As late as 1755, according toSamuel Johnson’sdefinition, lunch was simply “as much food as one’s hand can hold” — which, as Laura Shapiro, culinary historian and co-curator of the New York Public Library’s newLunch Hour NYCexhibition, recently explained to me, “means that it’s ...
It is the dawn of the modern era of restaurant-ing. Patronage grows at a rate faster than population increases and the number of restaurant keepers swells by 75% during the decade. Leading restaurant cities are NYC, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, and Boston. Inexpensive lunch rooms with...
NYC public school adopts all-vegetarian menu, may be country's first About 100,000 schools have signed up for the program -- fewer than expected. But the USDA said there were no widespread problems because most lunches already met the healthy guidelines. Dr. Janey Thornton...
The group has already raised money to send educator gift boxes filled with books and teaching guides about diverse foods to schools. They also sponsored an art contest, which encouraged participants to draw their favorite meals. Last week, kids got a chance to share some of the food with clas...
Grade B+ Party Scene: "Pretty much the best college nightlife you're going to find outside of NYC. Things shut down around 2 a.m., which can be pretty early for foreign students. But while the town is open, there are countless restaurants and amazing bars open late. The clubs are ...