By Caroline Benveniste When you enter Raffetto’s, you might be greeted by the sound of the guillotine. Not just one swift thwack, but repeated chopping. In the back of the store the ninety-nine year old pasta cutting machine chops away, cutting to order four different widths of pasta, from linguine to wide fettuccine. The one
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Corrections
Sorry to say a quick read of the just arrived issue of WestView revealed two back-to-back errors, one worse than the other. Bruce Poli spells the capital of Latvia as Rega…but it is Riga. Turn the page and read the recipe for Ottomanelli’s Italian Meatballs. Where’s the meat? Read it about 10 times to see
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Lima’s Taste—Christopher East of Hudson
The Food is Fantastic! Since I called on my neighbors to assist Lima’s Taste and its owner Nelida Godfrey in her fight against the Monster Landlord, Steve Croman, by eating there, I had to go myself. What a joy! Understand, I went with my 11-year-old daughter, Jordyn, who is a demanding gourmet with a discerning
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Lima’s Taste Peruvian Ceviche Recipe
Recipe by Nelida Godfrey This is a nice recipe for those hot summer days. Ceviche comes in many forms. As long as there’s seafood, citrus and heat from a pepper of your choice, you can make Ceviche. The denser the seafood, the longer the acid in the citrus takes to cook it. Nelly the chef/owner
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Yup Bacon Still Sells and Then Some!
By David A. Porat Chelsea Market Baskets over the last eighteen years has constantly evolved, and we pride ourselves on exciting new products to experience and taste. An interesting chapter in this is the story of our Bacon Peanuts or what we cheekily call CMB Goin’ Nuts. It started in September 2009,
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Years to Be a Chef—Minutes to Look Like One
By John Barrera We have an obsession with all things food. Whether cooked, written about, or photographed, as a society we can’t get enough. In this frenzied state of mind, who better than the media to exploit our obsession. The problem, though, is their pervasive marketing of everything food has diluted standards put
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Why Is Trader Joe’s So Crowded?
By George Capsis Consumer Reports, once again, voted family-owned Wegmans as the number one supermarket in America but West Villagers need not despair, Trader Joe’s came in third. Oddly CR gave Trader Joe’s a low rating for the quality of its produce, meats and baked goods—so how come number three? CR likes
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Shopping Trader Joe’s—a Game Plan
By Caroline Benveniste I shop at Trader Joe’s all the time. It’s the best place to get staples, but the real fun is discovering some of the more unusual offerings. Here are some guidelines that should help improve your shopping experience: Shop only at the Chelsea store. The UWS store is located on
