A first look is always telling: Tompkins Square Bagels’ location on Second Avenue in the East Village. A very similar location is opening on the UES this October. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Bagel Wars May Erupt as Tompkins Square Bagels Rolls Up to the UES Upper East Siders beware! And brace yourself with bready hunger—for a new competitor in the Manhattan Bagel War will soon... Home 29 Jul 2024 | 04:16
Welcome to the Cumin Club, Javits Center during the Fancy Foods Show ( Deborah Fenker) Fancy Foods Show Requires Fancy Footwork to Feast on Even a Fraction of Fare but Egads! The Effort is Worth It The Fancy Food Show was back in town last month at the Jacob Javits Center, its attendees particularly thrilled to be there... Food & Drink 22 Jul 2024 | 09:11
A rendering of the NYC location’s facade, on 1 Wall Sreet ( Source: Printemps) Renowned chef to oversee restaurants at new French department store Paris, or at least a part of it, is coming to the Financial District in early 2025, in the form of 150-year-old grand magasin... Home 14 Jun 2024 | 11:49
A GI preparing a meal that likely included SPAM during training in WWII. ( Photo: National Archives) How Foods of War from SPAM, to M&Ms Went Mainstream A famous Vietnam era poster rightly read, “War is not healthy for children and other living things.” But feeding the fighters... News 16 Jun 2023 | 02:24
The community activist group CUEUP is pushing to scale back dining sheds in the downtown region. Photo: Keith J. Kelly CB 1 Votes to Scale Back Outdoor Dining Sheds; Wants No More Than Two Per City Block Opposition appears to be mounting to scale back the outdoor dining sheds which helped restaurants survive during the darkest... News 08 May 2023 | 10:41
Stanley Lobel working in the butcher shop c. 1976. Photo: Roseanna Stockbridge. Stanley Lobel Carries On Nearly Two-Century-Old Family Business “I always knew I was going into the family business,” says Stanley Lobel, the current president of butcher shop Lobel’s of... News 21 Feb 2023 | 01:15
Junior’s cheesecake. Photo courtesy of Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery Let Them Eat Cheesecake Alan Rosen’s earliest memories of Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery are being behind the bakery counter at their original Brooklyn... News 19 Dec 2022 | 10:20
Rose Levy Beranbaum. Photo: Matthew Septimus The Sweet Success of Rose Levy Beranbaum Rose Levy Beranbaum’s foray into dessert making came when she went off to college and tasted her first home-baked cake. Although... News 17 Oct 2022 | 02:53
Chicken Tetrazzini. A Restaurateur’s Recipes for the Holidays I’ve owned and operated many different restaurants for over 55 years starting back in 1960, when a hamburger and French fries... News 10 Dec 2021 | 10:35
The Market’s Food Hall is filled with space and light; dining tables and chairs are to the right. Tapas bar Oliva, towards the rear, the newest addition to the space, opened at the end of September. Photo: Ralph Spielman Destination Dining at Manhattanville Market Take Manhattanville, a tiny former industrial chunk of Manhattan; add a chef who knows what he’s doing, mix new dining choices... News 29 Oct 2021 | 11:34
Dominique Ansel at the storefront on opening day. Photo: Jessica Cheng From Cronuts to Croissants The line began outside the flower-adorned, arched entryway of Dominique Ansel Workshop on 27th Street, wrapping around Madison... News 02 Sep 2021 | 12:21
Jennifer McLean repacking food at City Harvest’s Food Rescue Facility. Photo: Lori Cannava Turning a Famine into a Feast Being the COO of New York City’s largest food rescue organization is no easy task, but Jennifer McLean takes on the job with... News 05 Apr 2021 | 09:19
Tasca’s bar features a varied liquor and wine collection. Photo: Liz Clayman New Restaurant Tasca Unites Cultures and Communities Jay Espinal’s childhood revolved around food. As a young boy, he would pass the time in the Latin restaurants his parents... News 18 Nov 2020 | 01:50
Dolly Meckler in her kitchen. Photo courtesy of Dolly Meckler Challah Dolly’s Pandemic Launch As millions are unemployed due to COVID-19 and struggling to get by, some have turned to entrepreneurship. One of those is... News 24 Sep 2020 | 09:44
Photo: Liz West via Flickr Broccoli: Love it or Leave it? Many millennia ago, when we were first crawling out of our caves in search of food, lots of green plants looked really tempting.... News 23 Aug 2020 | 03:16
