Olive's Eatery

Nestled in a quiet suburb on Syracuse Street, sits Baldwinsvilles best kept secret. Its called Olives Eatery and its about to celebrate its first anniversary. But the owners, sisters Terri Webb and Barb Twombly, dont want it to be a secret anymore. In the back dining room, Terri and Barb are tilting, twisting, and placing each prop just right for t... he photographs of their dishes. The chef is preparing everything to perfection and another employee assists the Syracuse Woman Magazine photographer. For a quaint eatery seating only 38 people, it is bursting with energy and pride. It may sound like Terri and Barb always had the confidence it takes to run and promote a business, but it took a lot of warming up to get where they are today. According to Terri, Barb was scared to death to ask diners how the food was because you never know what youre going to hear, she says. Ninety-nine times out of 100 though, its all rave reviews. The bistro may be petite, but the food, not so much. Situated on the dining room table is a salad dish that looks large enough to feed a family of four. Its the Antipasti for Two, which is filled with romaine, olives, chickpeas, provolone, salami, tuna, roasted red peppers, and dressing of choice with garlic bread on the side. Among their other large dishes is the Trio of Warm Dips, which features spicy chicken dip, white bean dip, and spinach artichoke dip all together with tortilla chips, grilled French bread, and warm pita bread. This is one of those appetizers thats big enough to be your entire meal, so keep that in mind when ordering. You will definitely want to save room for dessert, because the Better than Chocolate Mousse is to die for. The recipe is actually head chef Lisa Mitchells grandmothers recipe and, as we all know, any recipe from grandma is going to be mouthwatering. Its not like any mousse youve seen, Terri says. You actually have the cream mixed in with the chocolate and theres bits of hard chocolate in it. Both Terri and Barb agree that the dessert is their favorite item ...Read More