MTA buses are causing trouble. The East Side block (East 57th Street between 3rd and Lexington Avenues) is now completely overwhelmed – on a nightly basis – by these buses just “hanging around.” They are double parking, making noise and just sitting idling around, causing total bedlam. Well, the buses may be sitting idly by,…
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Happy Meals Don’t Lead to Happiness, Says New York Councilman
In the next of many steps to put the breaks on childhood obesity, one New York City councilman is taking up the fight against the kids’ meals industry. Leroy Comrie plans to introduce a bill making it illegal to distribute toys that come with kids’ meals unless they meet certain nutritional standards, as MyFoxNY.com reports….
Park Avenue’s Volcano Flambe: A Unique Culinary Experience
Park Avenue Winter, the New York restaurant that transforms its name, décor and menu to coincide with the season, now has another unusual experience to add to its list. Executive chef Kevin Lasko has teamed up with various artists, including Marina Abramovic, Janine Antoni, Paul Ramirez Jonas and Michael Rakowitz, in an effort to bring…
Afghans at War- Right Here in New York
Abdul Haye is declaring war against those he sees as encroaching on his business, his name and his well-earned reputation. The owner of “Kennedy Fried Chicken” is 38 years old and has been working in the fried chicken business since he was 17, when he began as a chicken fryer, not long after he arrived…
Food Courts are Leaving the Malls
The Eventi Hotel in Chelsea has taken the food court out of the mall and brought it to the space-age, with a décor designed by Syd Mead, who was a designer on the set of “Blade Runner,” “Aliens” and the first “Tron.” Aside from the cool look, the eatery has four counters to choose from,…
Kosher Culinary Arts Sponsors Search for “The Next Great Kosher Chef”
Labeling itself as “the only all-kosher culinary academy outside of Israel,” the Center of Kosher Culinary Arts sponsored a kosher-only kosher chefs’ cook-off last Sunday. The competition is hailed as the search for the “Next Great Kosher Chef” and was filmed at a commercial kitchen in Long Island City, Queens. The sponsor is a three-year-old…
Single Item Restaurants Gaining in Popularity Around New York
A new phenomenon in fine-dining is rising around the streets of New York. Instead of the traditional restaurant offering many choices of entrees and side dishes, the trend today is in specialty restaurants offering numerous takes on the lovely meatball, the youthful macaroni and cheese, or the traditional fried chicken treat. Focusing on one type…
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