Category Archives: Markets
Gardenfreude: Local Salts from the Block
I recently stopped into SITE NYC in Astoria to check out a new line of artisanal salts made with fresh herbs that are being grown with love right up the block. The salts are under the Gardenfreude brand, part of … Continue reading
Filed under Astoria, Farms, Local Characters, Markets
The Last-Minute Dash to Fairway
You’re hosting Thanksgiving. Big or small gathering –doesn’t matter. The apartment has to be clean, the alcohol cabinet stocked, and you’ll need to decide if you’re going to buy folding chairs. It’s now Tuesday and you haven’t been to the … Continue reading
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It’s here, it’s here! Fairway opens in Douglaston
This is a day I have waited for since moving to Queens from Manhattan five years ago. Never mind that Douglaston barely qualifies as Queens with its back brushing right on the edge of Long Island. Never mind that it … Continue reading
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Recipe: Pasta with Summer Squash & Blossoms
Having been out of town the past few weekends, I was finally able to check out the Socrates Sculpture Park Greenmarket on Saturday, as profiled previously by Annie Shisler-Hughes. The market was certainly bursting with summer produce, and I left … Continue reading
Filed under Astoria, Markets, Neighborhoods, Recipes
Fresh Surprises from the Greenmarket at Socrates Sculpture Park
The fantastic organization GrowNYC, which manages New York City’s exceptional array of green markets, has made it easy to support local farmers and to translate your hunting and gathering endeavors into successful culinary experiences. Here in Queens we have … Continue reading
Filed under Long Island City, Markets
