One of the best things about living in New York is that you are constantly discovering new fascinating and bewildering facts about the city. Did you know there are rice paddies on Randall’s Island? A still-running 19th-century power plant at Pratt University? A rooftop garden with beehives at the Waldorf Astoria? The last one I [...]
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Inside Peek at Bon Appetit, Food52, and The Daily Meal
Years ago while in culinary school, I spent a summer interning at Food & Wine. Food writing was my dream future career and I was ecstatic to spend a good part of my work days in their test kitchen. Until this week, even after many years of working in the food world on both the [...]
Riverpark Farm
Earlier I shared a post on Battery Urban Farm in lower Manhattan, where I went as part of last week’s Urban Agriculture Conference. One of our other visits that day was Riverpark Farm, overlooking the East River. Granted, the East River and the FDR aren’t the first locations that come to mind when you think [...]
Battery Urban Farm
Although this blog is dedicated to mapping Brooklyn, occasionally I’ll venture across the bridges to report on noteworthy places on the isle of Manhattan (and further afield.) Last week, I attended the Urban Agriculture Conference, which focuses on sustainable farming in urban environments. As part of the 2 1/2-day event, conference goers got a chance [...]
- Strawberry Rosewater Smoothie June 20, 2013
- The Charted Cheese Wheel June 11, 2013
- A Rooftop Farm at the Waldorf June 10, 2013
- Homemade Frappuccinos June 6, 2013
- Ramp Tacos June 3, 2013
- Strawberry Rhubarb Galette May 29, 2013
- Inside Peek at Bon Appetit, Food52, and The Daily Meal May 23, 2013
- Green Tea Coconut Smoothies May 22, 2013
- The Best Orange Bread You’ll Ever Have March 27, 2012
- Buttermilk Roast Chicken April 12, 2012
- Homemade Coconut Granola August 15, 2012
- Blueberry Oatmeal Smoothie May 7, 2013