No Kid Hungry: Share our Strength’s Autumn Harvest Culinary Event on 9/30/2013

September 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment

There’s a culinary star-studded dinner planned at Gramercy Tavern to benefit Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign on September 30th, 2013. The Autumn Harvest Dinner will feature Steve Ells, Founder and Co-CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill as guest speaker. The evening will also include a silent and live auction of luxury, epicurean, and travel packages.

A five course dinner will be prepared by:

Chef Michael Anthony
Gramercy Tavern | New York, NY

Chef Linton Hopkins
Restaurant Eugene, Holeman & Finch Public House | Atlanta, GA

Chef Stephanie Izard
Girl & The Goat and Little Goat Diner | Chicago, IL

Pastry Chef Mindy Segal
Hot Chocolate | Chicago, IL

Chef Marc Vetri
Alla Spina, Amis, Osteria, & Vetri | Philadelphia, PA

Each course will be paired with wines by sommeliers:

Juliette Pope
Gramercy Tavern | New York City, NY

Steve Olson
aka Wine Geek | New York City, NY

Paul Grieco
Hearth and Terroir | New York City, NY

Tickets may be purchased here.

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When Your Investor is a Customer: Downtown Eateries Report on Trend

September 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Sometimes your next investor is a customer. In the Financial District of Manhattan, several eateries are finding the area is a great breeding ground for scaleable concepts, DNAinfo reports.

You’re surrounded by successful enterprises: since 2010, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Clarke’s Standard, Chickpea, Red Mango, Crisp, Chop’t, Dig Inn, Yushi, Terri, GRK, Hot Clay Oven, Pret a Manger, Roti and Chipotle have opened in the area.

Hopeful operators are taking note. New fast casuals that are presenting a great product can catch the eye of customers looking for investment and business opportunities.

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Psycho Donuts: Mashup Doughnuts in California

September 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Prior to the Cronut, Psycho Donuts was creating hybrid doughnuts on the West Coast, and plans to franchise. The two unit shop spoke with NRN about their concept and plans. The restaurants have a comic mental-hospital theme: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” meets Tim Burton. Read the full story here.

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Made in Brooklyn: Knives by Joel Bukiewicz

September 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment

At Cut Brooklyn, Joel Bukiewicz hand crafts knives. Wired steps into his shop with him and has published an enticing photo essay and interview. It’s a great look into a man and business many chefs and food enthusiasts are obsessed with.

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Big Apple Crunch Aims to Set World Record

August 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment

We wanted to leave you with a fun look towards fall as we head into Labor Day Weekend.  On October 24th at 12pm, when fall will be in full swing, New Yorkers will attempt to set a world record for the most bites taken out of an apple simultaneously in an event dubbed The Big Apple Crunch.  The 2013 goal is a staggering 1,000,000 bites, up significantly from 2012’s recorded 400,000 crunches.

The attempt is part of FOOD DAY, “a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable, and sustainable food,” according to the organization’s website.  The Big Apple Crunch is sponsored in part by GrowNYC, NYC Food, FOOD DAY, and RecordSetter.

For more information about The Big Apple Crunch, click here.

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Brooklyn’s Liddabit Sweets Opening in Chelsea Market

August 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Brooklyn-based Liddabit Sweets will open their first Manhattan outpost in Chelsea Market next week.   The artisanal confectionery company will have a 270-square foot space on the concourse level.  “‘Expanding into Manhattan’s food community is a huge step for us and there is no better place we could have imagined opening our first retail location,” said Liddabit co-founder Liz Guttman. “’We are thrilled to join Chelsea Market and the roster of vendors that share our passion for local, artisanal foods.’”

Liddabit plans to offer caramels, lollipops, candy bars, caramel corn, and more at their new location.  They join a diverse group of seven new vendors to open in Chelsea Market in the last five months, including Hybird, Los Tacos No. 1, and Num Pang.

See the full story here.

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Starbucks to Offer Evolution Fresh Juices and Snacks at Whole Foods

August 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Starbucks announced this week that it plans to sell its line of Evolution Fresh cold-pressed juices at Whole Foods Markets nationwide.  Retail prices for the juices will be between $2.99 and $6.99 for a 15-ounce bottle.  Appearing on store shelves as early as this week, the initial offerings will include 12 popular blends, as well as two exclusive creations.

Starbucks will also introduce Evolution Harvest, a line of snacks including fruit snacks, trail mix, and nutrition bars, into Whole Foods Markets.   The Evolution Harvest line will also be available in Starbucks retail locations later this year.

Starbucks acquired Evolution Fresh in 2011 with the goal of offering its products in 8,000 retail and grocery outlets by the end of 2013.

For the full story, click here.

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Roundup of 2013 MAD Symposium in Copenhagen

August 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Eater has a thorough roundup of the third annual MAD Symposium, a gathering of chefs, writers, scientists, historians, and other key players in the food world which centers on a particular theme– this year, Guts.  The 2013 was organized by René Redzepi of Noma and co-curated by David Chang of Momofuku and food magazine Lucky Peach.  It was held in Copenhagen.

Highlights include a whole-pig butchering by famed Italian butcher Dario Checchini, pop-up coffee bars from roasters across Scandinavia and the United Kingdom, including Sweden’s Koppi Coffee, and a talk by world-renowned chef Alain Ducasse.

For the full story, click here.

 

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Fast-Food Strikes Planned across U.S. on Thursday

August 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment

More strikes by fast-food workers are planned Thursday across the South and West Coast, with the protests reaching as many as 35 cities, including Memphis, Raleigh, and Los Angeles.  As in prior strikes, workers are asking for a wage of at least $15 per hour and the right to unionize.  The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.  The strikes originally began in New York last November, when 200 fast-food workers walked off the job in a one-day protest.  Since then, strikes and protests have spread to many other cities, such as Detroit, Chicago, and Kansas City.

Experts agree the protests and strikes are likely to continue spreading, despite limited gains since the movement’s inception and the low likelihood that all the workers’ demands will be met. Workers say they will continue to push for change in the right direction, even if their full demands are not met.

For more on this ongoing story, click here.

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Restaurants Adapt to Increased Demand for Specialty Coffee

August 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment

While the popularity of specialty coffee has been on the rise for years, with coffee retailers from Starbucks to the corner cafe adapting to the trend, restaurants have been slower to offer specialty beans or advanced brewing methods.  Recently, however, restaurants are beginning to realize that many consumers will in fact seek out and pay more for these elevated brews.  Many restaurants are now even offering pour-over coffee, a specialty method favored by a number high-end roaster/retailers and coffee bars.

For the full story on how restaurants are adapting to this trend, click here.

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