NORTHPORT, New York -- The Northport Sweet Shop has been in this quaint fishing village on Long Island's North Shore since 1929, cradled in the caring hands of the Panarites family since day one.

The day the world was supposed to have ended, I decided to order a hot fudge sundae at Northport Sweet Shop. This, following a pretty good fried chicken cutlet sandwich and a bite of a friend's turkey ...

Stepping inside is like entering a world that is largely confined to the restaurant history books, but it's all very much part of the present here. NORTHPORT, New York -- The Northport Sweet Shop has ...