On a quiet Friday morning, volunteer Elizabeth Schad jabs her pitchfork into a mound of browning organic material — including things like leaves, peels, and other food scraps — at the Red Hook Community Farm. Organized into long piles called windrows, the mounds reach about waist-height. They will be turned […]
In 2015, Ivan Ramen opened on the Lower East Side. Today, it still stands out in a city full of ramen shops, with each dish mixing Japanese and Western cooking styles and ingredients. One dish on the menu is a steaming bowl of original rye noodles, a rich soup made […]
Belegui Mendoza, 32, is a New York City-based nutritionist. The Veracruz, Mexico native is also vegan. At home, she enjoys her fresh fruits and often sautées her vegetables with Mexican spices. Her research on the effects of plant-based diets took her to Costa Rica and then, the United States. In […]
If you’re looking for a classic chicken biscuit that screams dirty south, try Pies ‘n’ Thighs. The soul food restaurant first opened in 2006 in a beer closet with only six stools. Since then, this eatery tried expanding to the Lower East Side — but eventually settled back into its […]
Marco Rodriguez stopped by the bright red food truck with his vegan girlfriend. She wanted him to try the free burgers — make that meatless burgers. Then he took a bite. And then, another. “She tricked me!” he said as he finished wiping his fingers. “She wouldn’t tell me why […]
A growing Chinese population in the United States is leading to a new wave of proudly authentic regional cuisine from the homeland. For restaurant owners like Yunchou Liu, this is a way to fight back against what they consider a one-dimensional, Americanized view of their food. Liu owns the popular Happy […]
Ivan Orkin went against Japanese tradition in 2007: he opened a ramen restaurant in Tokyo as a white guy from Long Island. To the surprise of many, he quickly became a local celebrity, and was named “Rookie of the Year” by a ramen magazine. Now he makes his mark in […]
Savory breasts of Peruvian-style roast chicken. Heaping sides of French fries, yellow rice and more. Sandwiches thick with chopped chicken, fish and sausage. These and the restaurant’s milky “green sauce”—which gives customers a kick of heat in the back of their throats—keep guests coming back. The owners of Inca Chicken […]
Two Birds One Stone is the name of an NYU volunteer organization that takes hot, edible food leftover from dining halls and delivers it to homeless shelters around the city. As the name suggests, the goal is twofold: to combat food waste while also providing those in shelters with the […]
Nestled in Chinatown is Vanessa’s Dumplings, a New York staple for those on a budget. The bustling, no-frills spot on Eldridge Street has a variety of options, from soups and sides to noodles and, of course, dumplings. Prices at Vanessa’s range from $1.50 for four dumplings to as cheap as […]