My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

19TH CENTURY DINING: The Vintage Diner Series

New York restaurants stepping back in culinary time
More than a dozen restaurants in New York are participating in a program to reintroduce foods that have gone out of favor, including beef hearts, green turtle soup and blood sauces. The Vintage Diner Series starts in January and will feature prix-fixe meals and drinks, prepared and presented [...]

NEW YORK RESTAURANTS: Christmas, New Years Dining Options

If you’re looking for a dining out spot over the holidays, here are some options. Most eateries are closed on Christmas Day, but all are open for New Year’s Eve.

Vermilion
480 Lexington Avenue, NYC
212-871-6600

OPEN: Christmas Eve: 5:00pm-11:00pm
Christmas Day: 11:30am-10:00pm
New Year’s Eve: 5:00pm-3:00am, 2 seatings: the first seating is from 5:00pm-8:00pm, [...]

COOKIES: Buy or Bake These Tea Cookies for the Holidays

Dana Jacobi, an acclaimed food writer and cookbook author, will be contributing posts and recipes to Food and Things. Dana has written 10 best-selling cookbooks. Her latest is The Essential Best Foods Cookbook: 225 Irresistible Recipes Featuring the Healthiest and Most Delicious Foods.
Let us know how you like this recipe
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Holiday Food Gifts

A holiday gift of food seems like just the right touch during these difficult economic times.
The NY Times this morning ran a list of delectable sounding offerings.  I’d like one of each for my holiday gift!
Thrifty Indulgences, Delivered to Their Door
By MARIAN BURROS
An annual roundup of mail-order gifts for these strapped times still has indulgences, [...]

NJ and NY: Great Pizza and Lox and Eggs

Who would think that two iconic New York dishes–pizza and lox and eggs–would be made better in New Jersey?
The Times today recounts how the owners of Ray’s Real Pizza migrated to the Garden State to set up shop. They were a mainstay in West Midtown, serving ordinary diners and celebrities alike. All who [...]