On May 12, 2012 over 5,000 people are expected to attend this free, all day event filled with keynotes from notable food activists, workshops, panel discussions, food demos, family programming, art and much more. The 2012 Conference will help strengthen the cooperative effort of individuals, groups and organizations fighting everyday for a healthy, sustainable and fair food system. Food activists, local farmers, academics, restaurateurs and health advocates and all those interested in food justice will gather to discuss the global food economy and its impact on our lives.
Join 5,000 others and support the Brooklyn Food Conference
Brooklyn Food Conference May 12th, 9am-6pm
April 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Local Chef Preparing Authentic Chinese Food in Williamsburg, NYC
April 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Brooklyn Wok Shop opened two and a half months ago in the notoriously hip and culinarily erudite neighborhood of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, N.Y. The restaurant’s most popular dish is General Tso’s chicken.
A preference for the most ordinary of Chinese-American takeout staples could seem peculiar in a neighborhood whose denizens thrive on food like shrimp with house-cured lardo at Betto restaurant or sunchoke soup with pickled shallot, fried rosemary and brandied cherries at Diner. However, Chinese takeout classics are what you’re supposed to get at Brooklyn Wok Shop, where the chicken specialty is on the menu for $10.50, along with typical beef and broccoli for $11.50 — $12.50 with a fried egg on top — and wonton soup for $12.50.
The dishes are served in a 60-seat modern urban restaurant with blond wood slats for walls and 1950s and ’60s pop music playing on the sound system.The average per-person check ranges from $22 to $26, according to chef-owner Edric Har.
Read more: http://nrn.com/article/brooklyn-wok-shops-take-takeout?NL=NRN-03&Issue=NRN-03_20120420_NRN-03_999&YM_RID=%60email%60&YM_MID=%60mmid%60#ixzz1saE63zAd
Local Chef preparing authentic Chinese Food in Williamsburg, NY
Celebrate Earth Day with NYC Greenmarket with Food Scrap and Textile Recyclying
April 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than by visiting your local Greenmarket to recycle food scraps and textiles? GrowNYC is happy to help, with new sites for dropping off unwanted clothing, linens, and fruit & veggie scraps opening this weekend and throughout the Spring.
Join NYC Greenmarket in celebrating Earth Day
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