The Village News


Seen and Heard


January 2012

         

The Bellport Cash Mob!

Bellport Cash MobThe Bellport Cash Mob was started by Village Resident Terri Hall and is not affiliated with the Bellport Chamber of Commerce or Bellport Village Hall in any way. Instead, it’s simply a community group made up of local residents who want to help small, locally owned, businesses survive by agreeing to spend at least $20 each when the Mob gathers to "Mob" a local business. They understand how important these small local businesses are to our community and our quality of life and they want to try to help in some small way.

100+ Bellport Cash Mobbers recently gathered to Mob a local business. Please Click Here to read all about it and see photos of the Mobbing.

      


               
The First Snow Of The Season

SnowWe thought all the “Snowbirds” out there would enjoy seeing the first snowfall of 2012. Just click the link below for some photos. And speaking of Snowbirds, the seagulls down at the dock were dodging the snowflakes hoping that we had brought them something to eat.

The last time I bought a new snow blower, it took seven years to burn the paint off the muffler. This year I bought a brand new industrial strength snow blower so I’m hoping for the same results this time. This morning’s snow wasn’t enough to bring out the new snow blower and in two days it will be raining and in the 50’s so we dodged this one. I’m hoping for at least another six years before the paint is off the new muffler.

Click here for photos of the first snow of the season.

 


          
GND Home Has A Grand Opening In Bellport

GND HomeBellport Village's newest shop, GND Home, officially opened to the public with a "Grand Opening" on January 14th. Guests were greeted with delectable treats provided by "Porter’s on the lane" and the "Nakama Steakhouse and Sushi Bar" which are both located just a few steps away from GND Home's new location at 14 Bellport Lane in the Village.

Although the temperatures were dropping, nearly 100 people turned out to welcome GND Home to Bellport. This new shop will function as a working interior design studio for Giovanni Naso, the owner of GND Home, and will also be open to the public with a "plethora" of one of a kind items. Click here for more information.

 


           
The Café Castello Italian Restaurant, Pizzeria & Italian Specialties Shop Opens On Main Street

It’s hard to know where to begin because the Café Castello is really three different shops in one. Actually, the Café is four or five shops in one and everything is available for either “Eat In,” or “Take Out!” Let’s look at the many shops one at a time.

Everyday, from 7am to 2:30pm, the Café Castello is open for breakfast and coffee. The food is great, fairly priced, the Café is spotless, and the coffee pots are there all day long right up to closing at 10pm in the evening. They serve at least three different coffees and if you’re a coffee lover, you’ll be more than happy with the quality of the coffee the Café is serving. You’ll also find lots of muffins and pastries of all types too.

Click for the Breakfast Menu

Pasta NightAt around noon, the Café starts serving Lunch/Dinner and many different kinds of pizza become available. You can have something as simple as a single slice or a full dinner including a salad, entre, coffee, and desert. Notice that Breakfast and Lunch overlap so for lunch, you can have anything from either the Breakfast or Lunch/Dinner menus.

Click for the Lunch/Dinner Menu

Sunday Football SpecialLet’s not forget that the Café is a wonderful Pizzeria. If you take a look at the last page of the Lunch/Dinner Menu, you’ll find all the different kinds of pizzas that the Café Castello is making every day. We’ve sampled many and frankly, they serve the best pizza we’ve ever had. The constant stream of customers picking up pizzas to take home attests to the quality of Café Castello’s pizzas!

Next, there’s Catering! The Café will prepare “Regular” and “Large” trays of just about anything you’d like to have for your next catered affair. You can order everything individually, or you can order “Packages” for 20, 40, 80, or more people at a time. Racks and Sterno are included with every order.

Click for the Catering Menu

Italian Specialties ShopWe could go on and on, but we’ll wrap this up by telling you about the Café Castello Italian Specialties Shop. The Shop features Fine Italian Delicacies imported from Italy, all of the highest quality. They offer a wide range of Italian specialty foods including Imported Cheeses, Olive Oil, Vinegar, Dry Sausages, Salami, Prosciutto, Imported Pasta and many more Italian products. Fresh Mozzarella Cheese is made fresh daily along with their Sauces which are also made fresh everyday from imported tomatoes. In addition, they offer Italian Food Gift Baskets for all occasions filled with mouth watering Italian specialty foods. These gift baskets are perfect for the Italian food lovers in your family.

There’s so much more I could write about such as the Daily Specials, Pasta Nights, and Sunday Football Specials, but you can find all of those on the Café’s webpage.

Click for the Café’s Webpage

Instead, I’d like to end with a personal note. I am very allergic to garlic, please, no vampire jokes. I go into anaphylactic shock and have to be taken to the hospital where I lie on a hospital bed waiting to see if I’m going to die. Needless to say, this makes it very difficult for me to eat out at either Italian or Chinese restaurants. When I mentioned this to Nick Gagliardi, the owner of Café Castello, he said, “No Problem.” Because everything is made fresh daily at the Café, not poured out of a can, Nick knows every ingredient that does into every product they make. He said I could order anything I’d like, except for Marinara Sauce, Meat Balls, and of course, Garlic Bread and I wouldn’t have any trouble at all. What a relief! No more spaghetti and butter while everyone else at the table is having a wonderful Italian meal! Thank you Nick!!!

 



Swan Realty Announces their Top Sales Agents and Contributors in 2011

Deborah Galligan broker/ owner of Swan Realty Corp would like to congratulate their top Agents and Contributors in 2011:

Top Agents for 2011

Swan Realty
Gold: Stephanie Bryson L.A.B.
Silver: Christopher Sattler L.A.B.
Bronze: Prudence Brower L.S.A.










Top Agent for the 4th Qtr

Swan Realty
Patricia A. Trainor L.S.A.














Top Contributor for 2011

Swan RealtyChristopher Sattler L.A.B.













Click here for more information about Swan Realty.