We love the restaurants in Bedford. Name the establishment and we've been there: Meetinghouse, Blue Dolphin, Willy Nick's, Peppino's, Nino's, Lucia's—and the list goes on. But sometimes, something new comes along and makes a short trek for interesting food worthwhile—and when that something new is opened by a Bedford resident, it's a no-brainer. That something new is Bistro Latino, a combination of "Latin Fusion and Spanish Tapas," at  at Bistro Latino at 64 Main St. in Tuckahoe. 914-961-2233. The restaurant is co-owned by Alexander Vanegas, the general manager of Palomino’s Sonora Restaurant…

How did Myong Feiner go from stay-at-home mom to chef and owner of Myong Gourmet, which was recently rated "Worth It" by the New York Times? In part, because her friends—who believed she was a great cook— persuaded her. And in part, because of the dramatic turn of events on September 11, 2001. Several years ago Korean-born Myong was teaching cooking classes to her fellow moms eager to learn from their talented friend. Her final class—Jewish Cooking, focused on the Rosh Hoshanna holiday—was to be held on September 11. It never took place, nor did the culinary classes continue after that …

Still struggling for gift ideas? How about a homemade gift from your kitchen: English toffee, delicious and festively wrapped, is the perfect gift that won't get returned, says Amy Baker, who has perfected the recipe and technique. We turned the tables on Baker—who frequently profiles local chefs and reviews restaurants for Patch—and interviewed her about her professional culinary experiences, cooking at home and life in Katonah.  Bedford-Katonah Patch: What's your earliest memory of working in a kitchen? Amy Baker: Using my Easy-Bake Oven—I made cookies for my entire class at my Colorado …

Patch toured the kitchen of Christine Salazar, chef and owner of gourmet shop Happiness Is in Banksville.  Salazar shares with us her passion for food as well as the recipe and a demonstration for her wonderful Cranberry Nut Bread. Background: Salazar, 43 and a Katonah resident, attended Fox Lane High School in Bedford.  During high school she worked at Bedford Gourmet and Bedford Pastry Shop.  Post graduation, Salazar attended Westchester Community College and optained an associate degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management.   She also attended Peter Kump's Cooking School (now known as …

The fall menu at La Crémaillère will debut in a few weeks and it will once again be a collaborative effort of owner Robert Oliver Meyzen and his co-executive chefs: Eric Krupnick and Albert Astudillo. Meyzen is a distinguished family name in restaurant history. Robert Oliver Meyzen's father Robert Louis Meyzen was a co-founder of La Caravelle, a legendary French restaurant in Manhattan that was consistently rated four stars by the New York Times in the 1960s and frequented by members of high society. Growing up, Robert Oliver Meyzen went to school first at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest …