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The Best Coffee and Pastries? Try NY’s Macchiato Espresso Bar

Last Friday, I was lugging my computer down 44th Street just east of Grand Central on my way to catch the Hampton Jitney. I felt an urge for caffeine that could not be denied. You know the feeling. If you’re not inhaling coffee immediately–as in the next three minutes–you’re going to have yourself a good [...]

Bloomsday is Feast for Joyce Fanatics

I was late last Tuesday to the 28th annual James Joyce orgy, Bloomsday on Broadway, Symphony Space’s 12-hour tribute to the Irish novelist. This year the theme was food.
People scampered in and out throughout the 12-hour marathon that began at 6 p.m. and ended at midnight. I spotted a lot of gray heads dotting the [...]

Food Product Trends: Best Specialty Foods for 2009

Want to know what foods are considered trendy and innovative? Take a look at the list of finalists for the sofi™ Award for Outstanding New Product of 2009 given out by the the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade. They’re the folks who run the twice-yearly Fancy Food Show.
The winners will be announced at [...]

Father’s Day: NY Beer and Chocolate Class

Father’s Day beer and chocolate and cocktails classes in NY.

NY Food Icons Are Center Stage at SF Serious Eats American Food Festival

Ed Levine of Serious Eats is giving the City by the Bay a bite out of the Big Apple, the San Francisco Chronicle reports today. Levine is bringing in iconic American foods, like Philadelphia cheese steak, from around the country. He’s striving for authenticity, so local is out, and the real deal is in.
For his [...]

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The Best Coffee and Pastries? Try NY’s Macchiato Espresso Bar

Bloomsday is Feast for Joyce Fanatics

Food Product Trends: Best Specialty Foods for 2009

Father’s Day: NY Beer and Chocolate Class

NY Food Icons Are Center Stage at SF Serious Eats American Food Festival

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