My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

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.

Upper West Side Butcher Competes in Whole Foods Meat Meet

Butchers and butchering are big. No big surprise then that Whole Foods, the organically-leaning supermarket chain, is trying to hop onto the trend. On June 22nd, you can cheer on Upper West Side butcher Orlando Vega (he wields his cleaver at the Columbus Circle Whole Foods) who will meet three other Whole Foods butchers in [...]

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 [...]

Joan Nathan talks about French Jewish Cooking Nov. 11

It’s not that long until Hanukkah. Are you trying to think of something to cook instead of those same old latkes? Maybe some inspiration from Joan Nathan, the high priestess (or high maven) of Jewish cooking in America, is in order.
Come hear Nathan talk about the Jewish cooking of France Nov. 11. She will share [...]