I noticed your theft from CH…
I am curious what others think, especially those who are regulars at some of the places mentioned. I tend to only go once or twice to most places in Westchester. I would rather eat authentic ethnic in Queens or Manhattan. (I’m not saying that there are not authentic places in the county, but they are in the minority.)
Some of the restaurants mentioned are quite good, others not so much. Several of the places I have consulted to prior to opening, or during/after renovations or reimaginings, and of those I find the majority to be pretty mediocre after the first blush wore off.
I though it read as if each mention was written by a different person and submitted for the article. They each read totally different. nothing linked them together. Also, they read as if written by a marketing/publicity department. A pet peeve of mine. Some thing I absolutely loathed in a former person who visited this board. The descriptions don’t really describe how the food tastes.
Also the use of photos cut and pasted from the internet. There are ten that were like that, with no attribution or credit to the photographer. In addition they didn’t include photos with every place covered. That’s just shoddy editing and over sight.
The only thing I wouldn’t argue with is how they described the cocktails at #8, Burrata. I completely agree with what they wrote. “Drink Smart: Don’t overlook the Liquid Kitchen menu; the craft cocktails are some of the best you’ll find in the county.” ;-)>
I know I am beating a dead horse, but you can’t really trust anything written by that pay-to-play ad mag. I probably mentioned it before, but several years ago I was offered a job by them to be their main food writer. And in the phone interview I was told in no uncertain words that they only cover advertisers, and only write well about them. I immediately turned down the position. At least the quality of writing has actually improved since then. It was piss poor in the past. Today it is only mediocre.
-mild rant concluded-
