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
MenuRaves NYC 2010 Food Trends that we think are going to take off in the New Year:
1) Local Oysters – 2009 was the year of Oyster Terroir awareness from far flung waters. 2010 will bring a larger variety of local Oysters to NYC Menus
2) Burger Hybrids – from the Schnitzel Burger at @schnitzeltruck to the [...]
Mon, December 21 2009 » MenuRaves, local sustainable organic » 2 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
