Monthly Archives: May 2011
Recipe: Strawberry Balsamic Sorbet Inspired by Sunnyside’s Salt and Fat Restaurant
Surprises are so lovely, especially when they defy expectations. A recent dinner at the new Sunnyside restaurant, Salt and Fat, provided surprises in abundance. To start with, that popcorn they plop on your table to keep you munching while you wait … Continue reading
Filed under Recipes, Restaurants, Sunnyside
Inside the Five-Borough Farm Project
There’s a fantastic organization based here in New York City that might be under your radar, the Design Trust for Public Space. The interesting work they do is in systematically examining, by pulling together the right group of experts, the … Continue reading
Filed under Food Policy
A Taste of Filipino Culture in Woodside
I have a close friend who happens to be a first-generation Filipino American, an immensely talented person and undergraduate of Harvard who holds a demanding job inspiring others, challenges himself in his spare time with conversational French, takes exceptional photographs, and … Continue reading
Filed under Filipino, Neighborhoods, Woodside
Around the World in 80 Plates
Phew. Covering Discover Queens: A Taste of The World was rough. It felt like I was trying to trek a whole continent with just a fork and a snazzy plastic plate. However, it was totally rewarding. For someone like me, who is … Continue reading
Filed under Food Tastings
Congrats to us! James Beard Foundation Honors Edible Communities as “Publication(s) of the Year”
Last Friday, the Journalism Committee of the James Beard Foundation Awards decided for the first time to present a special award for Publication of the Year. This brand-new award recognizes a publication—in magazine, newspaper, or digital format—that demonstrates fresh directions, … Continue reading
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Last Call for Queens…A Taste of the World
About this time last year, I headed to CitiField – my first time in the flashy new digs – not for a Mets game on this windy, rain-slicked evening, but to join fellow foodies in judging Queens…A Taste of the … Continue reading
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