My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Learn About Immigrant Foodways at Ellis Island Event

Nov. 4 event at Ellis Island, dining in the Great Hall.

All About Cheddar Cheese at Jimmy’s No. 43 Feb. 3

Some people travel the globe in search of love.  Others search for adventure.  But Diana Pittet looked far and wide for cheddar cheese. 
Eat, Pray, Love for cheese lovers?
Find out why Pittet embarked on a 10-month global search for the rich, savory cheddar–and what she learned along the way at this Feb. 3 event at [...]

Women in Cheese at the Astor Center Jan. 6

Ladies, are you hankering to become a cheesemonger?  Or maybe a cheesemistress?
Then come down to the Astor Center to hear about the world of cheese retailing from a group of New York’s best women cheese mavens.
Here are the details from Slow Food about the event at the Astor Center in the East Village:
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Riverside Park Leaf Cleanup Day Slated for Dec. 5

Want to burn a few calories while helping to keep Riverside Park beautiful?  Then stroll over to the park with your friends and family next Saturday and help clean up the leaves covering Riverside’s lawns and paths. If you’re worried about what all those latkes, candy canes and eggnog will do to your waistline this [...]

Food Inc. to be Screened at New School

If you’ve been wanting to see Robert Kenner’s FOOD, INC, the documentary that explores the multi-billion dollar food industry, you can attend a screening plus a panel discussion afterward at the New School Thursday evening, Nov. 19.  Co-hosted by the New School’s Department of Food Studies, Media Studies and Film, and the Center for Communication, [...]