Quick Bites - Brazen Fox and Pour Mt. Kisco

Quick Bites (and Drinks)

Brazen Fox – Although a large part of the reason I was there were the mai tais, the food is pretty decent. We started with the Korean BBQ Tacos. Neither of us had ever had them and we did enjoy them thoroughly. Granted, there was a terribly long wait for them. The manager did come by and apologize, which was nice. Chris had the Chipotle Chicken wrap and I had the Buffalo Chicken wrap. They were tasty. They have many weekday specials and are worth the look.

Pour, Mt. Kisco – So, we stopped in for a quick nightcap. After a few glasses of well-chosen wine, James treated us to a taste of the Greenhook Ginsmiths Beach Plum gin. This stuff is absolutely fantastic. As I have said so many times before, do not get scared by the menu, just let them know what types of mainstream things you like and James will find what you want. I suggest getting a plum Collins, as I know I will when I return.

Quick Bites - Havana Central - July 26, 2012

Pros – The empanadas are very tasty (I highly recommend the beef). The happy hour deals are honored in the restaurant. The mojitos are tasty; however, they can be inconsistent.

Cons – The food, even when good, is served warm, not hot. Everything could use a better heating (or possibly re-heating).

Atmosphere – We find the chairs a bit uncomfortable when sitting in the front area. We were able to sit at a booth and that was fine. The chairs on the inside are different and that is a potential positive.

havanacentral.com
Yonkers, NY

Saturday Quick Bites - June 23, 2012

It started off with a trip to the Hastings-on-Hudson Farmers’ Market to get a breakfast pizza. The Cookery’s mobile extension – DoughNation was there serving up treats. The pizza was perfectly cooked with duck sausage and an egg. I believe there were caramelized onions on it, which provided a bit of a sweet taste. It was so good and yes, a breakfast pizza.

Next stop was Brazen Fox (White Plains) for lunch. I ordered the goat cheese pear salad. There is nothing wrong with the salad; I just learned that I am not the biggest fan of goat cheese. I think a different cheese would’ve made it better for me. It was too creamy, but not like a burrata – it just left an odd texture in my mouth and I am not a fan of odd. The service was a bit shaky and I was disappointed since I go there very often and rarely have complaints.

Finally, dinner at Chez Giza…to start we made a fantastic arugula salad that had cucumbers, pickles, mushrooms, tomatoes, Romano cheese and prosciutto (thank you farmers’ market). It was a fantastic salad that turned into a dinner salad. The home prepared meal was so tasty and I look forward to utilizing more and more arugula this summer!

Arugula and prosciutto salad