Comment | January 3, 2011 | By Alyssa Smith | Photographs by The Piggery
Speaking of New Year’s food traditions, if luck is what you’re hoping will kick in this week, there’s one tradition carnivorous types should take on no matter what, because even if it fails to deliver fame and fortune, it won’t…
Comment | December 14, 2010 | By Alyssa Smith
Avoiding the craziness of stores over the next few weeks might be your style, but since gift-giving is inevitable, check out a class being offered by Ger-Nis in Park Slope… you’ll be in the kitchen learning some tips for tons…
Comment | December 1, 2010 | By Alyssa Smith
Apparently the week after Thanksgiving can and should be celebrated with oysters everywhere! Ok, maybe we’re exaggerating a bit since a few of these ideas are weekly occurrences — and oysters should be, right? — but we needed something special…
Comment | November 23, 2010 | By Alyssa Smith
You can’t deny it… we’re all looking forward to Thursday, a holiday that’s all about good food… ahem, we mean giving thanks! Yes, right, thanks. Well, if you’re cooking up your own feast, we have a few ideas to add…
Comment | November 22, 2010 | By Alyssa Smith | Photographs by Alyssa Smith
Rockefeller Center was not only full of tourists last month, but also more than 2,000 pounds of cranberries! If you didn’t get a chance to see it, Ocean Spray built a pool (um, “bog”) containing floating cranberries right next to…
Comment | November 16, 2010 | By Alyssa Smith
What two better symbols to enjoy the pre-Thanksgiving season with than grains and pumpkins? It’s all about being thankful for plenty. And that’s just what this week is all about when it come to events as Greenmarket promotes the re-emergence…
Comment | November 10, 2010 | By Alyssa Smith
If your Sunday evenings are in desperate need of a little heat, Back Forty has the fix for you… they’re hosting a one-pot dinner special at the close of every weekend, and this month’s special is posole, the traditional Mexican…
Comment | November 9, 2010 | By Alyssa Smith | Photographs by Rebecca McAlpin
As the last event of the Lopate and Locavores Festival, tonight’s Faces of Farming: The Chicken or the Egg is sure to go beyond the classic chicken or the egg question, as it will jump right into a discussion about…