The Vendy Winner: Snowday’s Grilled Cheese with Maple Syrup + Short Ribs with Kale Pesto I went to my first Vendy Awards this Saturday on Governor’s Island! Of course the food was all phenomenal – these food businesses are the best of the best. What I loved most was seeing how they all presented themselves to the 2,000+ people in the crowd, and how excited they all were to be there. I loved was talking to those people in the crowd, all of whom were passionate and knowledgeabl

Press Release: I am so excited to be a Citizen Judge at this year’s Vendy Awards! It’s going to be extremely difficult to choose among all these amazing food purveyors, but someone has to do it, right? If you need me, I’ll be out running every day till September 12th! Here is the full press release: 2015 Vendy Awards are on September 12th on Governor’s Island (Photo courtesy of Gourmet.com) New York, NY  ­ The votes are in! The 11th Annual Vendy Awards, New York City’s premie