My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Indonesian Food Bazaar in Queens Serves Up Lots of Delights

There are several Indonesian food spots in Queens, but what better spot to try out a variety of dishes than an Indonesian food bazaar? A few weeks ago, we trekked out to Long Island City to the Masjid al Hikmah mosque. About a dozen booths were planted around what looked to be the mosque parking lot. [...]

Smorgasburg Feasting

by Laura B. Weiss Who cares if there’s a half hour wait for barbecue or pint-sized cheesecakes? You’ve gotta love Smorgasburg for the scene, the food and the gorgeous views of the skyline. Extra bonus: if you’re not a Brooklynite and coming from Manhattan, take the ferry back from Williamsburg to Midtown. On a gorgeous day, the [...]

Get the Scoop at New Amsterdam Market’s Ice Cream Fest and Book Signing

Ice Cream Fanatics: The New Amsterdam Market’s 3rd Annual Ice Cream Sunday is Aug. 19. If you’re in NYC, stop by for ice cream from some great purveyors—plus, I’ll be signing (and selling) copies of my book, Ice Cream: A Global History. The event’s from 12pm-4pm. I’ll be perched in a booth amongst the ice [...]

Hidden Vintage New York Hotel Menus Unearthed

I found these spectacularly beautiful menus from The New Yorker Hotel when I was on assignment for Interior Design magazine. Joe Kinney, the hotel’s chief engineer informal archivist, has over the years amassed scores of menus, door hangers and other hotel memorabilia, most of which date from the 30s and 40s. To see more of [...]

Ice Cream Times in Philadelphia

By Laura B. Weiss Enough with the Liberty Bell. I go to Philly to eat. And as nearly everyone knows, Philly is known for its ice cream. Philadelphia is loaded with great ice cream places, but I like the old timey ones. There’s Bassets in Reading Terminal Market. When we lived in Philly awhile back, [...]