Editor’s Note: We’d like to introduce our first post from Edible Manhattan’s new online editorial assistant, Amber Benham. A recent graduate of CUNY’s graduate program in journalism and a former intern at Saveur, Amber’s specialty is multimedia reporting and story-telling. One example: Her amazing slideshow on Bobolink Dairy and Bakeyard–watch it below!–one of our favorite Greenmarket stands for bread and cheese.
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Vernon, N.J.: I can’t say this speck of a town ever made my must-visit list, but when my friend Ilana suggested a weekend getaway to her childhood home, I couldn’t resist. Besides, she promised, the leaf-peeping was fine and the local cheese out of this world. READ MORE »
We like to think of what goes into our pages as works of art already. But in the past few weeks we’ve stumbled on a few cases where they’ve become part of something even better. (We’ve got larger images of these three down below, too.) READ MORE »
P.J. Clarke’s: The Original 1864 Location at 915 Third Ave., Seen in More Modern Times. Photo courtesy P.J. Clarke’s.
We’ve recently been reminded that the original P.J. Clarke’s–the beautiful old tavern in East Midtown where the dark wood, beveled glass, aproned barkeeps and low lighting are hardcore fodder for the hopelessly romantic–is 135 years old. This is the place where Nat King Cole, of all people, declared his dinner to be “the Cadillac of burgers.” That still satisfying sandwich–a house ground and formed patty, plus bacon and cheese on a soft old-fashioned burger bun–is now named after his statement. (Ironically enough considering their anniversary, the Cadillac burger is $11.35.)
We’ve written about a few other old-timers, like McSorley’s Bar in the East Village, for one, which needed a court order in 1970 to allow women to drink their house-brand beer, served in two tiny mugs at a time. But we’d like to know who else is out there to laud: What’s your favorite restaurant, bar or food biz that’s been around for at least 100 years? What beloved Manhattan old-timers are still the best? And why? The best response–you can enter yours in the comments below–wins a coffee Bodum press.
Send This Guy Your Burger Visions: Hamburger America Director George Motz –Shown in Front of Hackensack, N.J.’s Famous White Manna–Also Co-Directs NYC’s Summer Film Fest. Photo courtesy NYC Food Film Festival.
Like of many of you Edible readers out there, I suspect, I’ve always obsessed about food, whether it was in the context of dinner, religion, cultural commodity, politics, comedy or art. So naturally when as an undergrad I was taking an old-fashioned 16mm film class, I made a movie about burgers. I cast my chubby, long-haired boyfriend at the time as the cook, mainly because he didn’t know how to cook. And then I filmed him making a burger. READ MORE »
Brain Freeze: An Early Attempt at a Logo for “The Mind Kitchen,” the New Radio Gameshow from Takedown host Matt Timms. Edible Won Round One, Thank You Very Much. Illustration courtesy Matt Timms. Below, My Notes From the Show.
Last week Edible was invited to be a contestant on the inaugural episode of “The Mind Kitchen,” the new Heritage Radio Network food gameshow from cooking competition host Matt Timms.
The gist is that in between a few heavy metal cuts, Timms gives three contestants five ingredients–we scored the incredibly terrifying combo of a coconut, lima beans, hot dogs, sweet potatoes and peanut butter–and 10 minutes to create an imaginary three-course meal in an imaginary kitchen stocked with a roster of cool tools but only salt, pepper, oil, butter, sugar and milk. READ MORE »
Editor’s Note: Jeanne Hodesh, Edible Manhattan’s editorial assistant, also runs the fantastic weekly food newsletter and event round-up called Local Gourmands. We like getting her letters so much, we asked if we could share them here going forward. Be sure to check out her list of upcoming events after the letter–they’re also on our calendar to the right–and if you’d like to sign up to get these in your in-box, go to localgourmands.com.
Dear Local Gourmands,
On Friday night I was biking home through the streets of Clinton Hill, promising my completely numb toes that we only had a few more blocks to go, if they could just hold on a little longer. Finally I locked up my bike, limped up the stairs, threw off my boots, and cradled my frozen stubs. We wouldn’t be going back outside. Instead, I hatched a plan to lure my friends over. Frantic text messages reading “cornbread and cocktails!” did the trick, and pretty soon, my toes had defrosted and the living room was abuzz with conversation. READ MORE »
Molecular Gastronomy Glassware: Next Monday’s “Elements” Science Dinner Will Focus on What Happens When Food Meets Fire, Air, Ice and Water, Which Can Be Measured with the Graduated Beaker Shown at Left. Photo courtesy Rickly Hydrological Company.
But by next year, hopefully, there’ll be another Jersey destination we’ll be writing about: The Liberty Science Center, which will be adding a focus on the science of food (it’ll be called Cooking: The Exhibition) to its high-tech Jersey City displays on dinosaurs, space, chemistry and technology. Think of it as molecular gastronomy by the guys who really know their molecules. READ MORE »
Take a Bite: The Famous New York Northern Spy Apple, at Left, is also the Name of One of Our New Favorite East Village Places
The Northern Spy apple, a variety first planted in New York state in the early 1800s, was known for bearing big, colorful, juicy fruit that were legendary keepers, so they ended up in a lot of pies and sauce and other wintertime dishes. Not surprisingly, the cozy, 900-square-foot East Village restaurant (511 E. 12th St.) that bares this persistent fruit’s name was, on a recent chilly day, awash in farm-fresh cockles-warming treats being served to a bustling lunch time crowd. READ MORE »
Stuck on You: The Sticky Buns at Tipsy Parson, Which May Not Be Technically Sticky Buns, But Might Still Be the Best Our Photo Editor Has Ever Tasted. Photo by Michael Harlan Turkell.
Edible Manhattan’s very first Back of the House column was on the lovely ladies of Little Giant’s quaint and cozy Lower East Side kitchen. Well, Tasha Garcia Gibson and Julie Taras Wallach (the two co-owners; Julie does BOH, Tasha FOH) have since opened anew, this time in Chelsea.
Tipsy Parson–named after a trifle-like dessert of legend–is their ode to homestyle Southern, with a nod to the locavore.
The Aftermath of Good Spirits: Roni-Sue’s Chocolates, Black and White Cookies and Several Empty Drink Glasses Make Use of Us as Their Coaster. (But it’s Appropriate, Considering Our Cover Girl This Issue is the Divey Subway Inn.) Photo by Rachel Wharton.
Last night Edible Manhattan hosted its inaugural Good Spirits event, which is something like our summer Good Beer fest and our Brooklyn Uncorked wine shindig in May, except this time we honed in on cocktails. READ MORE »
Molecular Gastronomy Glassware: Next Monday’s “Elements” Science Dinner Will Focus on What Happens When Food Meets Fire, Air, Ice and Water, Which Can Be Measured with the Graduated Beaker Shown at Left. Photo courtesy Rickly Hydrological Company.
