Recently we acquired a weekend house in Bedford, N.Y., so naturally the local restaurants have become quite important to me. My favorite is TRUCK a farm-to-table Mexican restaurant that began life as a food truck.

The menu has the usual suspects: tacos, guacamole, etc., but the ingredients are absolutely fresh, first rate and well prepared—and the margaritas, with all fresh juices, are terrific. Prices are reasonable and staff extremely professional, which can be hard to find in this region north of Manhattan and east of the Hudson River. I find most restaurant servers in the area to be overly friendly, fairly inattentive, and somewhat sloppy. Continue reading →

Recently we acquired a weekend house in Bedford, N.Y., so naturally the local restaurants have become quite important to me. My favorite is TRUCK a farm-to-table Mexican restaurant that began life as a food truck.

The menu has the usual suspects: tacos, guacamole, etc., but the ingredients are absolutely fresh, first rate and well prepared—and the margaritas, with all fresh juices, are terrific. Prices are reasonable and staff extremely professional, which can be hard to find in this region north of Manhattan and east of the Hudson River. I find most restaurant servers in the area to be overly friendly, fairly inattentive, and somewhat sloppy. Continue reading →