Local gardens are thriving and so is the Scarsdale Farmer’s Market where you can feast your eyes and stomachs on the bounties of the season. This past Saturday we found a full complement of farmers, bakers, butchers, picklers, cheese makers and vintners selling their products.
Susan Froelich of the Next Generation Farm in Montgomery, New York had colorful tomatoes, tomatillos and peppers available and provided some tempting recipes to utilize them.
Here is her recipe for Mango and Tomatillo Salsa:
2 mangos, peeled and diced
10 tomatillos, husked and sliced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and sliced
¼ cup limejuice
¼ cup diced onion
¼ cup chopped cilantro
½ cup diced tomatoes
Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and let sit for at least 2 hours before serving.
Russell and Melissa Greenleaf, of Greenleaf Gardens were also at the market this week, selling a colorful assortment of organic produce including bright purple eggplants, red and green peppers and tomatoes that were pretty enough to paint.
The Greenleaf’s run a sustainable garden education program in the Scarsdale Schools and have planted successful gardens in all five of our elementary schools as well as the Scarsdale Middle School and High School. Community volunteers and their children tend these gardens and the results are impressive. Stop by the High School or Fox Meadow School to take a look. Also check out a recent article in the Journal News picturing Greenleaf’s work in Scarsdale.
While you’re doing your shopping at the Scarsdale Farmer’s Market, every Saturday from 9 am – 1:30 pm, you can also meet your neighbors and sometimes your Mayor or members of the school board. It’s a good opportunity to get a sense of what’s going on in town as well as at the table. Carol Delisa runs the Scarsdale Market as well as another market in North Caste/Armonk on Thursdays from 3-7 pm. Read more about local markets on her Market Lady website.
In another sign that the economy is on an upswing, new restaurants are opening every week in our area. This week we noticed bright yellow awnings on Central Avenue, where Rustico closed earlier this summer. We stopped in to investigate and were pleasantly surprised to see that the interior has undergone a total transformation and is now open for business.
The restaurant now houses a floor to ceiling wood burning pizza oven and the menu lists seventeen variations of pizza and calzone including a seafood pizza with mussels, clams and shrimp, the “Donna Regina” with tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil, artichoke hears, mushrooms, olives and parma prosciutto, and an original margherita. The crusts are made with Caputo Pizza Flour from Italy and Calemme is importing his mozzarella and San Marzano tomatoes as well.
Scarsdale residents cheered when they saw Michaels reopen last week, and many marched in expecting to once again order their favorite mozzarella (mozzi) or turkey sandwich. But they were surprised to find much more than a sandwich and cheese shop. Greeted with a free sample of fresh watermelon-strawberry juice, customers quickly realized new tastes were in store.
And if you're impressed with lunch, wait until you see what Korn has in mind for dinner. Every day Good-life will prepare fresh, "homemade" dinners, that you can pick up, heat up and serve. According to Korn, "these will look like real meals on your dinner table, not fussy food on a plate you'd find at a restaurant." His menu shows French roasted chicken in a red wine sauce, pan roasted halibut, and wild mushroom lasagna to name a few. However, the menu will change everyday and dinners are reasonably priced from $12-$16, which is far less than you would spend on a take-out meal. Good-life is offering a mobile program to make ordering easy from your phone. If you text "goodlife" to 51684, you will be sent a text message every morning letting you know what's for dinner. From your phone you can order and pay for your meal and pick it up when you get off the train in Scarsdale.
There’s a great new treat available at 58 Garth Road. After several years of planning and research, former IT Manager Greg Sribhud has followed his passion and his taste buds and opened a beautifully-designed new frozen yogurt store in the former site of Enjou Chocolate. Why frozen yogurt? Sribhud shared that in his former life at the hedge fund he spent as much as $500 per month eating frozen yogurt and realized that he could go into the business and do it better.
The sleek store features beautiful colored glass walls, shiny white floors, and colorful lighting and Sribhud designed the space himself. When asked what differentiates Go Greenberry from the nearby competition Greg had a quick answer. He offers novel flavors and toppings, and an interesting variety, all at the competitive price of just 49 cents an ounce. Go Greenberry is also eco-friendly with spoons made from cornstarch and biodegradable cups.
Several months ago we reported that Enrico’s Bakery of Scarsdale was moving a few doors down to the former home of Hartsdale Farms. Folks at the bakery let us know that their new location would be larger, include sidewalk tables and also sell smoked fish. Smoked fish? Though the bakery does sell kosher goods, it was puzzling how Italians from the Bronx would get into the business of selling lox and whitefish!
Well the mystery is now solved. Enrico’s of Hartsdale is now installed in their new, expansive home at 214 East Hartsdale. They have joined forces with an old friend. 
The bakery line has been expanded and there are a greater variety of cakes and pastries as well as custom made birthday cakes, doughnuts, homemade rolls and bagels on the way. I tasted their freshly baked raisin challah and had a hard time resisting seconds. Enricos is also selling Italian ices, flavored granitas and hot and iced coffee and tea.
