Posts Tagged as ‘empanadas’

December 22, 2009

Aires de Colombia in White Plains

View Larger Map It took me a year from the time I first wrote this restaurant in my notebook to when I actually tried it, but at least I got there. I first noticed Aires de Colombia while driving around aimlessly looking for Empanadas during my Empanada trek last year. I took note of it, [...]

July 12, 2009

“Med” Empanada owner, Marcelo, passes away

This is generally a very positive, hopefully uplifting blog. However, it’s with regret that I share this tragic news about the passing away of Marcelo Azar, the owner and proprieter of Med Empandas. I quote here from a comment left by his mother-in-law, Jan Fields to my Empanada Guide. Marcelo and his wife, Stacey Fields, [...]

January 31, 2009

Finally, my empanada expedition is complete (sort of)

After more than two months of stringing together lunch hours and stealing away for random “errands” as much as possible, I feel I’ve finally tried enough places to put together a somewhat comprehensive guide to empanadas in Westchester County. One thing I’ve learned though is that as much as I might try, this list isn’t [...]

December 31, 2008

Homemade empanadas

After two-months of hunting for the best empanadas in Westchester County, I am finally ready to type up all my notes and put together my report. However, in the meantime, I’d just like to state that I’m pretty proud my own homemade empanadas would hold up really well compared to the best around:

November 23, 2008

Scouting the best empanadas in Westchester County – an interim report

Lately I’ve had a hankering to do some deep food exploration in Westchester. It has now been nearly a year since I wrote up the report for Westchester Magazine’s “Eater” blog about the State of the Taco in White Plains. Feeling the itch to go much deeper in the exploration, I’ve decided to take it [...]