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Weekend Market Picks Septemer 6th & 7th, 2014: Mochi from Hanaka NYC
We used to have mochi for dessert every Friday at our favorite sushi restaurant before it lost its lease (so sad). The mochi we would...
Karen Seiger
Sep 5, 20143 min read
Get Ready for Berg’n: Brooklyn Flea’s Grand New Food And Beer Hall
Well, your wish has been granted. The Brooklyn Flea‘s new beer hall, Berg’n, opens on Wednesday! Mighty Quinns Burnt Ends BBQ Sandwich...
Karen Seiger
Aug 26, 20143 min read
Brooklyn Night Bazaar: A Market Where We Can Have Fun and Stay Up Late
An Army Surplus Tent became the Beer Hall at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar New York is the “City that Never Sleeps,” right? Well, for a while...
Karen Seiger
Aug 25, 20143 min read
Weekend Market Picks August 23 & 24, 2014: Brooklyn Night Bazaar
Brooklyn Night Bazaar: Food, Artisans, Music, Air Hockey and a Beer Hall! It’s late summer, and we all really need to focus on squeezing...
Karen Seiger
Aug 22, 20143 min read
When Life Gives You Watermelon, Make Watermelon Juice
A few days ago, we bought a big, sweet, seedless watermelon from Michisk’s Farm at the Union Square Greenmarket. We snarfed up half of...
Karen Seiger
Aug 21, 20142 min read
Weekend Market Picks August 16 & 17, 2014: Farmers Market Bounty
Late Summer Market Bounty If ever there was a time to shop as much as you can in your local farmers market, it is right now. James and I...
Karen Seiger
Aug 16, 20143 min read
LIC Flea: Discovering All the Amazing Food Here Without Exploding
As I mentioned in the posting about judging my first food contest at the LIC Flea, deciding on the best anything was next to impossible...
Karen Seiger
Aug 11, 20144 min read
Weekend Market Picks August 9 & 10, 2014: LIC Youth Market
GrowNYC Youth Market in Long Island City! (Regarding the banner, there’s one in Brownsville too!) I can still hardly believe it’s August!...
Karen Seiger
Aug 8, 20143 min read
Weekend Market Picks August 2 & 3, 2014: Chowing Down With Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan
I actually dream about Sunday Gravy — it is so so so good. Try it for yourself at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar! I had the great pleasure of...
Karen Seiger
Aug 1, 20141 min read
Weekend Market Picks July 26 & 27, 2014: C3Brix Lego Art in Queens
This is a very exciting weekend in the markets, and for me personally. I’m going to be a food judge at the LIC Flea Favorites Foods...
Karen Seiger
Jul 25, 20143 min read
Inventively Delicious: Ice & Vice Handcrafted Ice Cream For Grown Ups
I’ll never forget the day I had my first taste of Ice and Vice Ice Cream: July 27th, 2013 at the Queens County Market. My first flavor...
Karen Seiger
Jul 23, 20143 min read
Weekend Market Picks July 19 & 20, 2014: We All Scream for Local Craft Ice Cream
It is a big weekend for ice cream and other frozen treats! There’s an Ice Cream Social in Manhattan and another in Brooklyn. And here is...
Karen Seiger
Jul 18, 20143 min read
Frittering Away: Thirst Quenching Lemonade With a Yummy Twist
(Photo courtesy of Frittering Away) What’s more nostalgic and summery than fresh lemonade from a pretty lemonade stand? I was recently...
Karen Seiger
Jul 17, 20143 min read
Weekend Market Picks July 12 & 13, 2014: I Had A Dream Come True This Week
The illustration of my dream come true. (Image by Victor Kerlow for the New York Times Metropolitan Diary) I had a dream come true this...
Karen Seiger
Jul 11, 20144 min read
My Story In The New York Times Metropolitan Diary
My anecdote has been published in the New York Times Metropolitan Diary! It even has its own awesome illustration by the talented Victor...
Karen Seiger
Jul 11, 20141 min read
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I Was This Close to Joey Chestnut on the Fourth of July [VIDEO]
By now you must know about my soft spot for Coney Island. This year I got a bee in my bonnet about the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating...
Karen Seiger
Jul 4, 20142 min read
Weekend Market Picks July 5 & 6, 2014: Vintage Mic for Authentic Sound
Happy Fourth of July! I get misty when I hear the Star Spangled Banner. Every time. So I thought I’d feature this very cool antique...
Karen Seiger
Jul 4, 20142 min read
Brooklyn + Summer + Hot Dogs = Eating Locally and Seasonally, Right?
My dad LOVED Nathan’s Hot Dogs. He used to go there when he was a kid in Sheepshead Bay. Hopefully the weather will be good for this...
Karen Seiger
Jul 3, 20142 min read
Weekend Market Picks June 21 & 22, 2014: INSIDERS1 World Cup Collection
The entire world is watching the World Cup in Brazil. So if you haven’t seen any of the games yet, you’d best start watching now! The US...
Karen Seiger
Jun 20, 20143 min read
Askinosie Chocolate: Bringing The World Together One Bean At A Time
Shawn Askinosie, Founder of Askinosie Chocolate (Photo courtesy of Askinosie Chocolate) I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting Shawn...
Karen Seiger
Jun 17, 20147 min read
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