A little bit about Prodigy: While tasting Prodigy’s coffee, I spoke with Manager Ashley. Ashley informed me that Prodigy has been around for 3 and half years. Owned and operated by two long time friends and restaurant veterans. Chris (part owner), is also the owner of Gotham Coffee Roasters in Brooklyn, NY where Prodigy [...]
Location: 238 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012 Brief History: Albanese Meats and Poultry is affectionately known as Moe the Butcher because of the legendary character stationed behind the meat cases. Moe is 91 years young and one of the last remaining butchers on a block that is now almost completely filled with boutiques and [...]
Jack’s Stir Brew started 11 years ago as one of the first coffee houses to exclusively serve organic, fair trade, shade grown coffee. Owner, Jack Mazzola wanted to share his core values with his customers: Community, Passion and Quality. Since 2003 Jack has created a consistently smooth cup of coffee that truly is good to [...]
Location: 285 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10014 Brief History: Ottomanelli’s was opened in the 1940’s by Onofrio Ottomanelli. Hailing from Bari, in the Pugliese region of Italy, Onofrio learned the craft of butchery from his mother. He first worked in his uncles’ butcher shop before venturing out on his own. He had 8 children [...]
Now that we are in the dog days of summer, the humidity is high and motivation to work is low, your choice of beer can play a very important role in maximizing your enjoyment of this season. A heavy stout ale in the sand doesn’t make much sense. A dark porter by the pool is [...]
My interest in coffee began when I moved to New York 4 years ago. I began trying any coffee shop I came upon (because they are everywhere!) and began to form opinions and thoughts on each cup. After 4 years in this city, I definitely have some favorites and would love to share them with [...]
From the beginning Bubby’s was a pie company. They have set a standard for traditional American food, cooking from scratch, utilizing family recipes and sourcing ingredients from the best providers. The majority of Bubby’s recipes are sourced from recipe books from all over America. The traditional style of American food and home cooking offers [...]
My interest in coffee began when I moved to New York 4 years ago. I began trying any coffee shop I came upon (because they are everywhere!) and began to form opinions and thoughts on each cup. After 4 years in this city, I definitely have some favorites and would love to share them [...]
L to R Amy (Director of Operations), Danielle (Logistics) Hi! I’m Danielle, a new employee of Foods of New York Tours. When asked by my boss if I’d like to do a blog series on a certain type of food in NYC’s village area, the old-school pork stores came to mind. How about a ‘Sausage Series’? [...]
Your NYC Fourth of July Guide: As the days consistently creep into the 80's, and then the dreaded 90's, we know that the even hotter Fourth of July is near. It doesn't matter if you are a local who missed out on that beach house share this year, or a visitor looking for [...]
