On Your Table: Spring finally arrives along with St. Joseph’s Day

By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times Celebrate the official start of Spring with whole fish or fishes for light seasonal eating. Here we go – Spring 2018 officially arrives March 20th and not a moment too soon considering the flurry of Nor’Easters we’ve just been through. But first we need to pause for a moment and celebrate the most important feast day in Italy which...

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...

Happy to shoulder blame for ‘Jack’s Fault’

Kennett music teacher one of many local ties to area band By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times The members of Jack’s Fault, a local rock and blues cover band, include Sean Patton (from left), Jo Huxster, Ken Genovesi, and Robert Huxster. A Kennett Square resident who visited the borough’s La Verona restaurant last month did so at the urging of friends who  recommended the...

La Verona says ‘benvenuti’

Despite stagnant economy, Kennett Square shows growth with new restaurant opening By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, The Times From left: Mary Hutchins, a member of Historic Kennett Square, Ginger Meadows, president of Historic Kennett Square,  La Verona owner Ari Mavraj, owner Jack Mavraj, Kennett Square Borough Manager Brant Kucera, and Borough Council Member Leon Spencer celebrate the...