My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Beer Tastings and History at the New York Historical Society

By Laura B. Weiss Calling all brewmeisters and beer fiends. You can sample beer and see exhibits chronicling the sudsy brew’s storied New York history at Brew Here, the New York Historical Society‘s summer exhibit, opening May 25, 2012.  It’ll go all summer long, until September 2. The exhibit will walk you through beer’s long [...]

Fairway Upper West Side Does Food Demos Saturday

If you’re shopping at Fairway Saturday, you can get free samples and watch some demos by the supermarket’s chefs and other food experts. No, there’s no demo of how to avoid mixing it up with the market’s famously aggressive shoppers. The program takes place from 11am to 3 pm at the Upper West Side store [...]

A New Westside Market Opens on Broadway on the Upper West Side

The newest Westside Market opened today on Broadway at 97th Street, and Upper West Side food shoppers thronged the store for a first look at the produce, the prepared foods and the salad bar. The neighbors seemed mostly pleased, but being New Yorkers, they of course had to kvetch.

People are Tired of Zabar’s, says Gastronomie 491 Owner

Just-opened Upper West Side food specialty shop Gastronomie 491 owner Nicole Ahronee says, “People are tired of going to Zabar’s,” and that they’re eager for an alternative to the 70-plus-year old food emporium. Gastronomie 491, an upscale eat-in and take-out place, is just a few short blocks away from Zabar’s, which is on Broadway at 80th [...]

Gastronomie 491 Food Market and Cafe Opens on Upper West Side

I missed yesterday’s press preview for the opening of the new Upper West Side specialty food store and cafe, Gastronomie 491. But you can get some idea of what the  place is all about  from these photos, supplied by the market’s  publicist. If you can’t live without items like Sant’ Eustachio coffee or Maisie Jane’s organic almonds and [...]