Food
All About the Fat: Hanukkah at MOFAD
Museum of Food and Drink 62 Bayard Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin The Gefilteria co-founders Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz and seasonal foods expert Amelia Saltsman, along with food writer Devra Ferst, for a lively talk and tasting about all the fats—from olive oil to schmaltz—that make Hanukkah food so special. Most of us know the symbolic meanings of Hanukkah and the miraculous oil, but how […]
The Life of a Professional Glutton: Adam Platt
Asia Society and Museum 725 Park Ave., New York, NY, United StatesHow did Adam Platt, restaurant critic for New York magazine, land “the best job in the 20th century”: a professional glutton? Join Platt as he discusses his new memoir The Book of Eating and recounts a life of globetrotting and his adventures in professional gluttony in a conversation with Ambassador Nicholas Platt, president emeritus of Asia Society. This wide-ranging chat between […]
Jamie Oliver in Conversation with Carla Hall: Ultimate Veg
92 Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesSuperstar chef and fresh food champion Jamie Oliver doesn’t just want you to eat your veggies, he wants you to embrace them. He brings his signature effervescence and passion for pure, unprocessed, flavor-packed food as he joins us to talk with Carla Hall about his new book, Ultimate Veg. “It’s all about celebrating really good, tasty […]
Kitchen Liberation: Immigrant Home Cooking and Women’s Rights
Tenement Museum 103 Orchard Street, New York, NY, United StatesWhat happens when immigrant women teach strangers their most trusted recipes? The League of Kitchens, an organization that partners with immigrant women who teach cooking classes in their own homes, is on a mission to change how we see home cooking. In this event, Charlotte Druckman, author of Women on Food, joins in conversation with League of […]
Micropolis: Does NYC Have the Best Chinese Food Scene (Outside of China)?
The Greene Space 44 Charlton St., New York, NY, United StatesAs we near Lunar New Year, join Micropolis host Arun Venugopal and EATER NY editor Serena Dai for an evening of conversation and of course, amazing food. They and their guests will explore the early history of Chinese food in New York — starting with a cluster of restaurants around Mott Street — to the present day, when online influencers are […]