My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Learn How to Cook Southern at Astor Center Classes July 18

Learn how to cook southern at 3 Astor Center classes beginning July 18.

Wedding Foods at Astor Center March 11 Featuring Momofuko, Landmarc, Other Purveyors

Eat, drink, get married. Wedding bells are ringing at the Astor Center March 11 which is displaying festive wedding-friendly foods from the likes of Momofuku Milk Bar, Ronni-Sue’s Chocolates and The Cleaver Company.
Could one of these purveyors be your dream wedding caterer?
Tastings of food and champagne will be offered.
One couple will win a hands-on cooking [...]

Cocktails in the Morning: The Mixologist’s Greenmarket Tour

I don’t know about you, but I go for coffee, not cocktails in the morning. Still, this Slow Food Greenmarket and cocktails event is a chance to spend the morning roaming the Union Square Greenmarket with a mixologist to gather ingredients for cocktails to be served later in the day at Astor Center.
Here are the [...]

Father’s Day: NY Beer and Chocolate Class

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

Events: Marshmallow Fluff Gets the Scholarly Treatment

What were your favorite childhood foods?
Mine were:

Peanut butter and jelly
Cheesecake
Pizza

Even as a kid, I didn’t have much of a sweet tooth. Candy? I could take it or leave it. But apparently lots of folks have fond memories of Marshmallow Fluff.
You can learn about the sticky sweet, a favorite among kids of all ages for the [...]