05.08.2022 Business For food entrepreneurs, the Incubator at Calverton is a great gift When his catering business went into the offseason in 2012, Steven Amaral decided to keep his hands busy by making chocolate. The idea came as an epiphany. One day...
11.04.2016 Videos At Jerry and the Mermaid, an ‘ace’ waitress If you’ve ever stepped foot inside Jerry and the Mermaid in downtown Riverhead, there’s a good chance you’ve noticed Lynne Andreotti. The 59-year-old greets most of her customers with...
08.10.2015 Education SCCC finishes runner-up at national culinary competition again Two years, two runner-up finishes on the national stage for the Suffolk County Community College’s Culinary Arts Knowledge Bowl Team.
01.24.2015 Columns Column: Come tour the world with us at lunch I’m a sandwich man. Whether it’s ham and cheese, a hamburger, pulled pork or a lamb gyro, I’m often happier at lunch than I am at dinner. Even when...
01.13.2015 Business Cinco de Mayo closes up shop; building for lease After opening its doors in late 2012, Mexican-American restaurant Cinco de Mayo has closed its doors, and the building is up for lease. A large yellow Richmond Realty sign...
01.12.2015 Business Former Polish Town Corner Grocery family purchases CK’s Deli It was business as usual at the Northville Turnpike deli on Friday afternoon, where phone-in orders came in back to back, with deliveries heading out just as fast. But...
01.09.2015 Real Estate Aquarium owner may restore 113-year-old downtown house The company that owns the Long Island Aquarium and the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Riverhead is looking to restore a dilapidated 113-year-old building it recently purchased across the street...
09.30.2014 Business New Birchwood owner updating interior, aims for Nov. opening When it opens later this fall, it will have a new menu, catering room and name — technically. But the new owner of the Birchwood restaurant in Polish Town...