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November 6, 2007
Coming up next Monday is a benefit event celebrating East New York Farms, an organization that seeks to remedy the dearth of good nutritional choices in the Brooklyn neighborhood by growing and distributing its own food, along the way inviting a wealth of community participation. “Our first season was one gardener out on the sidewalk with a table,” says Sarita Daftary, Project Director of East New York Farms! (the exclamation mark goes with the... [continue]
| November 6, 2007
Once again Taste of New York lived up to its name, with a roster of restaurants serving everything from ‘cue to cevape and some well-crafted cocktails to boot. Gothamist was honored to attend this culinary blowout thrown by New York to benefit City Harvest. One of the evening’s tastiest offerings was Insieme’s tortelli di zucca, or pumpkin filled pasta. We’d love to think that this judgment was based solely on the dish’s fall theme,... [continue]
November 1, 2007
Missed Halloween but still feeling spooky? Never fear, you can continue the creepy vibe by celebrating the Mexican Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos. Observed on November 1st and 2nd, this holiday celebrates and honors the lives of the deceased and welcomes them to the new stage in their lives that commences upon death. Several Mexican restaurants across the city are joining in the celebration -- here's where to go and what to... [continue]
Last weekend the first-ever “Cook. Eat. Drink. Live,” event turned Pier 94 into a top-shelf playground. Gourmets and gearheads alike flocked to the furthest reaches of West 55th Street and found much to drool over thanks to an extensive roster of wines and spirits and a fleet of luxury cars ranging from a stately Rolls Royce to a sleek Spyder. Although nobody let us, or anyone else, fire up a fine motorcar, there was ample... [continue]