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New Amsterdam Market

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    May 26, 2012

    People's Pops Has a Lovely New Cookbook

    People's Pops launched in 2008 when Nathalie Jordi, David Carrell and Joel Horowitz set up a booth at the New Amsterdam Market, where they decided to sell ice pops made with local fruits. Over the years they experimented a lot, developed a fan base, opened shops in the East Village and Chelsea Marke ... More >>

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    May 17, 2012

    New Amsterdam Market Fighting for Permanent Space

    Seasonal food pop-ups, markets, and street fairs are among some of the best things about spring in New York City. One market is fighting to make its presence permanent. The New Amsterdam Market is a seasonal market that runs out a parking lot beside the former Fulton Fish Market, featuring vendors ... More >>

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    May 4, 2012

    Weekend Special: International Meats Local (Discount) Big Gay Ice Cream

    1. Big Gay Ice Cream On Sunday, the people over at the Big Gay Ice Cream shop will be throwing a party for the people from San Francisco's Humphry Slocombe ice cream shop. The Slocombes will be there to sign book copies and Big Gay Ice Cream will be giving out "special breakfast" treats. Event times ... More >>

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    February 10, 2012

    New Amsterdam Market Gets a Pop-Up Soda Fountain

    Remember when the perfect Valentine's Day date was taking your sweetheart to the soda fountain for a nice coke float? Neither do we. But you can re-create the experience at the pop-up soda fountain at New Amsterdam Market this weekend.

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    November 10, 2011

    Food Prices to Increase; Rayon McIntosh Gets Bail Fund

    ​Predictions loom that the next corn harvest will disappoint, and analysts predict the meager crop yield will inflate food costs.[Business Week]The FDA has sent warning letters to 1,200 tobacco retailers in 15 states, finding that many still sell cigarettes to minors as well as offering loosies (t ... More >>

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    October 28, 2011

    Meat Up at the New Amsterdam Market This Weekend

    Publicenergy / FlickrMoo​It's time to wield the cleavers! Furthering the trend of butchers-as-superstars, the New Amsterdam Market is holding a symposium on all things meat- and butchery-related. The first of the five sessions, a demo by Adam Tiberio on breaking down a beef hindquarter, will ... More >>

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    October 19, 2011

    The Poffertjes Man Helps Us Go Dutch

    Lauren BloombergFollow the powdered sugar.​ We've seen just about everything turn up at the duo of South Street Seaport markets (the New Amsterdam Market and Fulton Street Market), from hand-held pies to draft-pulled kombucha. But it's always exciting to stumble across something we've never se ... More >>

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    October 6, 2011

    What I Did With My Wild Mushrooms From the New Amsterdam Market: Aborted Entoloma Frittata

    Here's about $4 worth of the mushroom called "Snow Shrimp" on the blackboard, but whose real name is "Aborted Entolomas," according to a commenter. Last week Fork in the Road covered the wild mushrooms being newly offered at the New Amsterdam Market. What an array it was, including many that had n ... More >>

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    September 25, 2011

    The Wild Wild Mushrooms of the New Amsterdam Market

    ​Bear's head mushrooms look more like polar bears than brown or black bears. With all the rain and general dampness, It's been the best year in memory for hunting wild mushrooms upstate and in the fungus-friendly areas of New England. Not only are the varieties more profuse, but the specime ... More >>

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    September 6, 2011

    On Sept. 25, Dine Out to Help Out NY-Area Farmers Affected by Hurricane Irene

    ​Many local farms, it has been reported, suffered extensive and sometimes catastrophic damages when Hurricane Irene swept up the East Coast the weekend before last. In the wake of the storm, some organizations began raising funds to aid the affected farmers. And now, there's another way to hel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Get Discounted Tickets to New Amsterdam Market's Ice Cream Sunday

    Rebecca Marx​This Sunday, New Amsterdam Market will host its second-annual Ice Cream Sunday. Like last year, it will be a veritable lactose orgy, with the likes of the Bent Spoon, La Newyorkina, and Victory Garden plying the crowds with miniature scoops of their delectable dairy. Unlike last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Peels, Hester Street, and New Amsterdam Promise Many Frozen Treats This Weekend

    Rebecca Marx​If, unlike us, you have not eaten your weight in ice cream this week, then you may be interested to know that this weekend will present numerous opportunities to consume it.

