Tag: food

Tasty Japanese strawberries are grown in kerosene-burning greenhouses

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/climate/japan-winter-strawberries-greenhouse.html? A wintertime strawberry in Tokyo, swaddled in protective padding.Credit...Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times The Secret Behind Japan’s Delicious Strawberries: Kerosene The growing season has become completely reversed thanks to kerosene-burning greenhouses and the big prices paid for the earliest, best berries. A wintertime strawberry in Tokyo, swaddled in protective padding.Credit...Noriko Hayashi for … Continue reading Tasty Japanese strawberries are grown in kerosene-burning greenhouses →

Pair of eateries on Upper West Side added to Michelin NYC Guide

Pair Of UWS Eateries Added To Michelin Restaurant New York Guide A French and Indian restaurant on the UWS were just announced among the newest additions to the New York Michelin Guide in May. Gus Saltonstall,Patch Staff Posted Thu, May 18, 2023 at 10:35 am ETReply An image of a luxury table setting. (Getty Images/Boris_Kuznets) UPPER WEST … Continue reading Pair of eateries on Upper West Side added to Michelin NYC Guide →

Permanent Outdoor Dining Shed Bill Has Arrived – Details Below

OPEN RESTAURANTS, May 19, 2023, 11:04 A.M. The Permanent-Outdoor-Dining-Shed Bill Is Finally Here By Christopher Bonanos, New York’s city editor who joined the magazine in 1993 Photo: Nina Westervelt/Bloomberg via Getty Images Like that margarita you ordered as soon as you sat down, the city’s plan for dining sheds has taken just a little longer to arrive … Continue reading Permanent Outdoor Dining Shed Bill Has Arrived – Details Below →

Lemon posset: a no-fuss pudding

http://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/05/06/lemon-posset-recipe/ Lemon posset is the no-fuss pudding you need in your life By G. Daniela Galarza Updated May 7, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EDT|Published May 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EDT Lush but light, lemon posset is a creamy dessert that sidesteps all of the usual requirements of a custard. It contains no eggs nor starch nor gelatin. … Continue reading Lemon posset: a no-fuss pudding →

Why travel makes you hungrier — and how to handle it

Why Travel Makes You Hungrier — And How to Combat It  BY JODI HELMER, NOVEMBER 11, 2022 If you’ve ever felt hungrier on a plane, train or road trip, you’re not imagining it — research shows travel can alter healthy eating habits. A study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that, compared to homebodies, frequent … Continue reading Why travel makes you hungrier — and how to handle it →

Three (possibly unfamiliar) restaurants near Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/16/dining/where-to-eat-lincoln-center.html Where to Eat Near Lincoln Center Nico Schinco for The New York Times I write the Where to Eat: New York City newsletter. Months ago, I was struggling to find recommendations for new, exciting restaurants near Lincoln Center. Not anymore! Here’s where to dine near the arts complex >> Nico Schinco for The New York Times … Continue reading Three (possibly unfamiliar) restaurants near Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side →

Dietitians recommend adding this spice to your morning for your heart and to minimize bloat

Two articles with separate health reasons for sprinkling cinnamon on your morning coffee:https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dietitians-add-spice-add-morning-110013065.html Dietitians Say You Should Add This Spice To Add To Your Morning Coffee For A Healthier Heart Faith Geiger, Wed, November 2, 2022 at 7:00 AM woman adding cinnamon to cup of coffee Almost every coffee drinker has a preference for how they take … Continue reading Dietitians recommend adding this spice to your morning for your heart and to minimize bloat →

Best single-serve coffee maker

I'm on a quest for a coffee that I can happily drink black. I have an ancient (2013) Hamilton Beach 4 cup coffee brewer that reminds me of hotel room machines. I grind my coffee with a Capressso (same vintage) conical burr grinder. I use Melitta paper filters as they seem to work better than … Continue reading Best single-serve coffee maker →

The place of “The Silver Palate Cookbook” in home cooking (and pesto consumption) as we know it

‘The Silver Palate Cookbook’ Changed Home Cooking (and Pesto Consumption) As We Know It Published in 1982, it brought verve to entertaining and taught a generation of American cooks to trust in bold flavors, fresh herbs, and the joys of improvisation by Aimee Levitt  Dec 7, 2022, 9:30am EST If you lived through the 1980s there’s a … Continue reading The place of “The Silver Palate Cookbook” in home cooking (and pesto consumption) as we know it →

NYC could fix its rat problem by turning parking spots into sealed trash containers — would save money and reduce rat population

http://www.curbed.com/2023/05/trash-containerization-parking-dsny-report.html? TRASH MAY 3, 2023 The City Can Fix Its Rat Problem If It Loses 150,000 Parking Spots By Clio Chang, a Curbed writer who covers everything New York City Photo: Artem Zavarzin/Alamy Stock Photo It turns out one neat trick can tackle the twin, unchecked plagues of New York City: cars and rats. A new Department … Continue reading NYC could fix its rat problem by turning parking spots into sealed trash containers — would save money and reduce rat population →

Even eating a little less meat could make a big difference

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/opinion/earth-day-climate-change-meat-vegan.html OPINION GUEST ESSAY Peter Singer: Fix Your Diet, Save the Planet April 22, 2023 One major contributor to climate change is the methane produced by farmed animals – mainly cows and sheep — as they digest their food.Credit...Gary Kazanjian for The New York Times By Peter Singer Dr. Singer is a professor of bioethics at … Continue reading Even eating a little less meat could make a big difference →