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After Tim Henderson's story on Jamaican food a few weeks back, Doug Watson gave me a call. He owns Poppy's Deli in Mount Vernon with Rudy Guerrino, and he said they do jerk chicken like nobody's business.
He sets up a grill in the parking lot late nights (4 to 11 p.m.) Friday and Saturdays and also after church on Sundays, and they fire up jerk chicken, jerk pork, steamed fish (usually red snapper) and corn. Sounds just delicious.
The deli is open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m every day. It started out as an Italian deli, but now, with five cooks — one who's Italian, two who are Mexican, one from the West Indies and one from Jamaica — it has a little bit of everything.
"Mount Vernon is a cross roads," Watson said to me. "And we have a diverse population." That means he'll be cutting Boars Head meats for sandwiches at lunch, and serving up chicken...
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Chef Vincent Barcelona emailed me to tell me what he's got grown - and what's on his menu from the garden!
FYI the garden is in full swing at Harvest on Hudson. My menu is chock full of Zucchini flower, herbs, peas, Swiss Chard, Fava beans etc…soon to come tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, squash zucchini, figs…
After the jump, the new menus at Harvest.
Cocktails
Henrick Hudson $12 ( Hendricks Gin, Muddled Cucumber)
Mint Julep $12 (Woodford Bourbon, Mint, Simple Syrup)
“Pama” politan $11 (Pama Pomegranate Liqueur, Ketel One Citroen Vodka)
Harvest Blossom $11 (Absolut Vodka, Peach Pucker, Peach Nectar, Splash of Champagne)
Mojito, Mango, Berry Coco $12
King of Mojito $14 (Rum, Mint, Sugar, Lime)
Perfect Pear $12 (Grey Goose Pear Vodka, Cointreau)
Sangria $11 (Red Wine, Fresh Fruit)
Mango Passion $11 (Malibu Mango Rum, Effen Vodka Mango Puree, Mango Sorbetto Float)
White Cosmopolitan $10 (Lemon Vodka, Triple Sec, White...
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