Monica Zaldivar (right) with her mom Sonia Zaldivar, who is still active in the business remotely. Monica is the third generation family member to run Victor’s Cafe, a 60+ year old Cuban restaurant in the Theater District. The restuarant was founded by Monica’s grandparents, who were Cuban immigrants. ( Photo: Jason Ducusin) The Family Behind Victor’s Cafe, a Theater District Mainstay Monica Zaldivar is full of gratitude for the legacy her grandparents left behind and is committed to honoring them at their... Food & Drink 21 Oct 2024 | 12:53
Americans are fortunate because our cuisine takes in foods all nations ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) True Melting Pot: American Food is an International Delight Thanks to Our “Global Pantry” One truth about American dining tastes is that if you’re lucky enough to live in a place that attracts many immigrants, your... Food & Drink 27 Sep 2024 | 01:53
Salt & Straw founder Kim Malek (left) teamed up with first cousin Tyler Malek to make their homemade brand of ice cream that started in Portland, OR, into a bi-coastal success. ( Photo: Posy Quarterman Photography ) Famed Craft Ice Cream Parlor That Started in Portland OR Delights NYers with 2nd Store Way back in the olden days, ice cream was made using salt water to churn cream into a solid enough concoction, and then packed... Food & Drink 27 Sep 2024 | 08:53
Ghirardelli opened its first New York City location this summer, at the bottom of the Empire State Building. ( Photo: Gillian Blum) Ghirardelli Opens First NYC Store on Ground Floor of the Empire State Building It feels as though every major food chain has a location in New York City—often a large one, at that. Times Square has its... Food & Drink 30 Aug 2024 | 01:45
Joe Calderone has been the marketing manager at the famed UES restaurant since the mid-1980s and has helped it land in the Guinness Book of World Records while attracting a steady stream of regulars as well as celeb customers with their kids in tow. ( Photo: Courtesy Serendipity 3) Sweet Taste of Success as Iconic UES Restaurant Marks 70 Years Chef Joe Calderone is the man behind some of the sweetest and eccentric creations at Serendipity 3, the famous Upper East... Food & Drink 26 Aug 2024 | 12:07
Letter to the Editor Dear Letters Editor: You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream. Take a day off from worrying about cholesterol, triglycerides... Voices 16 Aug 2024 | 11:48
Welcome to the Cumin Club, Javits Center during the Fancy Foods Show ( Deborah Fenker) Fancy Foods Show Requires Fancy Footwork to Feast on Even a Fraction of Fare but Egads! The Effort is Worth It The Fancy Food Show was back in town last month at the Jacob Javits Center, its attendees particularly thrilled to be there... Food & Drink 22 Jul 2024 | 09:11
The hilarious fake orgasm scene in the blockbuster When Harry Met Sally starring Meg Ryan (left) and Billy Crystal was filmed in Katz’s Deli on Houston St. Photo: YouTube Aphrodite’s Appetizers: Foods with Sex Appeal From the gorgeous erotica of the classic dinner scene in Tom Jones to the exuberant “I’ll-have-what-she’s-having” moment... News 21 Jun 2024 | 03:35
At Utopia Bagels newest location, one can sample 18 different types of bagels, first kettle boiled, then baked in a machine over seventy-years-old. ( Ralph Spielman) Utopia Bagels—of Whitestone, Queens—Rolls into Mid-Town Manhattan Well, East 34th Street may not have reached Nirvana, but now there is a Utopia— Utopia bagels that is. Since June 2, the... Food & Drink 21 Jun 2024 | 07:17
August 14, 2003 New York City Blackout, looking east towards the 59th Street Bridge ( Glitch010101, Wikimedia Commons) Dining in the Dark It won’t be official until the Summer Solstice on June 20, but as the poet and the thermometer say, “Sumer is icumen in.”... News 10 Jun 2024 | 12:21
A typical crowded day at Fellini ( by Deborah Fenker) Fellini Coffee Captures Classic Italian Flavors in New Chelsea Outpost What makes a place cool? Well, whatever it is, Fellini’s, at 231 8th Avenue, has it. And not just among one particular demographic:... Food & Drink 07 Jun 2024 | 01:25
Tin Barn renovated its outdoor space last summer, adding a stage for live music, a two-story deck, and more outdoor seating. Photo provided. Flavor-packed brews and good vibes Any given weekend, Tin Barn Brewing in Sugar Loaf, N.Y. is bustling with beer drinkers; families ordering pizzas and IPAs,... Food & Drink 15 Nov 2021 | 01:30
A few telltale signs that fall has officially begun in Warwick: weekend traffic, tourists and the release of Naked Flock’s most popular seasonal release: pumpkin hard cider. Provided photo. Call your flock and mead up at Applewood Winery A few telltale signs that fall has officially begun in Warwick: weekend traffic, tourists and the release of Naked Flock’s... Food & Drink 27 Sep 2021 | 05:30
Sample unlimited drinks from Apex and six other local breweries at the Black Dirt Beer Bash on Saturday, Sept. 18, at Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available at: blackdirtbeerbash.eventbrite.com ( Photo provided.) Beer is for everybody at Apex Brewery David Holm knows beer: prior to opening Apex Brewery in October 2019, the Orange County resident was brewing beer out of... Food & Drink 08 Sep 2021 | 03:37
A sketch of the Pine Island Clemson Bros Brewery, which is set to open next summer. Clemson Bros. Brewery continues to expand Clemson Bros. Brewery is expanding to Pine Island. Owner Kenan Porter, a fourth-generation Warwick resident, plans to have... Food & Drink 23 Aug 2021 | 08:33
