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Posts tagged “Local - East Coast”

Seasonal Spotlight: Lita Squash

Lita squash are similar to zucchini but sweeter, with less bite. We stumbled upon them at a sole farm stand, from Migliorelli Farm in Tivoli, NY, on 110th Street and Central Park West over the weekend...

NYC Seasonal Spotlight: Rainbow Chard

Much of what we read about chard pertains to winter. So many recipes show up in February or even earlier, on Thanksgiving menus. Chard is a relative of the beet (but nutrients are concentrated in the ...

Top 5: Uses for Arugula Besides Salad

In our CSA pick-up this week, we got plenty of greens — specifically, arugula. And while we love arugula salads (especially salads with fruit), we need other uses for the big bag that's sitting in o...

Goin' Fishin' This Weekend? Striped Bass Running in New England

Any fishermen or women in our midst? One of our table-mates at the New England Aquarium dinner mentioned that it's prime striped bass season in New England. He'll be out fishing most weekends until t...

NY Note: Bar Basics and Mixology Classes at the Astor Center

We're confident in our abilities to make a pretty gosh-darn good cocktail, but our creations look pretty humble when compared to the potables from the mixology wizkids at NYC's poshest bars. They brin...

Hey, New York! Has Your CSA Started Yet?

We've heard the cool spring has made for slim pickins early on, so some CSAs have delayed their first delivery. Ours starts next week. So, what are we looking forward to the most?...

NYC Market Find: Japanese Turnips

Shopping at the Union Square Greenmarket today, we saw these itty bitty white Japanese turnips nestled next to the French breakfast radishes......

Good Resource: What's in Season in Your State

Here at the Kitchn, we're always talking about what's in season, as we get excited about the new things appearing in our markets and even in our gardens. Some of the seasons for fruits and vegetables ...

Basil Gimlet and The Flash: Cocktail Recipes from Rye

Rye is a cocktail bar on Geary Street in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco (the slowly gentrifying part of the Tenderloin, otherwise known as the Tender Nob). They've quickly won a following an...

Massachusetts Farmer's Markets Are Open!

New Englanders, we can finally stop ogling the produce from the rest of the country and start enjoying our own! After all the talk on this site these past few weeks, we're hoping to score some ramps ...

NYC Market Report: Green Flea on the Upper West Side

We frequently show you what's popping up at the Union Square and Grand Army Plaza Greenmarkets, but there are many small markets tucked into corners of the city that deserve a mention. One of these i...

Grocery Store News: New Piggly Wiggly Organized by How Shoppers "Think"

A new Piggly Wiggly store opened in Myrtle Beach, SC, last month, and it is laid out in an unconventional way. Instead of the traditional model — produce on one side, dairy in the back — the sto...

NYC Event: How to Create a Green Roof Garden

New Yorkers and other urban dwellers without a backyard might think their gardening must be limited to a few windowsill pots, and the cool light of an Aerogrow. But if you've got a roof of any kind, y...

Reality Bites: Food Banks Hit by the Rising Food Costs

Reading this article from the Boston Globe, "Squeezed by Prices, Pantries Ask for Help," should have felt like more of a shock. But really, it just made grim sense. Of course food pantries and homele...

NYC CSA News: Has Anyone Tried Farm Share?

If you want the benefit of CSA produce but don't have time to pick it up every week, Farm Share may be your solution. We had never heard of it and are curious if anyone in the New York Kitchn communit...

Signs of Life at the NYC Greenmarket

We noticed a lot of people with their cameras out this morning in Union Square. Photogenic spring produce, like this bountiful pile of scallions, is finally becoming more plentiful in New York. See ...

NYC Shopping: Have You Bought Spices at a Street Fair?

It's getting warm outside... And that means street fairs are in full swing here in New York. We think street fair shoppers mainly fall into two categories: Those who go for lunch (of grilled corn on t...

Look! Local Ostrich and Emu Eggs at Whole Foods

We don't visit the local Whole Foods very often, and we hadn't inspected their loose selection of local eggs very closely. So we were in for a shock when we wandered over last night and realized that ...

Blogging New York Magazine: Butter Taste Test

We didn't realize there was a "season" for butter, but an article in New York Magazine alerted us otherwise. It makes sense that as cows start eating more grass, the flavor of the butter their mil...

Boston-Area Farmshares and CSAs: Going Fast So Sign Up Now!

The weather in New England has only just started to show a softer side, but we already want to leap ahead to summer. And we're not the only ones--farmshares and CSA's around Boston have been filling u...

Good Question: Sources for Potted Herbs in New York City

Can you recommend a good spot to get potted herbs in Manhattan or Williamsburg? Thanks in advance! - Linda (To All Good Questions)...

Checking In On... Fresh Direct's Green Initiatives

Oh, Fresh Direct. The name gets our juices (and yours) flowing. We love the convenience, we hate the trucks idling on the side of our block. We love selection and prices, we hate the lone head of cabb...

Grocery Store News: Harris Teeter to Finally Open in DC?

Harris Teeter has signed on to open a 50,000 square foot store at Constitution Square in the NoMa (North of Massachusetts Ave.) neighborhood in DC. But despite some reports that claim it will be the f...

Book Review: The Go Green East Harlem Cookbook

Given recent attention focused on the more tawdry side of New York politics, we thought we'd profile something good and wholesome coming out of the marble halls of governance: The Go Green East Harlem...

Publix Recalls Empañadas Due to Undeclared Milk Ingredient

Via the FDA's website: Publix Super Markets is issuing a voluntary recall on all codes of prepackaged 2 and 4-pack Apple, Pineapple and Pumpkin Empanadas sold in retail bakeries due to the undeclared...