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Food Emporium

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2011

    Farmers' Markets Undergoing Seasonal Shrinkage

    Perfect multihued cauliflowers from Kernan Farms of Bridgeton, New Jersey, at the Abingdon Square Saturday market. This is their last week till spring, also at their St. Marks Church (Tuesday) location. While Thanksgiving marks the start of the Christmas shopping season, it also marks something so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Union Square Subway Station Now Boasts the World's Largest Linear Digital Zoetrope

    Tonight at 7 p.m. at the Union Square subway station, in a temporarily vacant retail space just down the stairs below the Food Emporium at 14th Street and 4th Avenue, Professor Joshua Spodek and his students will officially unveil "Union Square in Motion," an interactive art installation considered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Manhattan Is Home to Chickens, Bees, and One Solitary Cow

    Gluttonize.wordpress.comThis isn't the New York City cow. But it is pretty cute.​While bees and chickens are no longer a rarity in Manhattan, even the most fervent would-be urban farmers would be hard-pressed to eke out space (and the necessary permits) for a cow. But somewhat improbably, ther ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    White Castle to Branch Out; Lawyers Targeting Chefs

    ​Laurent Tourondel is being sued by the BLT Restaurant Group for the menu at his new Hamptons burger joint being too similar to the BLT concept. [NY Post] White Castle is looking to launch three new concepts: a barbecue restaurant, a pressed-club-sandwich spot, and an Americanized Asian noodl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Today in Missed Connections: Whole Foods Shoppers Picking Up More Than Organic Produce

    ​Trader Joe's may have better prices, but if Craigslist's redoubtable Missed Connections are any indication, then Whole Foods has better, er, aesthetics.

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Updated: Matzoh Price Watch

    ​Yes, the matzohs are still waiting expectantly to be purchased, but they don't want you to be price-gouged. On the first of March, Fork in the Road instituted our matzoh price watch, in which we report the prices being charged for matzohs around town as Passover approaches. We've added more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Matzoh Watch: Fork in the Road Looks for Price Gouging at New York Supermarkets

    ​You choice may be slender at some supermarkets, but expect it to fatten as Passover approaches. Passover doesn't begin this year till March 30, but already some supermarkets downtown are trundling out their matzoh displays.

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    American Shoppers Face Dire Eggo Shortage

    ​As head-scratching as the idea of a processed breakfast food shortage may be, apparently Eggo is suffering its own version of a rainy growing season. According to its website, "Eggo recently experienced supply constraints caused by flood damage at our bakery in Atlanta. In addition, we've be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Upper White Trash: The Joy of Food Stamps

    (Editor's note: this dispatch is from a middle-aged, college-educated Manhattan resident who has given the hell up and gone on welfare. Some weeks back he described the process of signing up for the dole.) Despite all the waiting and the hassle of dealing with a bureaucracy, the one bright spot of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Trail Mix That Tastes Good

    Usually, trail mix is just an excuse to pick the chocolate chips out of a bag of nuts. But these trail mixes, from Sahale Snacks, are delicious. There are six different varieties, of which my favorites are Ksar--pistachios, dried figs, sunflower seeds and harissa--and Sing Buri--cashews, dried pine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    Pragmatic and Defiant Supporters Greet Clinton in New York

    Usually, trail mix is just an excuse to pick the chocolate chips out of a bag of nuts. But these trail mixes, from Sahale Snacks, are delicious. There are six different varieties, of which my favorites are Ksar--pistachios, dried figs, sunflower seeds and harissa--and Sing Buri--cashews, dried pine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2007

    Buddha's Hand: Huge in '07

    Usually, trail mix is just an excuse to pick the chocolate chips out of a bag of nuts. But these trail mixes, from Sahale Snacks, are delicious. There are six different varieties, of which my favorites are Ksar--pistachios, dried figs, sunflower seeds and harissa--and Sing Buri--cashews, dried pine ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 15, 2003

    NY Mirror

    Usually, trail mix is just an excuse to pick the chocolate chips out of a bag of nuts. But these trail mixes, from Sahale Snacks, are delicious. There are six different varieties, of which my favorites are Ksar--pistachios, dried figs, sunflower seeds and harissa--and Sing Buri--cashews, dried pine ... More >>

  • News

    September 24, 2002

    Kinds of Koreans

    Rich, Poor, and In-Between

  • Books

    July 30, 2002

    Toxic to the Tongue

    How Big Business Feeds You Hazardous Food

  • News

    March 19, 2002

    Feeding Frenzy

    From Celebrity Chefs to Gourmet Guerrillas, Americans Confront the Hazards of the Food World

  • News

    November 27, 2001

    Antibiotics-Free Meat

    From Celebrity Chefs to Gourmet Guerrillas, Americans Confront the Hazards of the Food World

  • NYC Life

    September 4, 2001

    Listings

    From Celebrity Chefs to Gourmet Guerrillas, Americans Confront the Hazards of the Food World

  • News

    March 13, 2001

    Spirit Lifters

    From Celebrity Chefs to Gourmet Guerrillas, Americans Confront the Hazards of the Food World

  • NYC Life

    October 17, 2000

    One-Bedroom Co-op in 1958 White Brick Building

    From Celebrity Chefs to Gourmet Guerrillas, Americans Confront the Hazards of the Food World

  • News

    November 3, 1998

    Foot Hawker

    From Celebrity Chefs to Gourmet Guerrillas, Americans Confront the Hazards of the Food World

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