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2011

    The New Amsterdam Markets Starts for Real This Sunday

    ​Last month, the New Amsterdam Market returned for one day only to tease us with the promise of organic produce and pneumatic baked goods. Beginning Sunday, the market will make good on that promise with the official kick-off of its summer season. Expect the usual suspects, such as Liddabit Sw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    The New Amsterdam Market Will Invoke Pagan Revelry When It Returns This Sunday

    Eat, drink, and don't trample the daisies.​The New Amsterdam Market's new season doesn't begin until June 4, but this Sunday, it will give us a taste of things to come when it returns with Floralia, a special one-day market.

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Pie Corps Promises New York More "Soul Satisfying" Pie

    ​Just because the notion of pie as the new cupcakes proved to be a bit of a non-starter, that doesn't mean that bakers aren't still bound and determined to build businesses upon it. To wit: Pie Corps, the new pie company that will be making its debut at this Sunday's New Amsterdam Market.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    New Amsterdam Market is Having an Oysterpalooza!

    flickr/Allerina & Glen MacLartyShuck 'em!​Get ready for some shucking and slurping: It's going to be an oysterpalooza on Saturday, April 9 at New Amsterdam Market!

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    The New Amsterdam Market Returns on May 1

    Rebecca MarxBivalves abounded at last year's New Amsterdam Market.​Another day, and yet another seasonal market to look forward to.

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    February 11, 2011

    New Amsterdam Market Will Spread the Love This Weekend

    ​Beginning tomorrow at 11 a.m., New Amsterdam Market will hold its three-day Valentine's Day Market and Apothecary. The market, which runs until 6 p.m. daily, will offer the amorous and merely hungry vittles from vendors including Liddabit Sweets, Shandaken Bake, and the Bent Spoon. The latter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    New Amsterdam Market Reappears to Host a Valentine's Day Mini-Market

    Photo courtesy of Liddabit SweetsLiddabit Sweets' Snacker.​Earlier this week, Lauren offered advice on procuring good Valentine's Day chocolate. Thanks to the New Amsterdam Market, there will soon be another seasonal source for the cacao-fixated.

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    December 30, 2010

    Fleisher's Gets the Hollywood Treatment

    kingstonnycalendar.orgJessica and Joshua Applestone at the New Amsterdam Market​Fleisher's, the upstate butcher beloved by sustainable-meat freaks, New Amsterdam Market loyalists, and Julie Powell, will soon be spreading its gospel to an even larger paying audience: according to the shop's la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Coffee and Hot Chocolate Will Be Out in Force at New Amsterdam This Weekend

    one2c900d/Flickr​Caffeine geeks will get their very own version of a methadone clinic at this Sunday's New Amsterdam Market, where this week's theme is Coffee, Cocoa, and Citrus.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    What's Happening This Week: A Mommy & Me Cooking Class; A Coffee, Cocoa & Citrus Market

    As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! The New York Times Fall TimesTalks The TimesCenter Thursday, December 9 at 6:30 p.m. This season's edition of TimesTalks will feature an all-star cast of chefs, inc ... More >>

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    December 3, 2010

    Fat Pants Friday: Shandaken Bake's Trail Bar

    ​ A couple of weeks ago, we got our first taste of Shandaken Bake, a Catskills-area baking company that recently began selling its wares at the New Amsterdam Market. Having already written about the abundant virtues of its maple-parsnip bread, we're today turning our attention to those of its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    At Yesterday's New Amsterdam Market, a Genius Mast Bros. Sight Gag

    ​ Pictured above is the Mast Brothers table at yesterday's New Amsterdam Market. While the actual Mast brothers couldn't be there in person, the fine chocolatiers elected to instead send a set of equally bearded, almost identical stand-ins. Whether or not they're actually brothers, we have no ... More >>

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    November 22, 2010

    Courtesy of Shandaken Bake, the Best Thing We Ate at Yesterday's New Amsterdam Market

    ​ Last week, a friend of ours was almost operatic in her praise of Shandaken Bake, a Catskills-area pastry concern whose wares she'd sampled at last Sunday's New Amsterdam Market. So we were more than a bit excited to find the bakery's table amid the crush of pre-Thanksgiving shoppers at yeste ... More >>

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    November 20, 2010

    Random Photos From the Preceding Week

    ​For $39, you too can be Mario Batali, Eataly.

