Drinking Alone at The World’s Fair
Taken at a bar within the 1939 World’s Fair, the woman in the picture is smoking, drinking and looking a bit melancholy.
Departments
November 2015—January 2016: The Holiday Issue
As someone who was raised on a foundation of make-it-up-as-you-go, I like the idea that you don’t need 100 years of repetition for something to matter.
Where, and Why, You Should Be Going Out on the Upper East Side
“Let’s do dinner uptown,” said no one ever—until now.
Meet the Greenmarket Vendor Who’s Developed Over 90 Jam Varieties
Beth Linskey has been spreading the pectin gospel since 1981.
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine Embraces Food Politics
The socially progressive institution’s “Value of Food” exhibition is a colorful, inclusive and serious celebration of creation.
New York City’s Truffle Mafia
If you’ve eaten truffles in the city, they probably came from Urbani.
Penn Station’s Underground Raw Bar
Tracks is Penn Station’s answer to Grand Central Oyster Bar.
The Travel Issue: September/October 2015, Issue No. 42
Let’s be real — living in New York is a challenge, and sometimes it’s good to escape.
The Frida Kahlo Exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden Is a Feast for All the Senses
The NYBG’s ongoing exhibition wisely lets Kahlo’s art influence the garden’s food and drink.
Michael Chernow’s Top-Secret Fishing Hole
Chernow, the affable impresario behind NYC’s cultishly popular Meatball Shop and the newly opened Seamore’s, tells us about his favorite fishing spot.
Meet New York’s Nut Evangelist
Each autumn, Jerry Henkin takes to New York City’s parks to find food that grows on trees. He thinks you should, too.
A Former Gourmet Editor Has Built a Farm-Based Cooking School
The school opened last summer at Tullamore Farms, a working 210-acre spread along the Delaware River with red barns and silos, a henhouse and chickens.
