A cookbook that’s almost as good as a plane ticket.

for the Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center, a 501©(3) non-profit organization that helps provide a voice for the 10,000 people who sell food and merchandise on the streets of our city. All contributions are...

year’s event, go to www.streetvendor.org. The Vendys are a fundraiser for the Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center, a membership-based organization of more than 500 New York City street vendors from all...

In a post–Fast Food Nation world, one might think that Eric Schlosser redeemed the eating habits of the masses. One would be wrong.

As with most of my trip, I was (obviously) taking a minor road. I discovered to my delight that you can go 60 miles per hour on lots of secondary and even tertiary roads down here. There’s just no reason to take freeways.

Cape Breton Island is shut tight for the season, so I’ll be hunkering down in Halifax for the next few days. If I’d arrived just a week or two earlier, there’d have been many more Maritime options.

I first visited Lowell years ago, hunting for Cambodian and Laotian food. I’d heard that many Southeast Asian immigrants lived in the area, but drove for hours without finding a single restaurant.

You’re up north now! There are no corn dogs, chicken fried steaks or hush puppies! We do however have good hot dogs. You can have a gourmet hot dog lunch at the AP&J, which is on North 13th Street across from the new...

Help! (please) I need to find a good restaurant to do a private dinner for 20 people in SF, near the convention center. Price not really an issue. Any thoughts? Thanks

I am planning a business lunch with a group of about 8 in the Loop. I’ve heard good things about the new Thai Urban Kitchen in Ogilvy Transportation Center and it looks like they have plenty of room for a big group. Has...

We were there several times, but a couple years ago. They had a great deal of Indo-Chinese food, and we ended up not going back again, mainly because it just seemed mediocre. And now that Urban Tadkaa is open in the...

and organized by the Urban Justice Center, an advocacy group serving low-income and marginalized NYers. Their annual event, the Vendy awards, is worth every penny (and includes free wine, beer, soda, and bottled water!). This...

Saravana Bhavan in Edison. Urban Tadkaa in West Windsor on Rt. 571, in the same shopping center as McCaffreys.

Added Value is pretty great. There is another farm/garden, Urban Oasis, near Downstate Medical Center. It’s a vocational program at Kingsboro Psychiatric Center. The veggies and herbs grown at UO reflect the cuisine of the...

This post isn’t going to do it justice, but I wanted to spread the news anyway: Laurel is back! After its ownership change earlier in the year, and being closed for refitting and restaffing, Laurel quietly reopened about...