My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History
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By Miriam Gottfried
Upper West Side bakeries are ramping up for the holidays, adding various seasonal items to their menus. Here’s a look at the December goodies at a few of them:
Bakery Soutine will be offering various gingerbread constructions, honey bourbon fruitcake, Royal Navy plum pudding, croquembouche and Buche de Noel. www.soutine.com
Buttercup Bake Shop will be [...]
It’s “the hardest cooking competition in the world, ” said Gavin Kaysen, who placed sixth as the US contender in the 2007 Bocuse d’Or cooking competition that’s been dubbed the Culinary Olympics.
Twelve US teams, each composed of a chef and an assistant, were announced at a press conference at Restaurant Daniel in New York on [...]
By Miriam Gottfried
Is it OK to eat factory-farmed meat? Is vegetarianism the only ethical food choice? At the Manhattan JCC Monday night, novelist Jonathan Safran Foer and former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni debated these food ethics questions—while struggling to identify a middle ground between their two opposing viewpoints.
The two men, both of [...]
The Upper West Side deli wars are heating up. Artie’s Delicatessen at 2290 Broadway has a new owner who reportedly plans to expand the chain to other locations across the city, says Crain’s NY Business.com. Big Daddy’s is in an expansion mode too; that retro eatery is also moving to Broadway on the Upper West [...]
During Hanukkah, the odor of frying latkes is perfume to some but a smelly curse to others. For tips on ridding your apartment of that oil-and-onion aroma, read Brick Underground’s Out Damn Latke.
Some people fry jelly donuts, not latkes at Hanukkah. Why all the frying? Fried foods are supposed to remind you of the miracle [...]
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