The Magazine: September-October 2009
Aftertaste:
Cucurbit Carver
Hugh McMahon turns squash into classy tabletop creations.
Obsessions:
Weedeater
Hunting lunch in Central Park with Wild Man Steve Brill.
The Foodshed:
Autumn Heat
A farmer follows his second-hottest pepper from plant to plate.
At Work:
The New Power Lunch
Corporate cafeterias go green.
Back of the House:
Sammy’s Roumanian Steak House
You want schmaltz with that?
What the Kids Are Eating:
Three-star chef hits the school cafeteria
How a weekly volunteer gig turned into Bill Telepan’s other job.
Tastemaker:
What Zagat Begat
Tim & Nina’s upstart survey turns 30.
Liquid Assets:
Tuthilltown Spirits
Stumbling into liquid gold in the Hudson Valley.
In the Kitchen With:
George Steel
Director of the New York City Opera.
Notable Edibles:
Why the Economic Downturn Should Drive You to the Bar
At the Underground Lounge, a recession is no excuse for bad food.
Notable Edibles:
What to Feed Your Little Sweetie
Nina Planck and Marion Nestle dish on how to nourish your pets and babies.
Notable Edibles:
Beer Here
How NY Craft Beer Week came to be.
Notable Edibles:
The Way We Were
Mark Kurlansky digs up forgotten NY eats and soda-luncheonette slang.
Notable Edibles:
Bloody Mary’s Birthday
Celebrating the long-loved tomato juice and vodka elixir.
Grist for the Mill:
Letter from the Editor
A few words from Gabrielle Langholtz.
Notable Edibles:
Real Wasabi
At 15 East, the freshly grated wasabi puts all others to shame.