My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Food and the Arts: Symphony Space Lets You Eat with Artists in their Homes

You can (for a price) dine in artists’ homes, courtesy of Symphony Space.  E.L. Doctorow, B.D. Wong are among the actors, authors and other artists who you can chow down with. Here’s the info:

Blueberry Pancake Eating Contest at Fairway Upper West Side

Blueberry pancake contest and recipe.

Upper West Side: Henry’s Signs Up to Support School Gardens

Upper West Side: Henry’s and 20 other restaurants sign up to support New York’s school gardens.

Gin in June: Modern drinks and Vintage Ones Too at This Brooklyn Event

Nothing says summer more than gin and tonic, so this June 10 gin-and-a dose-of-history event at The Old Stone House in Brooklyn, is well-timed. You can hop on the 2/3 train which stops near the Old Stone House, then have yourself some summer drinks and learn a little gin history, too.
They’ll serve old time gin [...]

An All Ice Cream Dinner June 6 in New York

NEW UPDATE: The New York Times, June 1, 2011:
Five-Course Dessert
Ice cream from soup to nuts will be featured at a five-course dinner on Monday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Roger Smith Hotel…. Click here to read more.
UPDATE: Carolina M Capehart of Historic Cookery will be making ice cream the old fashioned way at [...]