My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Passover: Chozen Ice Cream-A Lighter Finish to that Heavy Seder Meal

Photo: Laura B. Weiss
Chozen Ice Cream, concocted by three New York women, with names and ingredients that tap into the shtetl/Jewish culinary tradition—from Matzoh Crunch to the newest flavor, Apples and Honey, is a great finish to your Seder meal. Let’s face it, Haroseth, pot roast and matzoh ball soup (hopefully, of the non-cannonball variety), [...]

Upper West Side: Colorful Cocktails and More at Publicolor Fundraiser

Cocktails, a dinner and Soledad O’Brien, the CNN news person will headline a fundraiser at to raise funds for Publicolor, a program for disadvantage youth, on Monday, April 15.
Publicolor puts together groups of students and teaches them how to paint, not on  canvases, but on the walls of their schools. The idea is that the [...]

Oscar Night Cocktail and Snack: Blushing Campari and Kale Chips

The Oscars are coming! Chances are you’ll be hosting a party Feb. 27 or going to one. A pot luck may be part of the plan. So, whether you’re rooting for Black Swan or The Social Network, you’ll surely want a drink and snack close at hand.
Chef Renee suggests the following:
Oscar Party Drink and Snack: [...]

NY Coffee and Tea Festival Coming Feb. 19-20

Coffee drinker or tea lover? Whatever your preference, the NY Coffee and Tea Festival may make you forget (at least for an hour or two) the awful winter we’re having.
Here are the details:
NYC’s COFFEE AND TEA FESTIVAL
What: The northeast Ultimate Barista Challenge® competition and a VIP tea tasting with two guest Hong Kong tea masters. [...]

Upper West Side JCC Hosts Mario Batalli, Amanda Hesser for Food Talk

One of the first evens on the 2011 celebrity chef circuit will take place at the Upper West Side JCC when chef Mario Batali and cookbook author and former New York Times writer Amanda Hesser will be talking up their new cookbooks.
Check out Hesser’s web site, Food52, in which readers get to vote on recipes [...]