Appetite for Good

One of the best things about interning in Brooklyn this summer is that I’m getting the chance to experience food in a borough I wouldn’t otherwise have many opportunities to travel to. This past week, my fellow interns and I paid a visit to a little-known taco truck smack dab in the middle of an urban industrial area of Brooklyn, Loading Dock.

Rice bowl dishes is a staple in Asian home cooking, not only because it’s easy to make, but it really embodies the essence of Asian cuisine: rice. Using rice as the foundation and adding different “toppings” becomes your Asian equivalent of pasta or pizza. This past weekend, I decided to try oyakodon.

There are a few things that define me, and one of them is my love for chicken fried steak. But a city as diverse as New York City does not have a decent chicken fried steak! To satisfy my caving for it, I set upon perfecting my own personal chicken fried steak…

Not everyone has that certain quality that makes Topics Coffee founder Jason Rodriguez special. From a very young age he knew he was put on this earth to do something unique that combined his two loves: entrepreneurship and his community.

Healthy foodies and frozen yogurt lovers of Atlanta, rejoice!! We are finally on par with our urban brothers and sisters nationwide, for Pinkberry has arrived in our midst. The folks at Pinkberry must have done their homework, because they know exactly what Atlanta wants: really good frozen yogurt and a really good cause to go with it.

Baking for Good, the online bakery that supports charities and non profits, is currently partnering with the Gulf Coast Fund to support local organizations in the gulf. Baking for Good founder, Emily Dubner, sat down with Appetite for Good to chat about the new partnership and about the company’s future growth plans.

On Tuesday, June 22, Patrick and I found ourselves at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea for the 9th annual Summer in the City event hosted by Generation Harvest – the young professionals offshoot of City Harvest.

How many people can you feed with 200,000 pounds of food? Lots and lots, I hope! On June 29th, City Harvest rescued 200,000 pounds of food from the Fancy Food Show to feed hungry New Yorkers.