My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Cupcakes: Baked By Melissa to Open on Upper West Side

Cupcakes by Melissa opens shop on the Upper West Side.

Upper West Side: Gluten-Free Store, G-Free NYC, to Open April 20

Celiacs and gluten-intolerant folks rejoice! G-Free NYC, a shop selling gluten free products, will open April 20, according to the company’s web site and reports by DNA Info and My Upperwest.
The shop will be located on 85th Street between Columbus and Central Park West. Featured will be products ranging from pasta and chips to frozen foods [...]

Upper West Side: New Greek Food Store Opens on Amsterdam Avenue

A new store, serving traditional and newfangled Greek foods, has just opened up on Amsterdam Avenue.
Named Anthis, after the owner’s daughter, the shop serves old comfort food standbys like spinach pie, Greek salad, and Pastitsio.
But it also features new takes on old Greek favorites.
If you like traditional Greek yogurt with walnuts and honey, you’ll love [...]

Trader Joe’s Upper West Side Taking Job Applications

Here’s a photo that offers living proof that Trader Joe’s will almost certainly be opening soon. Want a job? They’re taking employment applications in a loading area on 72nd Street, or at least they were a couple of days ago.
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Upper West Side: New Bookstore to Open at 114th & Broadway Promises Some Food Titles

Book Culture, the independent bookstore that stocks scholarly and literary works in its shop on West 112th Street, will soon be taking over the space on Broadway formerly occupied by the beloved Morningside Bookshop.  The new book shop will open in about three weeks, says owner Chris Doeblin.
Deoblin says he’s been in talks with Columbia [...]