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The Phoenix, Seaford: Chef's night off debacle

Crusted tuna with risotto at The Phoenix in

Back in April, The Phoenix in Seaford earned a three-star rating in Newsday. A recent chef change, however, motivated a return visit. And a sense of loss. For the food here was certainly not what it once was.

True, I returned on a night when — I later learned — chef Scott Zachman was not in the house. But that shouldn't have made a difference.

Spicy peanut soup ($6) remained a favorite,...

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