- October 22, 2007 | In Season
- Grapes
To anyone bred on Thompson green seedless, the local grape varieties are a revelation: tart and sweet, musky and almost overpoweringly fragrant.
- October 22, 2007 | Short Lists
- Extended Hours
Fine-dining chefs unwind (slightly) with new lunch and Sunday-supper service.
- October 22, 2007 | Short Lists
- Euro Be Damned
When it comes to white-truffle season, nothing as trivial as a bad exchange rate can stop true addicts.
- October 15, 2007 | Restaurant Openings
- Restaurant Openings
Week of October 15, 2007: Cantina, Matilda, and Bun.
- October 15, 2007 | In Season
- Pea Shoots
The go-to stir-fried green at any decent Chinese-food feast, pea shoots have a tender texture and fresh, vegetal flavor that echoes the pea itself.
- October 8, 2007 | Feature
- Battle of the North Carolina Church Club Peanuts
For years, aficionados who liked their peanuts fried in small batches had but one option: the peanuts prepared by the First Methodist Church Men’s Club in Mount Olive, North Carolina.
- October 8, 2007 | Restaurant Openings
- Restaurant Openings
Week of October 8, 2007: Allen & Delancey, and Primehouse New York.
- October 8, 2007 | In Season
- Mission Figs
Like the increasingly ubiquitous practice of putting a new restaurant through a lengthy �soft opening� trial run, summer is merely a warm-up for the fig’s splashy fall showing.
- October 1, 2007 | Restaurant Openings
- Restaurant Openings
Week of October 1, 2007: Belcourt, Shorty’s.32, and Los Dados.
- October 1, 2007 | In Season
- Cannellini Beans
Seldom seen in their pods, fresh cannellini beans, available now at Rick Bishop’s Mountain Sweet Berry Farm stand at Union Square, are a rare treat.