Major news for Herald Square diners and a great success for Macy’s dining: Jonathan Benno has overseen the menu at Stella. The sixth-floor restaurant has direct access from street level.
Gluten-Free Requests Reaching a New High: NPD Group Reports
March 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In January, about one-third of U.S. adults said they wanted to cut down on gluten or avoid gluten in their diet all together, marking the highest percentage making this claim since The NPD Group began tracking the trend in 2009.
NPD’s Dieting Monitor, which tracks on a bi-weekly basis top-of-mind dieting and nutrition-related issues, reports that 30 percent of adults, or one in every three, claimed to cut down on or avoid gluten completely in January 2013.
Japan Week and Restaurant Week Kicks Off in NYC, Runs Until March 18
March 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Japan Week and Restaurant week have kicked off, and lucky for us, it is two weeks long. The restaurant week, from March 4 -18 brings together various Manhattan restaurants in celebrating the regional cuisines of Japan. Some of these restaurants will create their own ekiben containing local Japanese dishes, allowing diners to “eat their way around Japan” from New York City. Japanese Restaurant Week will conclude with Japan Week 2013, a three-day event to be held in Grand Central Terminal that aims to attract food enthusiasts, professionals, and tourists to Japan by promoting the diverse array of regional foods that Japan has to offer. Many events, some food-centric, are planned throughout the city.
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