The Market Report

We're heading southwest of the city of White Plains to tour our last two Central Westchester stores. This 10,000 square foot gourmet supermarket is located right in the center of the quaint village of Ardsley. In contrast to, say, Balducci's , this store is a great combination of upscale store-made products, specialty items, and basic groceries as this chain is affiliated with White Plains-based Krasdale Foods. We've previously toured a DeCicco & Sons in Larchmont , and although this store is older than that one, it's no less beautiful. Well, it's not every supermarket that greets you with a gorgeous mosaic in the floor. The grand aisle contains produce, bakery, and deli/prepared foods. Cheese, beer, meat, and seafood continue along the back wall, with dairy and frozen at the far end of the store. Produce runs under a replica tin ceiling with a heavy emphasis on organic products. Bakery lines the front wall of the store to the right of the entra...

As we move north through Westchester county, we'll be stopping in the towns of Eastchester, Scarsdale, White Plains, Ardsley, and Hastings-On-Hudson, generally circling up the east side, across west at White Plains, the large city of central Westchester, and then a few stores to the southwest of the city. For a little bit of a bigger picture view, we're still heading north of New York City through the direct northern suburbs through Westchester and then Putnam counties, crossing the border into central Connecticut and then circling back south along the INT-95 corridor. We'll then finish up New York State before attacking New Jersey. But that's all far in the future, let's stick with central Westchester for now!