My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Move Over Junior Mints. Upper West Side Theater is Serving Truffle Popcorn

Heads up, movie junk food fans: the new Munro Theater at Lincoln Center is pushing aside Milk Duds and Twizzlers in favor of vegan hotdogs and truffle popcorn.
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Cupcakes: Baked by Melissa Lands on the Upper West Side

Bake by Melissa opens on Upper West Side.

Ice Cream: Coolhaus vs Shake Shack

Guinness Chip Ice Cream + Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie
In an ice cream face-off, how do Coolhaus ice cream sandwiches and Shake Shack Concretes fare?
OK, the two ice cream products differ in several key ways. For one, Coolhaus sandwiches are filled with ice cream; Shake Shack’s products are made from frozen custard. Yet they’re both vying [...]

Cascabel UWS: Tacos Disappoint But Other Dishes Shine

Before Hurricane Irene, Cascabel on Broadway at 108th Street was one of the few restaurants in the area that was open. That was also true immediately after the storm had sped north to New England. So I wound up eating there twice in two days.
The tiny place was a mob scene, filled to overflowing with [...]

Upper West Side: Super Tacos Truck is Back on 96th Street

Super Tacos, the truck with the to-die-for mole poblamo, is back on its home turf at 96th Street just west of Broadway. While the new subway station was being built, the truck was banished to Amsterdam Ave., but now it’s been restored to its rightful home.
Bueno!