Posted by in New York on 08 28th, 2010 | No Comments
Food Truck Takes Over Tavern On The Green
Food Truck Takes Over Tavern On The Green
Shuttered Tavern On The Green will be getting a taste of the city’s food truck trend now that the Parks Department awarded a one-year $100,000 concession to Mount Kisco based Ladle of Love —now with a new Rosh Hashanah menu ! The truck will be serving soups, sandwiches and salads as well...
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Posted by in New York on 08 28th, 2010 | No Comments
DOH: 80% Of City’s Restaurants Aren’t Gross
DOH: 80% Of City’s Restaurants Aren’t Gross
Via the Department of Health According to new data from the Department of Health, about 80% of the 250 restaurants that underwent the city’s new sanitary inspections (which require grades to be posted for all customers to see ) have passed, with 49% getting A grades and 31% getting B grades. Dr....
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Posted by in New York on 08 28th, 2010 | No Comments
Paterson Predicts "Uprising" Over Cigarette Tax Collection
Paterson Predicts "Uprising" Over Cigarette Tax Collection
With Bloomberg already besieged by protests and angry letters calling for an apology over his offensive ” cowboys and Indians ” statement, Governor Paterson says he is worried about possible “violence and death” over the state’s plan to collect taxes on cigarettes sold...
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Posted by in New York on 08 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Stay Puft Marshmallows Now A Reality!
Stay Puft Marshmallows Now A Reality!
We love everything Ghostbusters related, from the collectible firepoles to the videogames , from Dan Akroyd’s UFO rants to Improv Everywhere’s re-creation . And while we’re not holding our breath for Ghostbusters III anytime soon, there is one Ghostbusters item above all others that...
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Posted by in New York on 08 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Paul Outlaw and Jen Catron, Jen-N-Outlaw’s Fish-Fry Truck
Paul Outlaw and Jen Catron, Jen-N-Outlaw’s Fish-Fry Truck
Food truck backlash, meet your match. Raised in the America where catfish is served fried and dressed and crawfish boils are the social events of the week, the team behind Jen-N-Outlaw’s Fish Fry Truck decided to bring the culture to the east coast. And, speaking from experience, they know what...
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Posted by in New York on 08 24th, 2010 | No Comments
Grasshopper With Your Guacamole?
Grasshopper With Your Guacamole?
Is there a new set of Fear Factor foodies sprouting up? The Brooklyn Paper reports on the 3-year-old Chiles and Chocolate restaurant in Park Slope—specifically their “better-than-average guac” which comes with the option of roasted grasshoppers! They note that “chapulines are...
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Posted by in New York on 08 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
Guss’ Pickles To Be Replaced By A Cigar Shop
Guss’ Pickles To Be Replaced By A Cigar Shop
Flickr user wallyg We know they changed their name to Ess-A-Pickle when they moved to Borough Park about six months ago , but they’ll always be Guss’ Pickles in our hearts. And their iconic awning bearing the old name on 87 Orchard Street will soon be getting the boot. According to Bowery...
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Posted by in New York on 08 20th, 2010 | No Comments
When Did Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Really Begin?
When Did Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Really Begin?
Nathan Handwerker and his wife opened their now famous hot dog stand on Coney Island in 1916, but their annual hot dog eating contest did not begin that year—even if legend may tell you otherwise. The the NY Times has an interview with Mortimer Matz, who worked on promoting the hot dog eating...
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Posted by in New York on 08 20th, 2010 | No Comments
We’ve Had It Up To Here With Forbes’ Stressed Cities Ranking
We’ve Had It Up To Here With Forbes’ Stressed Cities Ranking
Carolita Johnson If we had any damn time and weren’t so completely frazzled we’d write a long monograph debunking this Forbes ranking of America’s most stressful cities. NYC only comes in at #8! Now, it’s true that NYC-based media gives us a big edge in dramatizing our stress...
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Posted by in New York on 08 19th, 2010 | No Comments
Salmonella Detected In Brooklyn Alfalfa Sprouts
Salmonella Detected In Brooklyn Alfalfa Sprouts
You’ve likely heard about the FDA’s recall on eggs by now, but the Salmonella scare has now reached the beloved alfalfa sprout as well! Specifically, alfalfa sprouts packaged at Snow White Food Products… located at 621 Bergen Street in Brooklyn. Dun dun dun . The New York State Agriculture...
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