The Magazine: November-December 2010
Aftertaste:
The Chestnut is Dead, Long Live the Chestnut
The roasted nuts seem humble compared to the finer fares offered by today’s mobile vendors, but their history is as rich as their distinct aroma.
Back of the House:
Gramercy Tavern
Where you know the day of the year by what’s on the plate.
Liquid Assets:
The Goldsteins’ Goldmine
How a family wine shop became one of the best liquor stores in the country.
Worth the Trip:
Broadway Panhandler
It’s all cutting-edge at this kitchen-tool mecca.
Indigenous Industry:
Craft Goes Capitalist
A spate of startups pursue slow food over fast cash.
Indigenous Industry:
Chop’t
How two dudes became the Willy Wonkas of city salad.
Fish Tales:
The Reel World
A chef and a journalist cast for knowledge, and catch dinner.
Melting Pot:
Like Masa for Matzoh
When a Mexican chef marries a New York Jew, Hanukkah dinner heats up.
In the Kitchen With:
Yoko Ono
On chocolate, kimchi and why begging is a state of mind.
Artist Yoko Ono is known not only as John Lennon’s widow—from their wedding in 1969 until his murder on the steps of the Dakota in 1980, they were arguably…
Super Markets:
The Original Eataly
Agata & Valentina brings Sicilian specialties to the Upper East Side.
Hungry City:
Home (Bound) for the Holidays
Citymeals-on-Wheels delivers, literally and figuratively.
Notable Edibles:
Empire State Sparkle
The Empire State produces some esteemed effervescent elixirs.
Notable Edibles:
Counter Space: MOMA Considers the Kitchen
To paraphrase the famous French epicure Brillat-Savarin, “Show me where you cook and I’ll tell you who you are.”
Notable Edibles:
Pushing the Needle
Everyone, regardless of creed, enjoys the stands of pines that pop up on city sidewalks every December.
Notable Edibles:
Pleased as Punch
We’re punch-drunk on David Wondrich’s new book, PUNCH.
Notable Edibles:
Peeling Back History
Designed more than a century ago, each is a serious workhorse to pare, core and slice apples for 19th-century eaters.
Notable Edibles:
How a Cookbook Author Gleaned Inspiration from New York’s Flavors
A new tome to the comfort country classic just out from Gothamite Mindy Fox.
Grist for the Mill:
Letter from the Editor
This December marks the 29th anniversary of John Lennon’s death on the Upper West Side. We marked the occasion by asking Yoko Ono about her eating habits; reading her answers and thinking about her late husband’s lyrics has put me…