The city might be underwater come Sunday, so you might as well get your last gluttonous hurrahs out the day before! Head over to Hell's Kitchen wine-and-snack bar Ardesia for their second annual shrimp boil this Saturday, bubbling up rain or shine. more ›

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to wreak havoc upon wildlife, but news comes today that NYers won't have to worry about one comfort creature disappearing from their menus: shrimp. Despite concerns that the oil spill may hurt America's shrimp industry, it turns out that the vast majority of shrimp in NYC is imported from overseas. more ›

Last week, after Rep. Edward J. Markey’s (D-Mass.) request, BP finally agreed to provide live footage of the oil spill operations in the Gulf of Mexico. (Here's the Spill Cam.) But that view just shows one leak out of many, and Markey is now demanding that BP make public all 12 possible video feeds, showing the full range of oil leaks and activities. Congressman: give them an inch, they take a mile. Below, for the first time, Markey has shared what BP engineers are looking at on your average, catastrophic day: more ›

These grits are spicy, boldly flavored, creamy, meaty from the pork stock, and just an all-around success. The idea of making it with kimchi broth was inspired by Aki and Alex of Ideas in Food, who cooked barley in kimchi broth for another tasty-looking dish. more ›