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The two other sandwiches were a bison
burger, chosen because the meat is leaner
than typical beef, and a organic turkey burger
with goat cheese. Romano said it’s hard
to find a nice, juicy turkey burger, so he created
one.
If you eat in, food is presented on a wooden
board, bringing an element of the kitchen
to the table.
Other items on the menu include acai
bowls featuring Greek yogurt and almond
butter made in-house; grain bowls; avocado
toast; sides like a head of cauliflower, roasted
sweet potatoes and lemon-herb garlic
potatoes; and breakfast sandwiches.
Romano said customers are already calling
ahead for the breakfast sandwiches
made on housemade croissants with frittata,
turkey bacon, aged Swiss and tomato and
onion jam.
“Our egg sandwiches are serious,” he said.
The cafe also has an alluring selection of
treats, like savory pastries called gougères
and brightly colored desserts. Romano
said while he has always loved cooking, his
background is in pastries. He started his first
job in a bakery at 14, won the show “Sweet
Genius” on the Food Network at 21 and ran
the dessert program for Long Island’s largest
restaurant group.
I tried two healthy but addicting cookies: the
blackberry corn cookie, which had a pie-like,
chewy fruit interior, and the flavorful whole
wheat chocolate chip flax and sea salt cookie.
More decadent desserts were a take on an
Oreo — two light, crunchy chocolate cookies
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