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    November 11, 2010

    Next Week Is Grains Week

    bernat/Flickr​While the idea of local fruits and vegetables is now firmly entrenched in the collective conscience, the concept of local grains is still relatively novel -- it's easy enough to picture an upstate apple orchard, but less so to imagine a wheat field that isn't in Iowa or Kansas.

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    November 7, 2010

    Greetings From the New Amsterdam Market

    ​Best eats at the New Amsterdam Market this weekend: Sunday gravy boat ($6) from Table Tales Cafe, featuring braised pork and beef, sausage, and meatballs lodged in a hollowed-out bread. Gone is the extravagant New Amsterdam Market of last autumn, featuring dozens upon dozens of vendors and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Hester Street Fair and the New Amsterdam Market Celebrate Halloween This Sunday

    Dan Haskell​Sunday marks the end of the Hester Street Fair -- at least until next April -- and to mark the occasion, its organizers will be taking part in the Seward Park Halloween carnival, which kicks off at 2 p.m. with a parade. Admission to the carnival is $9, but the fair is free -- and w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    People's Pops Looks Towards Next Spring With Plans for a Retail Store

    Robert Sietsema​People's Pops is officially shutting down for the season in the coming weeks, but once it emerges from hibernation next spring, it may be with its very own stand-alone storefront.

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    September 24, 2010

    Smoked Eels and Trout, Wild Foods, and Catskills Products at New Amsterdam Market This Weekend

    Trust us, this looks way more appetizing than an actual eel.​Back in May, the New Amsterdam Market commandeered the Marble Cemetery for a fundraiser showcasing a variety of wild botanicals from Vermont. On Sunday, the Vermont food gatherers will return to the market, and they'll have plenty of ... More >>

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    September 20, 2010

    The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday

    Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ... Rebe ... More >>

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    September 20, 2010

    Beginning Nov. 7, Essex Street Market Will Be Open on Sundays

    Essex Street MarketThe market circa 1940, the year it opened.​Yesterday at the New Amsterdam Market, Saxelby Cheesemonger's Benoit Breal told us that beginning in early November, the shop will be open on Sundays. And Saxelby isn't the only one catering to shoppers' weekend appetites: per the L ... More >>

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    September 7, 2010

    New Amsterdam Market Kicks Off Weekly Schedule This Sunday

    alternativechannel.tvNew Amsterdam Market now weekly.​Lower Manhattan locavores, rejoice. Starting this Sunday, September 12, through December 19, New Amsterdam Market is going weekly.

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    August 20, 2010

    Reminder: There Will Be a Ton of Ice Cream at the New Amsterdam Market on Sunday

    Robert SietsemaThe Bent Spoon's pumpkin ice cream.​This weekend's New Amsterdam Market will feature a dairy onslaught, courtesy of its very first Ice Cream Fair on Sunday. The $20 ticket will get you six mini ice cream cones with the flavors of your choosing from the Bent Spoon, Van Leeuwen, M ... More >>

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    August 5, 2010

    New Amsterdam Market's Next: Six Artisanal Ice Cream Cones and, um, Tomatoes

    FlickrThe scoop on scoops​ True ice cream freaks know there's no such thing as too much: They love to pore over that glassed-in case. They are cursed by ice cream scoopers everywhere, who loathe their tendency to ask for "just one more taste" before settling. Their moment in the sun will arri ... More >>

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    June 29, 2010

    Vegetarian Delights of NYC: Saxelby Cheesemonger's Grilled Cheese Curd Sandwich

    Where curds and kimchi meet and mingle.​ For those of us who spent a certain portion of last summer consuming Anne Saxelby's grilled cheese sandwiches at the Brooklyn Flea, the news that she would not return for this season's market was cause for, if not mourning, then certainly disappointmen ... More >>

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    June 18, 2010

    Our 10 Best Things to Eat at Locavorish Outdoor Markets

    The Bent Spoon sells its superlative scoops at the New Amsterdam Market. Where did it land on our list?​ Street fairs may suck, and the Greenpoint Food Market may have closed in the face of threats from the killjoys at the health department, but the summer months are rife with plenty of other ... More >>

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    June 18, 2010

    Luke's Lobster, Mast Bros. Join New Amsterdam's Roster of Vendors

    William Coupon/New Amsterdam MarketNew Amsterdam, new vendors.​When the New Amsterdam Market returns to the South Street Seaport next Sunday, it will have a few more local vendors on its roster.

