My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Summer Cocktails in New York Are Spilling Over Everywhere

Cocktails are very of the moment. Everyone, it seems, is rediscovering Prohibition-era drinks. At the Museum of the City of New York, which is launching Speakeasy at 1220 Fifth, they’re offering up a free drink with your paid admission.
Did you know that from 1926-1932, the city’s speakeasy count topped 32,000 establishments?
Then, there are new concoctions [...]

Is the New York Pizza Slice Dead? Find a Fine One at Penn Station

Is the classic New York pizza slice being pushed aside by gourmet pies? That’s what Newsweek reports in a recent article. New York Magazine disagrees, and so do I.
As proof, I give you the humble slice that can be had from Rose’s Pizza, a narrow, bustling joint located along the cavernous Long Island Railroad concourse [...]