Westchester Magazine February 2015

Health

5 Old-Fashioned Home Remedies That Really Work

Chicken soup, a spoonful of sugar, ear-ache-curing olive oil—these are the old wives’ remedies we all grew up with. But do they actually work?

Eat & Drink

Westchester’s Best Italian Restaurants

19 county restaurants from three Italian culinary genres.

Eat & Drink

Spice Rack: Calamus

Discovering unusual spices and herbs, one jar at a time. This month learn about calamus, aka sweet flag, flag root, rat root, sweet calomel, sweet cane, sweet grass, and wild iris.

Eat & Drink

Outside The Kitchen With Chef Caryn Stabinsky

From Westchester to Mexico to New Canaan, Connecticut, Armonk resident Caryn Stabinsky’s path to pastry chef was anything but predictable.

Eat & Drink

What The Heck Is A Persimmon?

Getting to know the tomato-shaped, sometimes-pucker-inducing fruit, and how to use it in the kitchen.

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Eat & Drink

2 Westchester County Hotspots for Valentine’s Day Sweets

If your idea of a Valentine’s gift is an artificial-ingredient-laden Whitman’s Sampler, it may be time to expand your chocolate horizons and look local.

Westchester Restaurant Preview: Petra Greek Restaurant

Should you visit Scarsdale's new eatery?

Eat & Drink

Westchester Restaurant Preview: Zanni In Armonk

A new restaurants adds to the county’s Spanish dining scene.

Arts & Culture

My Westchester: A Journey Through The Decades

Susan Goldberg reminisces on suburban life and debates the merits of staying in Westchester post-children.

Life & Style

Peekskill’s Alexis Cole Wanted A Career In Music. So She Joined The Army

One Westchester woman’s journey from jazz singing and anti-war activism to West Point.

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