Given the conspicuous absence of farmers in New York City, the decision to stage a Farm Aid benefit here may seem surprising. But when one considers the booming popularity of Greenmarkets throughout the city, the metropolitan locale makes a certain sense. This year’s Farm Aid will feature an abundance of organic food on sale from local farms, so health-conscious New Yorkers are sure to feel right at home. And for one week starting today, top......

Living in New York, it's easy for our gourmet desires to take us on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Indulgence and gluttony seem to be the Big Apple norm - from hamburgers stuffed with short ribs and foie gras, to chocolate tarts served alongside pink peppercorn ice cream and red wine sauce. But sometimes your stomach needs a rest. That's when Gothamist turns to the healthier, organic options in town, trying to detox from our usual......

The Angelica Home Kitchen: Recipes and Rabble Rousings from an Organic Vegan Restaurant by Leslie McEachern (Ten Speed Press, 2003) While Gothamist is a huge fan of traditional, Southern-style cornbread (and spicy variants thereof), we've always enjoyed Angelica Kitchen's "Angelica cornbread." Described as a "lumpy, moist, chewy, fiber-filled whole-grain loaf" in their cookbook, this cornbread only fits the definition of the term in the loosest sense. But that's okay, because Gothamist enjoys partaking in the......