If you are a parent with children in school, you have probably wondered why your child’s meals do not reflect the abundance of farms you pass every day. According to Heather Nieto-Friga, H for short, founder and CEO of SupplyChange, the answer is simple. The system that feeds our schools was built for national distributors, not local farms. And changing that system is exactly what she is doing. Spend even a few minutes talking with H and it becomes clear why she is abl

On Saturday, September 26, Eastdale Village Town Center will bring Italian community traditions to life in its own Palladino Piazza during a free full-day Ferragosto Celebration. From 11 am to 8 pm, Eastdale will transform its Italian-inspired Piazza into a lively festival filled with the sights and sounds of Italy, featuring authentic Italian food, live

Hit the road and end this summer with these great food destinations in mind! ALEX’S BAR & GRILLE I have been enjoying Alex’s Bar and Grille in North White Plains for more than a decade. Proprietor Alex Ahmetaj has matured this restaurant beautifully. You can sit in the warm dining room with its cozy nooks and crannies or take a seat in the bustling bar/lounge. The classic Italian American fare coming out of Chef Nick Demaj kitchen are hearty and pleasing. Check out the Oyster

She calls the business Flotsam, a maritime term for what floats to the surface after a shipwreck. The things left behind that still have somewhere to go. It is a fitting name for a studio built entirely on wood that someone else gave up on. Amy spent a decade at sea, most recently as a mate for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Living in Boston between voyages, she kept noticing furniture put out on the streets for trash pickup.

Let's start by talking about the unique venues that the CIA has to offer. First, Anton Plaza, which sits in front of Roth Hall, a broad stone terrace perched above the tree line, where the ground falls away to reveal the Hudson River, the mountains, and the grand estates dotting the far shore. A long white pergola runs along one side of the plaza, a colonnade style structure with climbing greenery draped over its open lattice roof, and a gazebo anchors the overlook at the pla

I walked into the Newburgh Food Show at Adams last month, I wasn't just there as a journalist. I was there as my mother's daughter, taking in the whole experience and looking for something new. The food show itself was built for grazing. Vendors set up across the store to sample everything from small-batch pickles to fresh mozzarella, and the energy in the room made it clear these are people who love talking about what they make. Here's who I met.