A New Mecca For Foodies

There’s a new market in Port Chester that rivals Union Square’s Eataly. Celebrity chefs Mario Batali and Lidia Bastianich have given us our own European-style market, right on Main Street in an open, airy site that’s reminiscent of an old world market. Tarry Market is located just around the corner from Batali’s Tarry Lodge and is a great place to snack, sample and purchase first quality ingredients for a make-at-home meal.

Tarry Market is under the direction of Executive Chef Christopher J. Juliano who has worked at Babbo and with Lidia Bastianich. He was proud to show us around his new market that shares the same owners as Tarry Lodge; but offers different cuisine. While Tarry Lodge serves a strictly Italian menu created by chef Andy Nusser, the market features their own cuisine and recipes from Italy, France and Spain.

The entry to the market is a coffee and lunch bar, with panini, coffees and pastries. Another attraction is a wine sampling station that offers wines by the glass. All of these treats can be enjoyed at large communal tables. Venture back through the market and as Juliano says, you’ll find the best ingredients anywhere that you can use to create a meal at home.

Once inside, on the left, a butcher sells prime meat, which is top quality --one notch above the “choice” meats that are sold at our local gourmet markets. On sale the day we visited was Hampshire pork, crown rib of pork, stuffed leg of lamb Hudson Valley grass-fed beef and rotisserie Cobb Cobb chickens from Lancaster, PA. Also available are meats cut to order with no upcharge for custom requests.

Next we visited the pasta counters, where Juliano showed us fresh pastas made on the premises. For sale were thin and wide noodles as well as trays of lasagna to go. Juliano promised that they would soon be selling ravioli with delectable fillings such as black and white truffles and would begin to make their own mozzarella on site.

The bakery counter displayed an impressive array of fresh-baked breads and foccacia with tomato, potato or rosemary that were available for tasting. In fact, most everything at the market could be tasted – and on the day we visited they were hosting a mini Spanish food festival and serving marinated white anchovies, grilled chorizo and Serrano ham. Spanish wine was also available and you could practically have lunch while buying dinner.

Juliano treated us to tastes of a few of the antipasti that were available to go including an insalata de ceci, which was a mixture of chick pea and black olive, eggplant caponata and roasted spaghetti squash with braised red onion, pine nuts and raisins. Likewise, the cheese counter was impressive and the expert behind the counter was ready to advise and provide samples. A dairy case held many exotic international treats making it easy to assemble your own Mediterranean picnic and settle in at the communal tables in front of the store.

So whether you’re looking for a new lunch spot, a place to snack before the movies, or inspiration for your next home cooked meal, stop by to experience a market like none other in Westchester. Buon appetito!

Tarry Market
179 North Main Street
Port Chester, New York 10573
914-253-5680
Hours:
Monday through Saturday 10 am to 8 pm
Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm