‘Food’ Archives
Urban Farming on a Stalled Construction Site
Since moving to New York, I've become way more concerned with where my food comes from and trying to eat a more sustainable diet. As the managing editor of InhabitatNYC, I have the pleasure of writing about the city's local and sustainable food culture every day, and I've become somewhat obsessed with urban farming. I think [...]
The Greenpoint Food Market Says Goodbye For Now
At the Greenpoint Food Market, Joshua Kace launched his jerky business, Ross Hutchinson sold his first jar of bacon marmalade, and Laena McCarthy met a soda-making restaurant chef who wanted to use her jams in his cafe. The market offered a low-cost, low-key environment for home cooks and amateur chefs to share their homemade products, but not [...]
Pig Butchering at The Meat Hook
Next time you visit the supermarket and pick up a plastic-wrapped Styrofoam platter with a couple of juicy chops on it, stop and think, “Do I know where this meat comes from?” Better yet, do you want to know where it comes from? Tom Mylan believes you do. Mylan, co-owner of The Meat Hook butcher shop in Williamsburg, began chopping up meat [...]
Artisan Food Market in Greenpoint
When Josh Kace and his roommates starting making jerky for fun, they never thought their dried meat would turn into a business. But after two years of experimenting, they realized their snack appealed to people outside of their friends and family. They founded SlantShack Jerky, rented a table at the Greenpoint Food Market last December, and sold [...]
Q&A: Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream
After two years of life on wheels, Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream opened its flagship store in Greenpoint on Feb. 27. Peter Van Leeuwen, Ben Van Leeuwen, and wife Laura O’Neill launched their custard yellow ice cream trucks during the spring of 2008. Their all-natural, 18 percent butterfat ice cream was a huge hit. Van Leeuwen currently has five [...]