by Marc Piperno Ever since Food Network’s “Chopped” Champion, Eric LeVine opened 317 Main Street, heads have been turning and talking. Located in Farmingdale, this gastropub has quickly positioned themselves as cool, hip and artfully creative. Chef and partner, Eric LeVine, graduated from The Culinary Institute of America. With over three decades under his belt, […]

True Italian family bakeries are hard to come by, but Alpine Pastry Shop encompasses all of the fine qualities one could want in a classic pastry shop. Owner Anthony Cuccia was born in Sicily and immigrated to America when he was 15 years old. Because of his heritage, there’s a small bite of Italy in every morsel of his lovingly prepared food. He later lived in Brooklyn and learned the baking trade in a famous pastry shop called Alba. Lucky for us, he decided to bring his style of Italian baking to the Island!

BIVIO has been rated #1 by Open Table for its Italian food and great service. Our very own Chef Pastor has brought many good dishes:

Owners and cousins, Cinderella Uy and Rosemarie Uzun, have turned an old Smithtown Lumber Yard into a three-in-one ice cream, coffee and matcha shop. After one full year of renovations, lots of thought and creation, the cousins celebrated their grand opening July 16th, 2021 — just in time for summer! From the sophisticated light fixtures, […]

Owners Mike Chidester, Daron Benbenisti, and Evan Deitch of Chiddy’s Cheesteak in Farmingdale have been neighborhood friends for a while now. After 25 years spent in corporate life, Mike Chidester chose to open what was the original Chiddy’s Cheesesteak food truck in 2014. They took a family nickname “Chiddy,” coupled it with a personal passion for cheesesteaks and brought it to the market via food truck. They then added a second truck for catering purposes and four years later, have decided to open a storefront after the addition of business partners Benbenisti and Deitch.

If you are looking to relax and enjoy a great meal of traditional Italian fare, Ciro’s Italian Restaurant, a full service Italian Restaurant and Caterer is the place to go. Ciro’s can hold parties for up to 75 people and provides on and off premise catering with full bar service of premium liquor.

If you are looking to relax and enjoy a great meal of traditional Italian fare, Ciro’s Italian Restaurant, a full service Italian Restaurant and Caterer is the place to go. Ciro’s can hold parties for up to 75 people and provides on and off premise catering with full bar service of premium liquor.

Once upon a time a young man of 15, who lived on a farm in FYN, Denmark (check out the picture of the little blond kid followed by a group of ducklings in the bakery café) decided he needed a job.  So off he went to make some money.  He found a small job in […]

When Kevin Muller imported his first crepe station from France to Suffolk in 2012, he was betting that the area was ready for something fun and different. After years of experience working in the restaurant industry, and with a little inspiration from his grandmother Joyce, Kevin opened the first Crazy Crepe Café in Selden. Just […]