Food for Thought
Amidst culinary celebration, a push to improve students’ eating habits
Now in its third year, the “New Taste of the Upper West Side” festival has grown, adding several events to its weekend-long celebration of the neighborhood’s burgeoning culinary scene.
Foodies can get started early Friday morning with a panel discussion about healthy eating, school lunch programs and buying local, hosted by the American Museum of Natural History. The panel is slated to include Ellie Krieger of the Food Network and Steve Cuozzo of the New York Post, as well as restaurateurs Bill Telepan and John Fraser and nutritional expert Dr. Joel Fuhrman. Read more
Nutrition for the Body and Soul
About a year ago, Manny Ramos began getting cooking compliments from his wife. Ramos always enjoyed cooking, but his dishes were usually yellow rice and beans with fried chicken.
“One day, I cooked pasta with cheese. My wife asked me how I did it,” Ramos said. “She likes the way I cook now.”
Ramos’ new culinary repertoire is the result of a 12-week course he took at the West Side Campaign Against Hunger, a food pantry housed in the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, on West 86th Street and Broadway. He started volunteering there at the suggestion of a friend from church. Read more
