New York’s Madison Square Garden prepares for a six-year $850 million food upgrade.
An upgrade to the arena’s food selection includes additional food vendors including Magnolia Bakery, Hill Country and Carnegie Deli and notable chefs such as Andrew Carmellini
and Jean-Georges
September 28th 2011
Farmers fundraise after Hurricane Irene
Upstate New York Farmers are coming up with ways to encourage more fundraising opportunities for their farm after Hurricane Irene.
Farmers like Kira Kinney, of Evolutionary Organics in New Paltz, are coming up with ways to add much need revenue by selling photographs of the farm to event series and making use of online resources
September 26th 2011
The 2011 Vendy Awards Recap
…And the Vendy 2011 is…Red Hook’s Solber Pupusas!
Solber Pupusas, which is a Central American/Caribbean food truck serving traditional Salvadorian corn patties, took home the 2011 People’s Choice Award
Dining out for hurricane relief
Event: Dine Out Irene 9.25.2011
Time: An all day event on this Sunday
10% of restaurant sales will be directed to Just Food & Grow NYC (Greenmarket). Find out who is participating.
Local purveyors, food and wine at Union Square
Keeping It Local: The 16th Annual Harvest in The Square tomorrow, September 22nd
The annual not-for-profit events supports the local businesses in the area. Starting at 7:30 – 9pm a vast selection of food and wine from local purveyors will be on board for an exciting night
https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/21/annualharvestunionsquare/
New York pumpkins experience a late harvest
The pumpkin season is officially here but Northeast farms, such as Kelly ‘s Emerald in Queensbury, New York, are experiencing a late harvest after Hurricane Irene
Some of the farmers have been ordering pumpkins from other regions as heavy rains set planting back up to 3 weeks
https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/21/newyorkpumpkinharvest2011/
Whole Foods coupon deal exceeds expectations
Living Social marks the success of the recent Whole Foods coupon deal: $20 for $10
Living Social hit records sales in people who purchased the deal at 100,000+ per hour
https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/15/livingsocialandwholefoods/
The Third Wave gets serious in New York

Courtesy of New York Post. Eric Becker (left) and Thom Gastelum of RBC NYC, a coffeehouse in Tribeca
As The Third Wave expands in NYC, baristas & authentic coffeeshops are starting to lay down the rules to drinking joe
The New York Post highlights Ninth Street Espresso and RBC NYC for their strict policy as they explain why
The New York harvest for Fall might not be as fruitful
The greenmarkets will look a little bare for the upcoming Fall season.
As farmers start to recover from Hurricane Irene’s aftermath, many are finding that they won’t have supply to last during the months where they make the most income– August, September, and October
https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/06/newyorkfallharvestlookingbare/