The Negroni experienced a bit of a viral moment in 2022 when actor Emma D’Arcy from the HBO series ‘House of the Dragon’ shed light on their drink of choice: “a Negroni Sbagliato with Processo in it.” While bars around the world likely saw a boom in customers ordering the “broken” or “mistake” version of the Negroni, the classic version – one part Gin, one part Sweet Vermouth, and one part Campari, garnished with an orange twist – has been a favorite among cocktail connoisseurs for decades.
This year, from September 16 through 22, bars across the country will participate in Negroni Week, a celebration of all things, well, Negroni. Many restaurants and bars around the state will serve Negronis the classic way, or you may encounter several fun variations that experiment with the traditional gin/Campari/Sweet Vermouth formula.
Less than a year ago, we introduced readers to Stamford branch of The Taco Project, a fast casual Mexican restaurant whose roots began in Tarrytown in 2014.
Since April of 2022, The Taco Project and its brand grew even more outside of its existing Westchester locations (Tarrytown, Yonkers, Pleasantville, Bronxville) and its High Ridge Road spot in Stamford, as they’ve set their sights on the Florida market and opened up shop in Coral Springs.
Tarrytown, Yonkers, Bronxville, Pleasantville, and now Stamford.
Since opening in 2014 in Tarrytown, The Taco Project’s popularity kept growing in Westchester, and now they’ve brought their brand of Mexican-inspired fast casualness across the state border to the busy High Ridge Shopping Center.
Co-owner Carmelo Milio—who’s one of The Taco Project’s head honchos with partners Sebastian Aliberti and Nicholas Mesce—mentioned that opening their fifth location in Stamford was a natural progression for their brand.
“Being that we’re all Westchester residents (Sebastian is in Pleasantville, I’m in Armonk, and Nick’s in Dobbs Ferry), we come to Stamford to hang out often,” he says. “We’ve always thought about opening here, but we didn’t necessarily want it to be Downtown, so we can cater to our fans in Pound Ridge and Bedford as well. We like to be in these type of neighborhoods where it’s a little more laid back, more families, but still keep a fun ambiance while getting your food to you quickly, like within 15 minutes or so.”
