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I’ve always said the
best part of my
career in the news
business is the people
I meet.
Yvette Aguilar,
the Riverhead
town supervisor
who recently won her
re-election in a landslide,
called to say a new
restaurant, Insatiable
Eats Creative Kitchen, was
reborn in the space that formerly
housed a drive-thru bank
and an Italian restaurant on East
Main Street.
My friends Dr. Peter Micholas
and Gary Krupnick joined me at
the new eatery owned by Sicilian
caterer and restaurateur Chef
Marco Barrila and his charming
wife Sheila.
A week with powerful people
Dr. Peter Micholas (l.) and Gary
Krupnick (r.) with Chef Marco Barrila.
National TV show features local ‘son’
I set my alarm clock for
9 a.m. every Sunday to
ensure I do not miss “CBS
News Sunday Morning,” my
favorite television program.
Th is week, to my delight,
they featured Bronx’s own
native son Congressman
Ritchie Torres — the same
week we are honoring the
Power List of the Bronx,
where he sits at the top of
the list.
He made me cry as he lovingly
spoke of his mom and
grandma growing up poor in
the projects of the Bronx. He
spoke about how sometimes
his single mom would not
have enough food for every
meal.
He touched me when he
passionately spoke of his fi ght
in Congress to compromise
and secure funds so every
public housing building has
a working elevator and
boilers that work all year
providing heat, hot water
and food security.
He brought home to his
district basic needs that will
be provided in the newly
signed Build Back Better bill.
Hooray for the Bronx
and hooray for all
of us for having
Ritchie Torres in
Congress!
Th e chef brought us
his signature dishes of
paper-thin homemade
pasta formed by the
impressive Emiliomiti
machine, which does
the slicing of the special
dough and creates
the thinnest, lightest
pasta that was presented
with a tasty
rich Bolognese
sauce. It was
delicious!
You can also go
to the counter and
buy the pasta by
the pound and their
special sauce by the jar!
Various speciality pizza
slices and pies are available
in the rear of the restaurant
for retail.
Th e three of us also sampled
diff erent kinds of fi sh. Gary’s
sumptuous monkfi sh was seasoned
to perfection. I had the
perfectly cooked one-inch thick
swordfi sh, and Peter
had a medley of fried
shrimp.
A specialty fish
restaurant will be
opening on the lower
level.
We couldn’t resist trying
their delectable desserts, including
a slice of cream berry cake
and sumptuous chocolate cake
with a pistachio crust, too!
I ignored the calorie count
for a night, as every dish was
delicious and worth every bite!
As it turned out, our meal
came on Insatiable Eats’ fi rst offi -
cial day of operation. According
to Chef Marco and Sheila, they
are planning to off er breakfast,
lunch and dinner menus seven
days a week. It’s an ambitious
plan, but the devoted couple
is fi lled with talent and I have
no doubt Insatiable Eats will
become a go-to destination at
300 East Main St. in Riverhead.
Visit insatiableeats.com or
call 631-726-4444 for more
information.
Congressman
Ritchie Torres.
Their pasta is the best!
Chef Marco Barrila and
his wife Sheila.
Holiday spirit
One of the
best parts
of the holiday
season is seeing
the creative and
joyfully decorated
stores and homes.
Being Jewish,
I was always jealous
of my friends
with abundantly
decorated glowing
Christmas trees.
While I was
in Sag Harbor,
I stopped my car
to shoot the retail
store aglow with
red holiday decorations.
Katherine and Hunter.
Th en, while walking
down Main Street in
Westhampton, I saw a holiday
“elf.”
I don’t know who was
smiling more — her or me!
It turned out that Katherine
Meyers and her and her
boyfriend Hunter
Chiacchere had
just bought a
Christmas tree
at Shamrock
Christmas Tree
Farm in Mattituck
and had dressed
up for the occasion.
Here’s to happy
days ahead for all
in this holiday season!
A festive store in Sag Harbor.
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