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Readers love their borough nostalgia. So here's a dish of a candy store and Chinese eats of yesteryear.

Looking to celebrate the cherry blossoms on Staten Island? We’ll drink to that! Updated Apr 09, 12:47 PM; Posted Apr 09, 12:47 PM Cherry blossoms in New Brighton at Skyline Park (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri) Facebook Share Well, there’s a certainly drink for that. The Magnolia Margarita at Sallys has cherry blossom essence. (Courtesy of Peter Botros) Sally’s Southern — 427 Forest Ave., 718-727-2559; SallysSouthern.com — features a Magnolia Margarita, which has cherry blos...

Some dim sum for Chinese New Year? What to eat . . . and where to get it. Updated Feb 10, 2021; Posted Feb 10, 2021 Making dumplings at East New Sing Bo in Castleton Corners (Staten Island Advance File Photo) Staten Island Advance Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Think outside the takeout box for Chinese New Year as it kicks off on a rather special day in New York City — the official start to indoor dining at 25% capacity. Welcome, O Year of the Ox! If you were born in 1925, 1937, 194...

Why some Staten Island foods taste better than others | Pamela’s Food Service Diary Updated Feb 07, 2021; Posted Feb 07, 2021 Penne Puttanesca with olives, smoked mozzarella and a zesty tomato sauce at VINUM, Stapleton. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)(Staten Island Advance/Pamela Si Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In a COVID-19 world, there might be something missing — a sense of taste and smell. And that certainly takes the enjoyment out of food. But sometimes things that...

Restaurants react to Cuomo’s potential reopening announcement | Pamela’s Food Service Diary Updated Jan 27, 2021; Posted Jan 27, 2021 Now-closed Trattoria Romana in Dongan Hills showed its capacities for its two rooms in the pandemic versus those in normal times. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Staten Island Advance Facebook Share “Certainly a step forward...what took so long?” said Jim Stayoch of a temporarily closed Adobe Blues. He refuses to reopen his iconic, New Brighton...

Best restaurants 2020: 16 innovators in the food business during the pandemic Updated Dec 28, 2020; Posted Dec 28, 2020 Who helped contribute to great things in the Staten Island food world in the pandemic? (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)(Staten Island Advance/Pamela Si Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — To stay on the positive and finish the year on a “hoorah” note, we celebrate chefs and owners who pivoted during the pandemic with continued optimism and constant innovation...

Step back in time with some of the borough’s most popular vintage restaurants | Time Capsule: Staten Island Updated Dec 15, 2020; Posted Dec 13, 2020 1992: Miss Staten Island. At the Historic Old Bermuda Inn in Rossville are from left, Vinnie Picciotto of the former Windjammer Restaurant on Mansion Avenue, Great Kills; Elizabeth Solazzo, executive director; contestants Maria Somma and Christina Klein, and Joseph Labita, president of the Board of Directors (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-H...