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Gourmet chefs cook for a cause Mulcahy’s and Carroll’s Kitchen partner to feed front-line workers As he prepared some of the dishes, Carroll spoke with the Herald about the nonprofit’s misbstieglitz@liherald.com, agarcia@liherald.com sion and its partnership with Dozens of guests looked for- Mulcahy’s. “I had a really good ward to a three-course meal at job, but when the pandemic hit I Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall had to fire my whole staff and in Wantagh last Sunday, while leave,” he said as he sprinkled three chefs were salt on salmon. busy in its kitchen, Last March, as preparing the food Covid-19 spread for what was dubbed across the country, the Feed the FrontCarroll, 27, of Sayline Fundraiser Dinville, lost his job as a ner. sous chef at John The chefs all Fraser’s 701West in belong to the Bellthe Times Square more-based nonprofEdition hotel. He it Carroll’s Kitchen, had $800 to his which kicked off the name, he said, and day by preparing no real career plan. and delivering 1,500 He just knew he had meals to employees to do something. at Nassau UniversiCarroll, who has ty Medical Center been in the restauand Stony Brook RyAN CARRoll rant business since University Hospital. Founder, he was 14, started The effort was made Carroll’s Kitchen his own online food possible by ticket business with the sales for the dinner policy “Grandmas at the Wantagh venue. eat free.” The business took off The dinner was the “icing on when he solicited chefs on Instathe cake,” said Ryan Carroll, the gram. “The floodgates opened,” owner of Carroll’s Kitchen and he said, because so many in the one of the chefs, and despite restaurant industry were out of their busy morning, the three work and looking for opportuniwere just as full of energy as they cooked that evening. Continued on page 3
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A 100-day milestone Vivian Scannello, a kindergartner at Seaford Manor Elementary School, and her classmates celebrated the 100th day of school with festive activities. Story, more photos, Page 15. Seaford Manor takes in students from Seaford and a small number from Wantagh.
Chamber to debut Maker’s Market A year into the pandemic, looking to the future By BRIAN StIEGlItZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
Nearly a year has passed since the coronavirus pandemic shook the Wantagh-Seaford area and hampered the plans and ideas of the new leadership of local chambers. As more residents are getting vaccinated and hope is on the horizon, chamber officials are revisiting some previous goals. This spring the Seaford Chamber
of Commerce will debut its first Maker’s Market at the Seaford Long Island Rail Road station. “The chamber wanted to do something to get everyone out and into the community,” said Donna Jebaily, a member of the chamber’s board of directors, who is organizing the event. “We have a lot of crafters . . . and we have a lot of people with homebased businesses. We wanted to give those residents a place to sell their merchandise, and the com-
munity an experience outside with their neighbors.” The Maker’s Market will feature 20 to 30 vendors a day, and run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on five Saturdays, May 15, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14 and Sept. 25. The chamber will also host a food truck festival, with live music, on three other Saturdays, June 19, July 17 and Aug. 21. The chamber regularly hosts Continued on page 3
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