Why is soul food great? Because it is made with love. It is the same reason your mom’s chicken soup cures your cold and why your Grandmother’s meatballs are without comparison. The thought and care that goes into creating these dishes is what make them special. And this care can be seen in products that are developed and sold throughout the city.
Look beyond Wall Street and Midtown’s financial firms, Madison Avenue ad agencies and Silicon Alley in the FlatIron District. Instead look around at the thousands of individuals and smaller companies who make our bread, artisanal pickles, jewelry, hats and any other number of items we give as gifts or use in our daily lives.
There are all manner of interesting professions and niche industries in the city and I was fortunate to be able to speak with Jerry Middleton owner and operator of Wood Essentials, a company that specializes in making wood medicine cabinets.
When friends visit and have never been to a museum in the city, I take them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met.) It is huge and has a collection of artwork that spans thousands of years and covers the entire globe. Simple as that.
However, not all New York museums focus on broad collections. Some represent niche areas of the art world and have a specific style of artwork or region of the world. The New Museum is just that; a contemporary art museum located on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Another weekend and another opportunity to escape the city for a few hours. If you don’t have a car (which is most of us) Metro North makes these trips very accessible.
If you look at a Google Map of the Hudson River there are a lot of towns and historic points of interest you should make the time to visit.
By Seth Fera-Schanes This blackberry martini is simple, elegant and refreshing. This is a perfect drink to usher in the Summer with friends and family. Enjoy at a backyard gathering, evening cocktail party or anytime in between. The Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission provided this recipe from “Mint” […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes The Cooper Hewitt is a design focused museum located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Already one of my favorite museums in the city, it recently underwent a renovation and is now better than ever. Aside from physical updates, the Cooper Hewitt introduced new technology in […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes After spending the past 48 years on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the Whitney Museum made a move downtown to hang with the cool crowd in the Meatpacking District. With new clothes (i.e new building) and new address overlooking the Hudson River, the Whitney wants to […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes Ask any New Yorker to list their favorite foods and inevitably brussels sprouts will keep coming up toward the top of list. It’s a much loved and ordered side dish in restaurants around the city. You can even find full stalks with the sprouts still […]
Description: It is that time of year when squash are everywhere. It’s also New York so people who live here are constantly on the move. So can we take some squash and turn them into a quick snack for a hectic lifestyle. Queue up these roasted squash seeds. […]
You go in your your local grocery store and see a 2 foot long squash. It is thin, green and says “cucuzza.” If you had Italian grandparents growing up you might be familiar with this food. I called my mom for suggestions on preparation and was told when she was a kid her family would dip in a light batter and fry them up. Below is my easy to prepare recipe for Cucuzza squash.
