Food Notes: 9/10
Jellybeans, cheese pizza, New Jersey food tours? And don't forget San Gennaro!
Ronald Reagan’s Greatest Legacy
Ronald Reagan, star of films like Bedtime for Bonzo and Cattle Queen of Montana, had a particular affection for jelly beans. History Facts looks at how the actor-turned-politician’s greatest legacy is the blue jelly bean.
I Ate At Lucien, Fav of Trustfund Art Kids
We had a night out in the East Village and ended up at Lucien, a French-inspired bistro popular among artists and writers with money.
A.I. Comes for Restaurant Lines
According to the New York Post, those crazy kids today are skipping waiting on line at restaurants with some new a.i. powered app called The Shortlist. To be honest I’m still a believer in rolling the dice and doing an in-person drop in. Maybe you get a table, maybe you don’t.
Who Invented National Cheese Pizza Day?
I attempted to track down the origins of a national day celebrating cheese pizza. Check out what I found.
New York’s San Gennaro Festival Kicks Off this Week
The Italian American celebration through Little Italy brings food and revelry up Mulberry Street for a little more than a week beginning September 12th and running through September 22. If you’re interested in learning more about the history of festival, check out this article I wrote over at Whetstone Magazine.
Renato Poliafito at Archestratus
The owner of Ciao, Gloria, a Brooklyn cafe and bakery will be at the Greenpoint bookstore Archestratus, on September 12 to discuss his new cookbook Dolci: American Baking with an Italian Accent. I interviewed him about the book a few months back. He’s also running a kickstarter for Pasta Night, his new restaurant concept.
Garlicky History
Eater has a look at why recipes are suddenly filled with adverbs like “garlicky” and “brothy.” A lot of these can be attributed to Alison Roman, (who announced a baby is on the way). Overall though, the theme is about making dishes sound less like they are going to be some kind cultural appropriation and more like a fun rom-com.
Food Tours in New Jersey? It’s More Likely than you think.
Chowtown Food Tours kicks off their first official tour of Montclair (one of many “Sixth Boroughs”) and has a insides pour at the South Orange (another “Sixth Borough) beer festival. The founder of Chowtown Food Tours, Max Gray, is a writer and Jersey native.