink.

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Painted Goat’s variety of goat cheeses spice up any party. My fav?

The savory fig!

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I still can’t get over Larchmont Charcuterie.

First smoked duck breast, and now beef prosciutto?

I’m in love...

Pick up a bottle of MOTTO Sparkling Green Matcha Tea at Whole Foods. It tasted great and it’s good for you.

Ponte Winery’s Vernaccia Nera 2012 is the PERFECT dessert wine for the holidays.

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The Top 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t

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t’s a Saturday night and you’re trying

to find a new place for dinner. Yelp pops up and your instantly sucked into a vortex of bad reviews and negativity... Yelp is essentially where negative comments go to die. Don’t use it.

Here’s why:

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Restaurants with big budgets can purchase “advertising” with Yelp, allowing them to make negative comments disappear, burying them in cyberspace where less eyes can see them. Sound fair?

Restaurant reviews Interested in learning about the best places to eat? Try looking up the food bloggers in the area.

IntoxiKate, FoodiePleasure, and DeeCuisine all offer information and reviews from savvy foodies in and around Westchester! Most bloggers will also respond to inquiries via Twitter.

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While the Internet can update faster than most print publications, they do not update quickly enough to match the constantly changing restaurant industry.

Thus, inaccuracies occur.

Use Yelp

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{Seriously, stop it right now!}

Who ARE these people?!?

Sure, Mary S. from Bedford may be a neighbor you can relate to and may even offer some sound advice. But who can say these people are even who they say they are?

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Think of a time you had a bad service experience. How many people did you tell?

Now think of a great experience—did you share that as much?

We’re prone to be more vocal when we’re unhappy, skewing reviews to the negative.

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“With great power, comes great responsibility.”

Bad Yelp reviews can contribute to putting a restaurant out of business. Nothing good can come out of negativelycharged emotional responses.

Better ways to share • Join the IntoxiKate Foodie Nation on Facebook—the group page allows you to share photos and reviews on • your latest dining experiences.

• Face it—we’re much more motivated to complain.

Remember to share your POSITIVE experiences to

balance the yin to that yang and recommend a restaurant you loved to friends.

Try to be fair. Is it your first time visiting the restaurant?

Did the eatery just open? Try not to judge a restaurant on one visit and give that eatery a second try.

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Cafe of Love’s Truffled Chickpeas The truffled chickpeas at Mount Kisco’s Cafe of Love are a real treat, but I can’t always get there when my craving hits. While I definitely miss that baked in love from Leslie Lampert (okay, hers are definitely better!), when I’m at home I pop these babies in the oven with my easy, fake-it-and-make-it recipe.

❏ 12-oz can of chickpeas, drained ❏ 2 tbsp of olive oil ❏ 1 tsp of truffle oil ❏ salt ❏ garlic salt ❏ Parmesan cheese 10 | IntoxiKate Fall Guide

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Allow your chickpeas to dry completely, then toss them with olive oil, truffle oil, salt and garlic salt. Spread them out evenly on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes.

Remove from oven, and sprinkle with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

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Pumpkin, spaghetti or butternut—chefs around the county are making the best out of fall harvest. Here’s a look at a few favorite squash dishes...

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The Haymaker, $10 Co-owners (and brothers) Matt and Joe Kay recently launched a new menu at Cedar Street Grill, featuring this incredible fall cocktail. Crop Spiced vodka, Crown Maple syrup, ginger beer and lime juice are combined and finished with orange peel. An IntoxiKate favorite!

Cedar Street Grill: 23 Cedar St., Dobbs Ferry, 914-674-0706, www.cedarstreetgrillny.com

Pumpkin Cheesecake, $8 L’Inizio’s executive pastry chef Heather Fratangelo spins squash into pure gold with cheesecake topped with prosecco caramel, cranberries and pumpkin seed brittle.

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Drunken pumpkin ice cream, $8 for a pint Ice cream genius Ellen Sledge is well-known in the farmers market circuit for bringing back the goodness of old-fashioned ice cream. Made with pure pumpkin, spices and imperial ale, this flavor is sure to be a seasonal favorite!

Penny Lick Ice Cream: Available at events and farmers markets, pennylickicecream.com

Black Fustu Hazelnut Squash Soup If you’re not a follower of Bella Cucina Maria, you better rectify the situation ASAP. Trust me, your stomach will thank you.

Personal chef and Small Bites blogger Maria Reina creates incredible seasonal dishes that are plated beautifully (like this delight to the right.) Photo provided by Maria!

Make it at home! Check out Maria’s recipe for Spaghetti Squash and Black Bean Pasta (an IntoxiKate favorite!)

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HOLLOW Long before the TV show hit airwaves the former “North Tarrytown� transformed itself into the town of terror every October.

Visit, eat, drink and stay.... if you dare.

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celebrate with

ghouls

The Horseman’s Hollow Sleepy Hollow’s premier attraction, this terrifying tour through the transformed Philipsburg Manor offers a haunted trail revealing scary scenes of a town driven mad by the Headless Horseman.

Tickets: $20-25

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The great jack o’lantern blaze Be amazed by the pumpkin light show, featuring over 5,000 hand-carved pumpkins. Family-friendly, but bring those walking shoes. Tickets: $16-20

at the sleepy hollow cemetery Spooky Dinner with Stories From the Dead Six Feet Under Share a meal with Kid-friendly cemetery tales.

