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Last Chance Foods: Beets
Out in Nyack, N.Y., Dr. Pamela Yee and her husband, Charles Paolino, get up close and personal with two types beets on their 1/8-acre micro-farm. They practice bio-intensive farming, which means that almost every inch of the ground is planted.
Continue reading...Go Fish: Mitsuwa’s Giant Tuna Cutting Performance
19. November 2009
Slicing into an enormous bluefin tuna was an Olympic-style event in Edgewater, N.J. last week. Seeing such a large fish intact, its sleek blue-gray skin and neon-yellow highlights glistening under Mitsuwa’s florescent lights, made it difficult to take that next piece of sushi for granted.
Continue reading...Last Chance Foods: Winter Squash
13. November 2009
This week, Last Chance Foods suggested stocking up on winter squash for the season. WNYC's Amy Eddings talked to Queens County Farm Museum farmer Michael Grady Robertson about eight heirloom varieties.
Continue reading...Last Chance Foods: Celery Root
6. November 2009
Last Chance Foods spotlights celery root, traditional celery’s favored cousin. Amy Eddings talks to Ron Binaghi III of Stokes Farm about growing celery root and the growing demand for it.
Continue reading...Momofuku’s David Chang Microwaves Eggs, Gives Hope to Slackers Everywhere
4. November 2009
Celebrity chef David Chang made magic in the WNYC kitchen, using fridge leftovers to create an egg masterpiece.
Continue reading...Last Chance Foods: Apples
30. October 2009
Since this is among the last weekends for apple picking this year, Last Chance Foods talks with Kristamarie Pratt of Wilkens Farm about which popular new varieties are “frisky” and what it’s like growing up as a fourth-generation apple farmer.
Continue reading...Last Chance Foods: Lettuce
23. October 2009
Last Chance Foods covers produce that’s about to go out of season and gives you a heads up on what’s still fresh and local at the produce stand. This week, we spoke with Great Performances' CEO Liz Neumark about the finals days of lettuce.
Continue reading...Last Chance Foods: Spinach
17. October 2009
Last Chance Foods covers produce that’s about to go out of season and gives you a heads up on what’s still fresh and local at the produce stand. In our inaugural edition, we're spicing up Popeye's favorite fuel.
Continue reading...What Paul Rudnick Eats for Breakfast
17. September 2009
Writer Paul Rudnick explains his penchant for processed sugar, a diet that's completely out of fashion right now and for which he feels absolutely no shame.
Continue reading...Food in the City: Wylie Dufresne Plates Manhattan for FIAF’s “Crossing the Line” Festival
12. September 2009
Chef Wylie Dufresne knows Manhattan intimately. When designing a dish about that relationship à la French chef Michel Bras, it was all about the beauty of geometry.
Continue reading...Food in the City: This Week in Beer
11. September 2009
NY Craft Beer Week starts Friday, but it's not the only suds-related event taking place this weekend.
Continue reading...Nurturing New Restaurants in a New Economy
31. August 2009
"I'm sorry but there is something profoundly wrong with naming your restaurant DBGB in the wake of CBGB's closing. Grrr!" -- Commenter Lisa from Long Island City
Continue reading...Food in the City: Canning Supplies in NYC
28. August 2009
What makes canning in New York different than canning in the country? Find out at these upcoming classes, plus check out our map of where to find canning supplies in the city.
Continue reading...Urban Farmers Bring Bitter Melon (and Other Produce) to East New York
21. August 2009
East New York Farms has been celebrated by good-food guru Michael Pollan, and awarded a prize from the Citizen’s Committee for the Children of New York City. WNYC visited the Farms on harvest day and spoke with a handful of its teenage stewards.
Continue reading...The Winning Hungarian Stuffed Peppers, Adapted
19. August 2009
Chef Judge Michael Lomonaco is a fan of Terry Kardo's Hungarian Stuffed Peppers because they lend themselves so well to adaptation.
Continue reading...Essential New York: The NYC Rules to Gardening
14. August 2009
Check out these tips to help gardeners deal with seasonal transition, courtesy of New York City's Open Space Greening program. The program provides New Yorkers with the tools to create and sustain community gardens throughout the city.
Continue reading...Food in the City: The Art of the Urban Pig Roast
31. July 2009
For their 2nd Annual Pig Roast, the Brooklyn artist space 3rd Ward has invented their own above-ground pit, perfect for Bushwick. Avoiding toxic Brooklyn soil and using concrete blocks from condos-to-be, the pit turned a 200lb pig into pork tacos.
Continue reading...Food in the City: Pizza Ovens
27. July 2009
When it comes to great NYC pizza, how much of a difference does the oven make? The heat is on, as two pizzerias share the virtues of their methods.
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