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    June 17, 2010

    Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Things to Eat at Locavorish Outdoor Markets

    The Red Hook Lobster Pound's lobster roll sure is pretty, but will it make our 10 best?​The Greenpoint Food Market may have closed in the face of threats from the killjoys at the Health Department, but the summer months are rife with plenty of other markets where vendors hawk painstakingly sou ... More >>

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    June 17, 2010

    A New Report Offers New Visions for New York's Street Fairs

    A plague of souvlaki and tube socks.​The folks at Terroir aren't the only ones who have noticed that summer street fairs tend to suck. The Center for an Urban Future has just released "New Visions for New York Street Fairs," a report designed to "kick off a discussion about how these staples o ... More >>

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    June 4, 2010

    New Amsterdam Will Go Weekly; the Brooklyn Flea Will Have Milkshakes, an Ice Cream Social, and Camera Obscura

    artichokeheart.wordpress.comMarket bounty: soon to be delivered on a weekly basis.​When we ran into Robert LaValva a couple of weeks ago at the City of Merchants fundraiser, the New Amsterdam Market founder shared the exciting news that the monthly market would be going weekly. And now it's of ... More >>

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    May 24, 2010

    A Gallery of Wild Botanicals at Saturday's City of Merchants Fundraiser

    ​Wild botanicals from northern Vermont, corralled into a subdued spread. On Saturday, the gates to the Marble Cemetery opened for the City of Merchants, a fundraiser for the New Amsterdam Market. The fundraiser kicked off in the late morning with a display of wild botanicals harvested by farm ... More >>

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    May 24, 2010

    The New Amsterdam Market Returns on June 27

    Bivalves abounded at last year's New Amsterdam Market.​It's back! Following its City of Merchants fundraiser last Saturday, the New Amsterdam Market has just announced it will be returning to the South Street Seaport on Sunday, June 27. There will be subsequent monthly markets on July 24 and A ... More >>

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    May 20, 2010

    This Saturday, the City of Merchants Will Raise Some Cash for the New Amsterdam Market

    The New York Marble CemeteryFar from the madding crowd ...​The New York Marble Cemetery is one of the city's more inaccessible wonders, an East Village oasis that's closed to the public for all but a few weekends a year. This Saturday, the 22nd, the gates will be open for the City of Merchants ... More >>

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    November 20, 2009

    The New Amsterdam Market Returns This Sunday, with Pie

    Cameron Nordholm/flickr​The New Amsterdam Market is back this Sunday, just in time for the pre-Thanksgiving frenzy.

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    October 29, 2009

    Flying Way, Way Under the Radar: Bent Spoon Ice Cream of Princeton, NJ

    ​ The prodigal pumpkin ice cream with chocolate nibs blew people away at last Sunday's New Amsterdam Market--and promptly ran out. You thought our coverage of the New Amsterdam Market was over? Not by a long shot. The monthly event was so compelling, that at least three Fork in the Road scrib ... More >>

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    October 26, 2009

    Scenes from Sunday's New Amsterdam Market

    The New Amsterdam Market made an appearance yesterday, transforming South Street into a bustle of shoppers, bags filled with chocolate and kimchi, gourds and cheese, organic meat and New York State wine. The market is now monthly, and the next one will be held on November 22. The big event of the da ... More >>

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    October 22, 2009

    The New Amsterdam Market Returns This Sunday, Butchers and Beer in Tow

    The New Amsterdam Market will make its now monthly appearance at the South Street Seaport this Sunday, the 25th. In addition to its usual vendors, who will sell everything from pickles to poultry, the market is holding a 3 p.m. pig butchering demonstration with Tom Mylan and Joshua Applestone and a ... More >>

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