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Some Pretty Fancy Food
A few weeks ago I got the opportunity to attend the NASFT Fancy Food Show in Washington, D.C. A mecca trade-show for all artisan and ‘fancy food’ products. What it really comes down to is a huge networking event for … Continue reading
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My First CSA Meal!
In my attempts to eat more locally grown food, I bought a fruit and vegetable share from the StoneLedge Farm CSA (Community Sourced Agriculture). CSA’s are fun because every week you are brought something different and you’re kind of forced … Continue reading
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What I’ve been Up To
Restaurants: Butter: Celebrity Chef Alex Guarnaschelli has a gorgeous dining space and her restaurant week menu was very impressive and delicious. I peeked into the kitchen and saw Ashley from Top Chef Season 6. We asked the waiter if she … Continue reading
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An Education in Caribbean Cusine
Whenever I travel I always try and take in the local cuisine, but on my recent trip to St. Thomas I was caught off guard by how much I would fall in love with the flavors of the Caribbean. Aside … Continue reading
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New Years Eating Resolutions
Rather than go for the old January stand-by article on ‘Healthy New Years Eating’ and ‘Get Yourself in Shape for the New Year!’ I’ve decided to share my eleven eating and drinking hopes for 2011. 1. Eat seasonal – I’ve … Continue reading
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Crack the Whisk
A friend of mine from my building so graciously invited me to take part in a charity dinner for Farming Concrete. On top of enjoying a delicious dinner (which I’ll get into in a bit) I was able to contribute to … Continue reading
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Eating in Union Square
I’m not sure if I’m the only one who has trouble finding good quick eats in Union Square. Last year I was introduced to Maoz Vegetarian’s falafal bar and even impressed my picky mother! And now I’m happy to add Dos … Continue reading
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Great Food, Good Hearts
City Harvest has posted their 2010 Edition of Great Food, Good Hearts, a guide to New York’s most generous restaurants. One of the great things about food culture in New York is that sucessful chef’s and restauronteours are so generous … Continue reading
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Oktoberfest, Fall Harvest, Halloween Mash-Up
Fall is my absolute favorite time of year especialy when it comes to flavors. To celebrate the coming of this magnificent season I decided to have a traditional German Oktober Fest complete with sausage, kraut, pretzels and beer. It ended … Continue reading
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NYC Wine + Food Festival — 100 Mile Brunch
100 miles north of NYC on a 60 acre plot of land sits Katchkie Farm, a year-round organic farm owned by Great Performances catering company. This year was their third harvest and lucky for us they participated in the New … Continue reading
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