The Pocono Palate

Gary sits down with Bridget Weber and gets the lowdown on this beautiful manor and inn in Newfoundland.  

Jonathan Silva is the brains behind Warriors. Pizza.  This is a live-fire catering business, but Jonathan is about to open a storefront in East Stroudsburg.  Find out where he's going on this episode of The Pocono Palate.  

George Halas is the proprietor of the Arlington Diner in Stroudsburg, a longtime staple in the Poconos.  George tells the whole story about how the diner started and how he keeps it running as the area's top go-to diner.  

Diane and Michael Tepedino own three restaurants in East Stroudsburg: Trackside, Taste 154 and Bib's Ribs.  Gary finds out all about three of them in this episode.  

Gary sits down with Jean-Luc Vitiello to talk about his Pocono Brewing Company and the fine arts of craft-beer brewing and wood-fired-oven pizza.  

Gary talks to the fabulous Lisa Diemer and finds out all about her unique kitchen-art studio in Stroudsburg.  

From a small butcher shop in Cresco to the World's Largest Shoprite, Chris Kinsley talks to Gary about 75 years in the grocery business.  

Proprietor Raul Sanchez tells Gary all about Peppe's Latin Bistro - and what makes Ecuadorian cuisine so unique.  

Gary speaks with proprietor Nicola Mersini of Momento, the Italian-French restaurant in Stroudsburg.  

Chris Lechowicz is the proprietor of Chris's Restaurant in Stroudsburg.  Chris's serves Polish cuisine.  I sat down with Assistant Manager Gabrielle Huertas to find out why Chris's is the talk of the town.  

Gary meets Farah Damas from FABU - and finds about what goes into running this Caribbean cuisine restaurant.  

Melissa Sherwood is the Sales Manager at the Stroudsmoor Bakery & Cafe.  Jess Hicks is the General Manager of the Bakery and Head Baker for the entire Stroudsmoor Country Inn complex.  On this episode, they tell Gary all about running the Stroudsmoor Bakery.  

Gary speaks with Steve Bussenger, proprietor of the Poconos' coolest chocolate shop, Chocolates on Broadway.  

Gary sits down with Spice Route owner Kailash Goswami to talk about the intense flavors of his Indian-Thai-Chinese fusion fare.  

This premiere episode is all about one of Gary's favorite restaurants.  Basso Cucina Italiana in Cresco offers everything a fan of Italian cuisine could hope for.  

Gary explains why Citera's is much more than just the Poconos' premier butcher shop.   Mark Citera's store is a food lover's wonderland.