If you have a hankering for Caribbean food, you need go no further than Ripe Restaurant and Bar in Mt. Vernon.  Bobby Flay calls the restaurant "the king of jerk".  Voted "Best of the Best" for Westchester Magazine and receiving consistently high ratings from diners and critics alike, this is a place to try out.  As the New York Times says, "it's worth the detour off the Hutchinson River Parkway".  Great Mojito's, too.   www.riperestaurant.com