BRAND NEW: Desi Shack

BRAND NEW: Desi Shack

Desi Shack is the newest quick service restaurant that specializes in serving skewered grilled Indian and Pakistani food in a simple customizable format: you choose your meal, your filling, your vegetables and your chutney. Everything is made fresh on site, including the chutneys and drinks.

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The Heavenly Harvest

The Heavenly Harvest

The Bid Against Hunger is an annual event aimed at raising money for this cause. And with more than 60 of New York’s best chefs serving delightful seasonal dishes (and many more chefs supporting the cause) and some incredible auction items, the event raised more than $1 million.

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Guy’s Garage Party Closes NYC Wine & Food Festival

Guy’s Garage Party Closes NYC Wine & Food Festival

All good things must come to an end. But that doesn’t mean things can’t go out with a bang!
On Sunday evening, the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival came to an official close with its final event, Party in Guy’s Garage presented by Pucker Flavored Vodka. Right in the heart of the Meatpacking, at 440 West 15, food lovers and charity supporters alike gathered together at the Highline Stages to bid a fond farewell to the four-day long festival dressed as their favorite 1980s stars, munching on some of the city’s best pub grub.

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The Art of Taco

The Art of Taco

This year the taco offerings were heavily skewed toward meats, primarily beef and pork with a few lamb, chicken, and duck even thrown in. Given the carnivorous offerings, after my 6th meat taco, the rest started to blur and only a handful really stood out, mostly the seafood tacos.

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Pizza Like Naan Other

Pizza Like Naan Other

Tandoor Chef supports the Deepkiran Foundation, which offers educational support to children in remote Indian villages. The foundation was established by Deep Foods in 2005 as a non-profit organization to help children in remote villages of Gujarat, India.

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C-CAP Alum Brown Nabs Daniel Boulud Scholarship

C-CAP Alum Brown Nabs Daniel Boulud Scholarship

Chef Swainson Brown, executive sous chef at famed New York restaurant Artisinal, sat down for an exclusive interview with Appetite for Good to chat about recently beating out the top contenders in an elite culinary competition. Chef Brown was named winner of the 2011 Daniel Boulud Competition in New York City, where Brown was awarded [...]

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UPCOMING: What’s on Your Plate? The History of Politics and Food

UPCOMING: What’s on Your Plate? The History of Politics and Food

On Tuesday, November 1, Barnard College will host what looks to be a fascinating panel discussion sponsored by the Barnard Center for Research on Women on the social, political, and ecological implications our food policy. It’s a very timely topic and should be lively and interesting.

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A Perfect Balance at the NYC Food and Wine Festival

A Perfect Balance at the NYC Food and Wine Festival

They say you should never have too much of a good thing. But a plentiful amount of two good things is an ideal balance, right? With this principle in mind, I marveled at the balance of great things offered at the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival

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Chocolate-Making with Natural Ingredients

Chocolate-Making with Natural Ingredients

Ben Tsetlin has been making chocolate by hand for 3 years, ever since he discovered how delicious and healthy raw chocolate was. His recipe was surprisingly simple to follow, even for a kitchen klutz like me. With just a few ingredients, some mixing, and 30 minutes of time, I was able to make 12 pieces of bittersweet ganache-y chocolate!

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A Golden Ticket to the New York City Wine and Food Festival

A Golden Ticket to the New York City Wine and Food Festival

This year was my first Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival’s. I felt like Charlie on his tour through the Chocolate Factory. Though there was chocolate (my old favorite Lindt and a new favorite, Pure Dark), [...]

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NYCWFF Meatpacking Uncorked

NYCWFF Meatpacking Uncorked

Presented by Corcoran. Help fight against hunger Meatpacking Uncorked is Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival’s version of Fashion’s Night Out. Each ticket holder received a passport which had a map of all the wine and food stops. Most of the wine stops where in the apparel stores and the food stops [...]

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Emeril Lagasse’s 1st NYCWFF Event Takes Over Chelsea Market

Emeril Lagasse’s 1st NYCWFF Event Takes Over Chelsea Market

This year’s Chelsea Market After Dark was hosted by Emeril Lagasse. This was Emeril’s first appearance at the Food Network’s Wine & Food Festival. I started my night with a delicious glass of chardonnay from Joseph Carr and began browsing around.

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Living the SWEET Life at the Food Network Wine & Food Festival

Living the SWEET Life at the Food Network Wine & Food Festival

Last Friday night I was lucky enough to be in attendance at SWEET, a late-night dessert party that kicked off the weekend events of the fourth annual Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival. The Festival is one of the finest culinary events in the city, both in terms of taste and of philanthropy.

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Stars Shine and Dine at New York’s Wine & Food Fest!

Stars Shine and Dine at New York’s Wine & Food Fest!

The New York Wine & Food Festival is an annual event presented by Food & Wine and Travel + Leisure that draws New York’s finest chefs and the Food Network’s standout celebrities to tantalize the guests’ taste buds. The event benefits the Food Bank for New York City and Share Our Strength, two non-profit organizations dedicated to fighting hunger.

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