On Your Table: The Food of Kennett Square

A Sunday Afternoon Culinary Tour in Kennett Square By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times On a recent Sunday, ten food adventurers and I met in the dappled shade of the locust trees on Kennett Square,  the mushroom capital of America.  We spent three hours meandering the town’s three block long Main Street, chatting with local chefs and tantalizing our taste buds with dishes from some...

Signs of spring: ice cream, more outdoor tables

La Michoacana reopening for season, its companion grill expanding By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Armando Bernal (from left) takes an order as Daniel Castaneda puts toppings on a fresh fish taco that Martha Rodriguez has just prepared at Michoacana Grill. Looking for some sure signs of spring? The snow banks are decreasing in size, the clocks will spring forward on Sunday, and...

Dishing out homemade Hispanic flavors with dollop of conviviality

From fish tacos to corn ice cream,  customers warm up to Michoacana’s Mexican fare By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Noelia Scharon, a co-owner known by some customers as Ms. Sunshine, stands behind the counter of the ice-cream store with her son, Andres, who is one of nearly 20 workers at the two businesses. A Kennett Square entrepreneur remembers the day more than 10 years...