Twenty years ago, Ecuadorians Mauricio and Patricia Guevara built a hotel in their hometown of Ibarra. To pay off their loan, they decided to move to America, but only temporarily.  They landed in Bedford in 2006, and Mauricio took a job in construction while Patricia began cleaning homes. Fast forward 18 years  – the Guevaras never made it back to ...

Top row, left to right: Tina and Sebastian Villaveces at LMNOP Bakery in Katonah, Bonnie Gleicher, Sibil Sebastian Patri, Alia Ornstein, David and Taleen Mena at LMNOP Bakery in Katonah. Bottom row, left t0 right: Mona Lipson at Design Solutions in Pound Ridge, Greg Herrera, Lauren Baptiste, Jason Kadlec, Joe Kaiser. In March 2020, Tina and Sebastian Villaveces hunkered down ...

Chef Elmer Oliveros enjoys fine dining, and he’ll save for an entire year to indulge in the tasting menu at Per Se. “I see God while I eat, and it’s amazing,” he says. But it’s always difficult to get his friends to go with him – it’s intimidating, and he can relate. “I remember going to a restaurant and they ...

When Waccabuc resident Dyllan McGee graduated from Trinity College, she wanted to be the next Katie Couric. A theater major who didn’t want to become an actress, she assumed that being a broadcast news journalist was similar – it’s sort of like acting, right? “I applied for a job with the ‘Today Show,’ and I did some sort of camera ...

A week before Christmas, the kitchen staff at Mt. Kisco’s Village Social come in to work a bit earlier and stay a bit later each evening to prepare holiday meals for those less fortunate. They're doing their part to support The Westchester Christmas Dinner, and last year they prepared all the meals for 235 local families and people living alone ...

One Saturday morning in early November 2020, Fernando Silva, the wine director of Bedford’s Glen Arbor Golf Club, was at home when he received a phone call from Grant Gregory, the club’s president. “He asked me if I was around the next afternoon," Silva recalls. “I said yes. Then he asked me if I could bring my best paintings to ...

Is there a person in your life (child or adult) who is neurodiverse, has sensory sensitivities and/or simply can’t sit still when the music moves them? If so, you probably avoid taking them to concerts, events or other loud/crowded places, but you wish you could. Everyone should experience the power of live music, right? Thankfully, Caramoor sees you, and they’re ...

Campbell Scott is a South Salem native who attended John Jay High School in Cross River. Although his parents were both actors, he didn’t begin his acting career until after college. Several years later, he started directing. On Sunday, December 11, The Bedford Playhouse the 2003 movie “Off the Map,” which he produced and directed. It’s set in 1974 and ...

https://connecttomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Luz.jpg Dear Luz, I can’t help it, I’m jealous of my best friend. She seems to have it all – the perfect husband, the perfect kids, the perfect life. Meanwhile, my life can best be described as “one hot mess.” My husband doesn’t appreciate all that I do, my kids fight constantly and I’m always late, underdressed and put my ...