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More Tasty Summer Drives for Foodies Insalate DiMare at Trattoria Vivolo. By Morris Gut Manhattan Voice  August 21, 2024 NEW YORK - Get out of the house. Time to plan some road trips with good food in mind. Here are some suggestions within a 20-mile radius of the Bronx… ROBUST ITALIAN OUT OF A DINER AT TRATTORIA VIVOLO Recently cited by Forbes Magazine, Chef-owner and personable host Dean Vivolo serves his robust regional Italian cuisine out of a vintage diner just across from Harrison's Metro-North station. Sit at the counter, tuck into a booth, or take a table in the rear greenhouse and enjoy the surprising contemporary and traditional flavors emanating from his kitchen: tasty thin-crusted pizza; Crostino di Polenta topped with wild mushrooms, gorgonzola, and tomato sauce Linguini Nere with bay scallops; Grilled Lamb Chops; Lasagna Bolognese al Forno; and wonderful Spaghetti a la Vongole. Fine wine list. Sparkling lights in the evenings. The outdoor patio is now open. Fr...

Dine the Gallic Way During the Olympics Classic French Onion Soup. By Morris Gut Manhattan Voice August 5, 2024 Follow @Bronxvoice1 NEW YORK - French cuisine is back. New bistros and formal French dining rooms have debuted throughout the area in the last year joining older standbys. It remains one of my favorite cuisines. With the Olympic Games going on in Paris, it’s a good excuse to indulge. Here are suggestions just a short drive away… CAFÉ DEUX, HARRISON Sisters Carrie and Charlotte Denoyer premiered Café Deux in Harrison last year, an all-day café and restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Highlights include a decadent bowl of soft scrambled eggs melded with gruyere and chives served with crusty sourdough bread.  Classic French bistro fair: fresh pastries, sandwiches, entrees, and sweets including their signature ‘cupped desserts’ as complement their daily selection of curated coffees and teas. Cocktails, too.  Jean Denoyer, their father, opened the...

Dining Out After Orchid Show Oysters Rockefeller at Artie’s. -Photo by Morris Gut By Morris Gut Manhattan Voice February 19, 2024 NEW YORK - A beautiful Technicolor harbinger of spring, the 21st annual Spring Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx runs from February 17th to April 24th, 2024. I look forward to visiting NYBG, walking through the beautifully restored Enid Haupt Conservatory and beholding the seductive floral arrangements and dramatic plantings. This year’s theme: ‘Florals in Fashion’.  (For additional info: www.nybg.org) After taking in all that beauty, we do get hungry. Here are a few suggestions… ‘ORCHID EVENINGS’! This year visitors can also enjoy cocktails as well as walk the runway during ‘Orchid Evenings’ filled with entertainment and snacks. These special evening events will take place: March 30 & April 5,6,12,13,19,20. Evening hours: 7-10 p.m. Reservations are suggested.  CONSTELLATION CULINARY GROUP at NYBG!   Ever...