A half-dozen grocery services offer speed and convenience, but critics worry about their effect on neighborhood stores and crowded city streets. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “FOOD”
In Defense of the Lazy Picnic
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2021
Let’s pick up some food and head to the park with friends. Source: New York Times
Nach Waxman, Founder of a Bookstore Where Foodies Flock, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2021
A “kitchen anthropologist,” he created a mecca in Manhattan for chefs, writers, scholars, everyday cooks and anyone else who is, well, hungry for culinary knowledge. Source: New York Times
Their Daily Miracle: Getting 8 Tons of Food to the Needy, Every Day
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
An army of “food rescuers” in New York try to make the best of an inherently wasteful grocery system. Source: New York Times
A Long-Awaited Return to Eating at Beloved New York Restaurants
By Gotham Rex on April 14, 2021
As the city’s sense of optimism grows, one author stops by her favorite Manhattan institutions, and orders a dish or two at each. Source: New York Times
How Covid-19 Helped a NYC Neighborhood Rediscover Its Restaurants
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2021
In Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, the pandemic brought more change to a neighborhood in flux, as locals rallied around their restaurants. Source: New York Times
How Neighborhood Groups Are Trying to Provide a Pandemic Safety Net
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2021
Mutual aid groups are evolving into a long-term effort to help with food, clothing and counseling. “It’s about building the world we want to see,” one volunteer said. Source: New York Times
$20,000 for a Permit? New York May Finally Offer Vendors Some Relief
By Gotham Rex on January 30, 2021
In an attempt to shut down a thriving black market, the City Council passed a bill that would increase the number of permits for street vendors. Source: New York Times
Some Covid Survivors Haunted by Loss of Smell and Taste
By Gotham Rex on January 2, 2021
As the coronavirus claims more victims, a once-rare diagnosis is receiving new attention from scientists, who fear it may affect nutrition and mental health. Source: New York Times
The Empress of East Second Street
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
For over 20 years, Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta and her husband, Julio Pena, have turned diners into devotees at their trattoria, Il Posto Accanto. Source: New York Times
Is New York City ‘Over’?
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2020
There’s disagreement over the post-pandemic future: Some think the city will never be the same, while others are confident of a rebound. Source: New York Times
On TikTok, Students Complain About College Quarantine Food
By Gotham Rex on August 22, 2020
Students arriving at N.Y.U. and other campuses are flooding social media with complaints about meals they are given as they isolate. Source: New York Times
In This Dinner Series, Chinese Food Is at Home Worldwide
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2020
At Junzi Kitchen, the young chef Lucas Sin’s collaborative project shows the global reach of his home country’s cuisine. Source: New York Times
You Probably Won’t Catch the Coronavirus From Frozen Food
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2020
Reports that the virus was detected in a trans-continental shipment of frozen chicken wings sparked concerns online. But experts aren’t worried. Source: New York Times
A Harlem Restaurant That’s Withstood Gentrification, a Pandemic and Time
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2020
Long lines are still forming at Famous Fish Market, a Black-owned business that’s been in the same family for nearly 50 years. Source: New York Times