Rave about your NYC Faves
Torrisi Italian Specialties is now open! This is the Italian Deli food of my youth but really, really, really tasty, with no ingredients from Italy. Instead, the food is local sourced Italian style, incorporating fresh local and domestic products, rather than high carbon footprint imported ingredients. This is a good trend for the local sustainable [...]
Thu, December 31 2009 » MenuRaves, New NYC Restaurants » No Comments
100 Acres – web
38 Macdougal St.
New York
100 Acres is from the owners of Five Points and the Cookshop. The candle lit rectangular room of antiqued floor to ceiling paned widows, has a long white tiled bar area evoking old-style eateries, shimmery tile wrapped columns, and marble topped long communal tables at the far end with [...]
Sat, December 19 2009 » MenuRaves, New NYC Restaurants » No Comments
Here are some resources to better understand the local / sustainable food movement and how you can participate:
http://100milediet.org/
http://www.slowfoodusa.org/ @slowfoodUSA @slowfoodNYC
http://rooftopfarms.org/ – A 6000 Square Foot Organic Vegie farm on top of a warehouse in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Local Restaurants that serve Rooftop Farms Produce:
http://vestavino.com/ – Italian Restaurant in Astoria, Queens
http://anellabrooklyn.com/ – 222 Franklin St. Brooklyn, NY 11222 [...]
Wed, November 11 2009 » local sustainable organic » No Comments
Torrisi Italian Specialties, is a local food sourced Italian style Deli, serving fresh local and domestic products, rather than high carbon footprint imported ingredients. This is a good trend for the local sustainable food movement – can’t wait to have lunch there.
Torrisi Italian Specialties
250 Mulberry Street (bet. Prince and Spring)
opening in late October.
for links to [...]
Mon, October 5 2009 » New NYC Restaurants, local sustainable organic » No Comments
