Pamela Silvestri

3 weeks ago | silive.com | Pamela Silvestri

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New Dorp High School’s culinary program recently served up success at its third annual food festival. In the high school cafeteria student chefs showcased their skills by preparing and serving meals for approximately 200 people. The culinary program, which began in 2018 “from humble beginnings with no kitchen,” according to Chef Niko Mousmoutis, the school’s culinary instructor.

3 weeks ago | silive.com | Pamela Silvestri

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3 weeks ago | silive.com | Pamela Silvestri

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York Times’ esteemed food critics havenarrowed down New York City’s 20,000 restaurants to their 100 best. And two Staten Island establishments have made the list. Interim restaurant critics Priya Krishna and Melissa Clark, with assistance from editor Brian Gallagher, embarked on a comprehensive culinary journey to compile the annual list. Their process began with Pete Wells’s 2024 selections, to which they added approximately 100 additional contenders.

3 weeks ago | silive.com | Pamela Silvestri

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Chipotle Mexican Grill will open this week in the former home of DaddyO’s BBQ. The 185 Bricktown Way restaurant will make a total of three Chipotle outlets on Staten Island. Chipotle Mexican Grill in Charleston will open its doors on Thursday, June 5. It will operate daily from 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.Customers visiting the new location will have the opportunity to try the brand’s newest protein offering, Chipotle Honey Chicken, which will be available for a limited time.

3 weeks ago | silive.com | Pamela Silvestri

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Even if you’ve been to Staten Island before, I encourage you to view it with fresh eyes this summer. Even if you’re a native or resident of the borough, see things through the lens of a visitor hoping to be engaged. Whether you’re coming from other points of the Island or traveling here as a non-New Yorker, here are a handful of spots to experience in the borough as a food tourist.