When Life Gives You Watermelon, Make Watermelon Juice
A few days ago, we bought a big, sweet, seedless watermelon from Michisk’s Farm at the Union Square Greenmarket. We snarfed up half of it, and then it sat in the fridge. Half a watermelon takes up a...
View ArticleGet Ready for Berg’n: Brooklyn Flea’s Grand New Food And Beer Hall
You know how you sometimes wake up at work and realize you were dreaming about a ramen burger? Do you ever wish Smorgasburg was open all week? Well, your wish has been granted. The Brooklyn Flea‘s new...
View ArticleWeekend Market Picks Septemer 6th & 7th, 2014: Mochi from Hanaka NYC
We used to have mochi for dessert every Friday at our favorite sushi restaurant before it lost its lease (so sad). The mochi we would have for dessert were rice flour balls filled with green tea, red...
View ArticleMeet Up With Your Friends This Month At Madison Square Eats
I am so glad Madison Square Eats, or Mad. Sq. Eats as it is also known, is back for the month of September! I’m often in the Flatiron District, and this amazing food market gives me such a great...
View ArticlePolvilho Bakery Makes Brazilian Gluten-Free Snack Puffs
My family lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for about 2 1/2 years when my sisters and I were kids. Our parents worked there, and my sisters and I all went to school and to the beach. We all pretty much...
View ArticleChelsea Market: An Old Yet Modern Food Emporium
Chelsea Market is one of the most amazing food emporiums in the world. I go there whenever I get the chance, to grab a bite to eat and stock up on everything from nuts and veggies to handmade pasta...
View ArticleA Taste of Persia Is One Place You Must Try At The Grub Street Food Festival
I am so excited for the Grub Street Food Festival on Sunday! Sponsored by the Hester Street Fair and Grub Street, New York Magazine’s food blog, this is one of my favorite annual events, where we can...
View ArticleMinnie’s Bake Shop: Scrumptious Bite-Sized Cakes at Grub Street
The Grub Street Food Festival filled my Sunday with delicious treats created by talented, visionary food innovators. It is one of my favorite events of the year, not only for the amazing food, but also...
View ArticleDelicious Innovations By Got Cake At The New Shwick Market
When we think about innovation, we think about big things, like the automobile, or the iPad, or the door that converts into a pingpong table. But I’ve learned that the most impactful innovations are...
View ArticleBees Knees: An Irresistibly Sweet And Well-Balanced Spicy Honey
When I think of honey, I think of a sweet substance with its own inimitable flavor. Of course there are grades of honey, from the stuff you get at any old grocery store that tastes like it was strip...
View ArticleGuest Chef: Ross Hutchinson Takes Us To A Turkish Market
Ross Hutchinson is the very first chef to be featured on Markets of New York City! I met him and his amazing wife Joanna Cybulski during my first ever book signing at Brooklyn Craft Central. They...
View ArticleWhat Are You Waiting For? Go Get Your Knives Sharpened!
This is my annual reminder that Thanksgiving is infinitely more enjoyable when your knives are sharp. And I’m not talking about taking aim at annoying guests who spill the gravy and gobble up all the...
View ArticleColumbus Circle and Hester Street Holiday Markets Are Open
All of grand holiday markets in Manhattan are now open for the 2014 season! The Hester Street Holiday Market opened on Monday, December 1, 2014 in One Penn Plaza. You can visit and shop from almost 40...
View ArticleLook for the Holiday Markets Segment on NY1 This Weekend
NY1 is airing my Weekend Feature segment about the city’s wonderful holiday markets all weekend! Check it out here. (You have to have Time Warner Cable to view it.) I want to thank these amazing...
View ArticleFor Food Lovers: Holly-Daze Truffles from Roni-Sue’s Chocolates
If ever there was a holiday gift for truffle lovers, it is this: Roni-Sue’s Chocolates Holly-Daze Collection! New York Chocolatier Roni-Sue uses single source chocolate from Belize and makes all her...
View ArticleAll I Want For 2015 Is A Publisher For Markets of New York City
Dear Friends: Happy New Year!!!! It is 2015, and it is time for a new edition of Markets of New York City. It is also time for me to take a deep breath and ask all of you to help me make it happen this...
View ArticleWhat Could Be Better Than Chocolate Week in Belize with Roni-Sue
Rhonda Kave of Roni-Sue’s Chocolates is hosting a chocolate trip to Belize! Tree-to-bar chocolate, jungle lodges, farm expeditions and a good amount of hammock time. And did I mention chocolate? I love...
View ArticleValentine’s Weekend Market Picks February 14 & 15, 2015
I had the great good fortune recently to be invited to a wonderful dinner party with creative entrepreneurs, mostly from the markets. (Thank you, Heartbeat!) But wait – it gets better! I sat myself...
View ArticleGuest Blogger: Do They Even Have Hot Sauce In Africa?
The thing is, I don’t have much of a kitchen. So when I met guest blogger Joey Cameron of Ukuva iAfrica and saw his grand collection of African spices and hot sauces, I felt woefully ill equipped to...
View ArticleWeekend Market Picks March 7 & 8, 2015: Snowy Green Apples
These snow covered apples provided pretty much the only color in all of Union Square during a recent storm. As I always say, i know I am not the only person in this city who appreciates our local...
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