The Origins of Christmas in Mexico—and What Remains
How an ancient tradition survives, despite colonialism.
History
Experience India with a Master Chef
On Kilachand + Karp culinary tours, chef Floyd Cardoz takes travelers to “his” Mumbai and Goa.
Consider Cheesecake
Whether slung on diner plates or reimagined for four-star pastry tastings, the classic slice’s relationship with New York changes with the New Yorkers who make it.
Letter to the Editor: A Reader Writes in with Memories of Murray’s
A reader writes in to tell about our recent profiles of Alleva Dairy and Murray’s Cheese in the current Dairy issue, remembering several decades of shopping at both of these incredible shops, which now requires half a day’s drive: “I now live in exile in Maryland, and happily drive 4 hours to shop at both institutions.”
Old, Underground Ovens Bake Some of the City’s Best Bread
Two baking brothers keep the home fires burning
Help the New York Public Library Catalog Some Really Old Recipes
We’ve always been big fans of the food-centric collections at the New York Public Library, both those at our neighborhood branches — did you…
The Obscure “City-Dressed Meat” (And No, We Don’t Mean Lady Gaga)
In the course of our reporting for our up and coming meat issue — it arrives March 1st — we came across a term…
The Free Lunch; The TV Show, The Interview and Next Tuesday, The Party
Next Tuesday Edible Manhattan hosts a party at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum to celebrate the history of the Free Lunch, a fine…
Old-School Barstool
Today’s clever cocktails wouldn’t fly in yesteryear’s newsman bars.
The Truth about Speakeasies
The glamorized bars of the Prohibition era served often bathtub gin.
For New Year’s Luck, it’s Yankee Cornbread, Y’all
Right now all those die-hard culinary history folk are no doubt out somewhere fashioning their long-handled cast iron nieuwjaarskoeken molds, used to make the…
Chocoholics, Avert Your Eyes: Our Photo Slidehow of the Brooklyn Blackout Cake is a Killer
Our colleagues at Edible Brooklyn just profiled the world-famous, chocolatey-chocolate pudding-slathered Blackout cake made famous by Ebinger’s bakery, which closed in 1972. Luckily plenty of…
