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Taste of China Celebrates 20 Years

Tommy Chan with his mother and wife Jenny.It will be 20 years, on June 27, since owner, Tommy Chan, opened Taste of China restaurant on Main Street in Tarrytown. It’s one of Tarrytown’s mainstays, which is quite an accomplishment when you think of how many restaurants have opened and closed in those 20 years.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Tommy who couldn’t be more pleased and surprised that this anniversary has snuck up on him. “When I started this business in 1990, I was a single man,” he told me,  “and now I’m married with three children, the oldest getting ready to graduate from high school next year. Where does the time go?”

I asked him what was the secret to his success and he was quick to tell me… “It’s two things – my mother and my wife, Jenny – they have been at my side every day.” Also it’s his wonderful, loyal customers whom he referred to as his friends. He mentioned that some of his customers come in just to say “Hi,” and more recently, have stopped in to congratulate him on his 20-year business milestone. “I am actually serving two generations of customers,” Tommy said. “I have served some of them as teenagers, and now they are bringing their families.”

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Day Boat Cafe, Irvington's Newest Restaurant

Day Boat Cafe, IrvingtonSitting opposite Gus Panopoulos, one of the four partners of Irvington’s Day Boat Café at One Bridge Street in Irvington, one is taken by his sheer exuberance about the restaurant business and the newly opened Day Boat Café. He and his partners, John Durkin, Vas Mylonas and Russ Panopoulos, have created a restaurant that invites diners of all ages and types who are looking for a New England type seafood menu and something more in the form of steak, burgers and chicken dishes prepared with flair.

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Sleepy Hollow’s Bridge View Tavern

Bridge View Tavern, Sleepy HollowIt’s worth the trip to the end of Beekman Avenue in Sleepy Hollow as you will come upon the latest dining destination in the Rivertowns – the Bridge View Tavern. Overlooking the Hudson River, the Tappan Zee Bridge and the Palisades, family owners Steve Maceyak, and his children Chris and Tara, invite you to enjoy a “libation” and some “vittles” at their recently renovated establishment.

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A New and Casual Dining Experience

The Castle-on-the-Hudson in Tarrytown is offering a 3-course Fireside Casual Dining experience in their Tapestry Room. This special offering takes place on Thursdays from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m. and the cost is $39.95 per person.

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Comfortable Dining at The Rainwater Grill in Hastings

The Rainwater Grill, located at 19 Main Street, Hastings-on-Hudson, opened its doors in early  December and offers All-American cuisine in an eco-friendly setting. In spite of experiencing a small fire and a flood within the first two weeks after opening, partners and co-managers Tony Fortunate and Ken Lauro remain optimistic about what this new venture will bring in the New Year.

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“Finalmente” opens in Sleepy Hollow

For those of you who remember a New York Times “Three Star” restaurant in  Granite Springs (Yorktown area) called Damiano’s, the family name is back again in Sleepy Hollow on upper Beekman Avenue under the name of “Finalmente.”

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