Behind the Kitchen with the Chef of Rockin Raw Creating delicious and creative meals out of raw food seems like an impossible task, but for Tere Fox, the co-owner and chef at Rockin Raw, it seems to come naturally. Rockin Raw is a true family affair as Tere created it and runs it with her husband Luis...
Delivering Real Food to your Door: Kitchen Therapy NYC At last week’s BodyLocal Networking Luncheon I attended, they served some delicious plant-based, gluten free food. I was so impressed with the complex and interesting flavors, and the colorful variety of food. I immediately wanted to know where it came...
Broadway Bites Returns to Greeley Square Park: June 1st to July 26th Everyone loves the markets that UrbanSpace opens up all around the city from the Union Square Holiday Market to Mad. Sq. Eats. I’m really looking forward to the opening of this year’s Broadway Bites. Starting June 1st the spring edition of Broadway Bites...
Best Lunch Spots on the Upper West Side Warm weather has finally found itself to NYC which means its time to start venturing out come lunch time. So, if you happen to be either working on the Upper West Side or somehow just ended up there, here are some of the best lunch spots on the Upper West...
Delicious Food and Sustainable Wages – Colors Restaurant NYC Colors Restaurant, the former East Village venue that reopened last year on Lafayette Street, opened their doors to us last week to try their upscale gluten free, healthy comfort food. Some of their most popular items are buttermilk fried chicken and pork...
Peacefood Cafe – Food with a Message Eating at Peacefood Cafe says a lot about you. It says you enjoy eating delicious food. It says you enjoy being surrounded by good people. And most importantly, it says you care about what’s on your plate and the impact it makes on the world. Where did...
Restaurateur and Wellness in the Schools: Bill Telepan For this week’s Behind the Kitchen, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Bill Telepan of Telepan restaurant. He opened Telepan in 2005 on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Telepan keeps with Bill’s personal culinary philosophy, as it celebrates seasonal,...
Market Menu Catches our Eye at Westville For the Behind the Kitchen series, one of my favorite questions I ask chefs and restaurateurs is what catches their eye on menu? After hearing their answers, I’ve had time to reflect on what my own answer would be to that question. And without hesitation,...
We are Wild about Untamed Sandwiches in Midtown After the wonder and excitement of the Untamed Sandwiches Beer Dinner and a little taste at Village Voice Choice Eats, Julie and I had to head to Untamed Sandwiches in Midtown to spice up our lunch hour. Do you ever feel like a restaurant just gets you,...
HungryRoot – Healthy Food Delivery in NYC and Beyond Did you know only 6% of Americans eat the recommended amount of vegetables? Are you really that surprised? With fast food quick fixes just about everywhere, and the fact that meat is still thought of as the center of our plates, vegetables remain a sad...
Indie Fresh at the Gotham West Market Hits the Healthy Spot Mason jars, Paleo friendly cuisine, and bone broth are three of the hottest food trends right now. And you will find them all at Indie Fresh at the Gotham West Market. This healthy food concept offers fresh soups, broths, and other treats, all sold in an...
Bluestone Lane Collective Cafe in the West Village Bluestone Lane Collective is the picture perfect cafe in the West Village. Inspired with Australian flare, Bluestone Lane Collective café offers a unique menu that could not have been more up my alley. Its natural farm-to-table breakfast and lunch cuisine...