Newsday's Scott Vogel takes a tour of a little-known operation making pasteles at the Medford location of Island Empanada.


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The eatery and its adjacent business have been purchased by new owners.

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Ditch is planning to open its third Long Island restaurant, replacing Kings Park community staple Relish.

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A second location is set to open Wednesday.

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The owners said they were having "ongoing facility issues."

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At 4 years old, they met at a pool in Orlando, Florida, quickly realizing they were from the same town, going to the same nursery school.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Mokafé's newest location, which is next to the Hicksville LIRR station.

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