Sundays, October 19th & 26th from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

special guests who have left their “final” resting places to join you. dinnerwiththedead. org

Beyond the Legend: Irving’s Ghost Stories Gripping tales come to life in front of your eyes!

Thursdays, October 23 & 30 from 7:008:00 p.m.

Photographs courtesy of historic hudson valley: Horseman HolloW Photographs © Tom Nycz; T-Rex dinosaur Photograph © Tom Nycz.

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try the

witch’s brew Click on the restaurant name below to visit the website!

A. Bridgeview Tavern

G. Horsefeathers

Pub Food. 226 Beekman Ave., Sleepy Hollow, 914- 332-0078

Burgers + more. 94 N. Broadway, Tarrytown, 914-631-6606

B. Fleetwood Pizza

H. Swagat Halal

Kid-Friendly. 70 Beekman Ave, Sleepy Hollow, 914-631-3267

Indian. 19 N. Broadway, Tarrytown, 914-332-5544

C. Finalmente

I. The Tapp

Italian. 31 Beekman Ave, Sleepy Hollow, 914-909-4787

Pub Food. 17 N. Broadway, Tarrytown, 914-703-6022

D. JP DOYLE’S

J. Lefteris gyro

Pub Food. 48 Beekman Ave, Sleepy Hollow, 914-631-3015

Greek. 1 Broadway, Tarrytown, 914-524-9687

E. Wasabi

K. sweet grass grill

Japanese. 279 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, 914-332-7788

Weekend Brunch. 24 Main St., Tarrytown, 914-631-0000

F. Horseman diner

L. The Twisted oak

Kid-Friendly. 276 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, 914-631-2984

New American. 61 Main St., Tarrytown, 914-332-1992

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Cemetery and Philipsburg manor

Rivermarket Bar + Kitchen Farm to table.

127 W. Main St., Tarrytown, 914-631-3100

Maps courtesy of google maps

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rest your

bones

Click on the restaurant/hotel name below to visit the website!

When you book at the Tarrytown House Estate, take advantage of their onsite eatery Cellar 49. Offering everything from steak dinners to Sunday brunch, the property provides plenty of convienece for couples and families alike. n 49 E. Sunnyside Ln., Tarrytown, 914-591-8200

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Check out Cooper’s Mill, the farm to table restaurant with an industrial look located in the Westchester Marriott. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. n 670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, 914-333-1216

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tarrytown 455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, 914-631-5700

Springhill suites Tarrytown-greenburgh 480 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, 914-366-4600

Courtyard TarrytownGreenburgh 475 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, 914-631-1122

Sheraton Tarrytown Hotel 600 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, 914-332-7900

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The barbecue pork ribs ($19) satisfies those hungry appetites.

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win-win situation:

rooney’s

There’s one thing you won’t need to bet on at Empire City Casino— dinner at the sports pub is a sure thing for everyone in your party.

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hen you think of casinos, the last thing on your mind is probably juicy, rotisserie chicken and a generous helping of baby back ribs.

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Take it from this Irish lass—Dan Rooney’s does it right, offering a corned beef and cabbage ($19) that rallies even MY recipe. Top it off with the decadent brownie sundae, offering Guinness ice cream and topped with whipped cream and walnuts ($9).

either. But Dan Rooney’s Sports Pub at Empire City Casino at the Yonker’s Raceway breaks the mold on both—allowing you to score big on more than just the slots.

While Rooney’s definitely caters to the sports crowd—check out their 3-2-1 special created especially for pro football fans to the right— there’s a pretty comprehensive menu priced right that blows away expectations. If you’re in the neighborhood to place a bet or two, or just passing

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sports pub Dan Rooney’s isn’t coined a sports pub for no reason—pairing plenty of TVs with food and beer deals, it’s a great place to catch a football game. This fall, the bar is offering a 3-2-1 Football Menu available during any professional game:

$3 $2 $1

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Sloppy Joe or Pork Sliders (Two per plate)

Candied Bacon Strips or Pretzel

Wings or Honey Cayenne Popcorn

$5 Bud and $ Budlight Drafts; $1 Budlight Drafts during any Pittsburgh game

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Grab some chicken to go and order the rotisserie ($24) served with mashed potatoes and gravy (serves 2). Pictured with sautéed spinach ($5) and mac & cheese ($5) sides.

through, the pub caters to both, allowing you to catch a game on one of their oversized screens or order dinner on the go.

Looking for lighter fare between playing the slots? Try the BBQ pulled pork sliders ($10) or {if you’re watching that waistline) a little hummus and pita bread ($6). For dinner with the family (or maybe a date?!?), try the fish and chips, served with malt vinegar and tartar sauce ($15) or the rotisserie chicken for two paired with mashed potatoes and gravy ($24). It doesn’t have to be March to enjoy a full plate of corned beef and cabbage. This pub’s got it right, and serves up a dish that rivals IntoxiKate’s version, which isn’t easy to do.

If you’re going the Irish route, continue the theme in your final course. The dessert menu includes a brownie sundae with Guinness ice cream ($9) {ah-mazing!}. If you prefer to go the nonalcoholic route, there’s chocolate and peanut butter cake, berry crumble and homemade apple pie ($8 for each).

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foodbites

Moderne Barn's Rooftop Garden It doesn’t get any more farm to table than this! On a recent trip to Armonk’s Moderne Barn, I got a glimpse of Chef Ethan Kostbar’s pride and joy—a rooftop garden including greens, squash, beans, beets and more! Just a few flights away from his kitchen, Chef Kostbar incorporated his own produce into both late summer and early fall specials.

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