Mark Bittman's Blog, page 58
October 15, 2010
Weekend Fare
The Grub Street Food Festival will bring restaurants, food carts and vendors to the Hester Street Fair on Saturday.
Tacos and Dumplings: Coming Soon to a Park Near You?
"This is an exemplar of what we want to do now," said Adrian Benepe, the parks commissioner, eyeing three food trucks and a cart on the terrace of the Central Park Visitor Center at Tavern on the Green, which opened to the public today.
Sweetleaf Coffee Expands
Starting Friday, the Long Island City, Queens, coffee bar triples its space and adds a pour-over bar.
An "A" for Jean Georges
After a cockroach, redemption.
October 14, 2010
Dear FloFab: How Do I Tell the Chef 'This Needs Salt'?
What to do when your food needs salt, how to tell guests not to abuse your dining-room chairs and when to give a sommelier a separate tip.
Dear FloFab: How Do I Tell the Chef "This Needs Salt?"
What to do when your food needs salt, how to tell guests not to abuse your dining-room chairs and when to give a sommelier a separate tip.
Beard Awards Will Not Distinguish Between Online and Print Journalism
Starting next year, the James Beard Foundation's journalism awards will mostly abolish separate categories based on publishing platforms.
Food Photography: The Elements of Styling
Andrew Scrivani, a freelance photographer, offers basic tips on how to style food, from shopping to cutting to cooking to plating.
Cranking It Down: Making Thin Pasta
Edward Schneider discovers that making pasta thinner is often the right thing to do, but not always. Experimenting shows it works well with ravioli, but in a traditional lasagne, not really.
