Food & Drink Archives | Rockland County Business Journal

Former Stock Trader Turns To Candy For Next Career

January 25, 2021January 31, 2021rcbizjournal

If the world were a board game, Penny Schwartz’s would most definitely be Candy Land, a universe bursting with candy canes, Jujubes, and gum drops

DVine Pie & O Lar Close: Piermont Loses Two Iconic Eateries But Future Is Bright

January 19, 2021January 25, 2021rcbizjournal

Within the last couple of weeks, DVine Pie and O Lar, two high-profile destinations for brick oven pizza and other creative fare, have packed it in.

Living The Dream: A Hot Dog Joint That Sells Old-Fashioned Favorites & Salads

January 18, 2021January 24, 2021rcbizjournal

Bill, and his wife Wendy, a retired math teacher, opened Hot Dog Express at 184 Brightwood Avenue in Pearl River less than two years ago

Bringing A Long Career And Personal Partnership To A Cookie Business

December 29, 2020January 7, 2021rcbizjournal

Toni Ann Salvato and MC Dougherty, a Nyack couple, have done a pandemic pivot but they are counting on a baker’s professional history of success, mishaps, and experience to grow Sweet & Salty’s: The Great Cookie Caper, a bakery specializing in an assortment of decadent (their word) cookies.

Baker’s Dream Brought To Life In Nyack After Time And Sacrifice

December 14, 2020December 18, 2020rcbizjournal

Farina Caffe, the newest bakery/café to open in Nyack, is the realization of a life-long dream for pastry chef Daniela Buglione and the family who believed in her every step of the way.

Culinary Depot In Spring Valley Opens New Showroom, Test Kitchen

December 9, 2020December 14, 2020rcbizjournal

Culinary Depot, the Spring Valley-based restaurant and equipment and supply dealer located at 67 Route 59, is opening a new showroom facility and state-of-the-art test kitchen at a time when many in the field is shrinking under the pressures of COVID-19.