Tasting Notes

Farm Cafe II opens in Chappaqua

The Farm Cafe’s second location opened Oct. 10 at 75 South Greeley Ave., Chappaqua, with a limited menu of coffee and baked goods, with sandwiches and more to follow. Fall flavors include apple cider doughnuts and pumpkin spice coffees. Grab-and-go items include mini charcuterie plates from Roc Boards. The original is located at 26 Broadway, Valhalla. 

Pizza Girls soft opening in Mount Kisco

The pizzeria is quietly welcoming customers at 38 East Main St., Mount Kisco, ahead of its full launch. It was founded by cousins Laura Arias and Natalia Cardona, who were born in Colombia and later moved to Westchester, where they became a favorite mobile pizza oven and catering option, seen often at John Jay Farmers Market in Katonah, oHHo at The Firehouse in Bedford, and Rochambeau Farm in Mount Kisco, among other places. Now at the former Tamarindos space, the brick-and-mortar spot features table service, an open wood-fired pizza kitchen and an outdoor pickup kiosk with an expanded menu. Remaining pizza-centric, the permanent menu expanded to add full entrees such as pastas and proteins, plus a full cocktail and beverage program. 

Zero-proof celebration shop coming to Katonah

The Mockery, a new celebration store, is slated to open in early January 2027 in the heart of Katonah’s historic downtown commercial district. Co-founders Michelle Pletka and Ali Tejtel and creative director Anastasia Guadron are behind it. Shelves will hold non-alcoholic wines, spirits and aperitifs, plus botanical beverages, mixers, bitters, garnishes, glassware, bar accessories and gifts to bring to a party. The store is about “making an ordinary Tuesday less ordinary,” the owners said in an email to customers, and eventually plans to add bites and tasting flights. 

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