New York Street Food

In my granddad's day you had a choice of Tea or Coffee where milk and sugar were the only enhancements that could be added. They were indeed simple times. Granddad was happy then but does nothing but moan when visiting a coffee vendor's stall about all the choices he has to make. In the modern connected world we have more...

We all know and love the decadent, delicious, creamy flavor of a cream puff, but most of us just buy them ready made from a shop. However, cream puffs are easy to make, and, if you are willing to pick up the challenge and try to do them yourself, you will have the opportunity to take the simple cream...

Have you ever been tempted to take your passion for food out onto the street? You wouldn't be alone. An increasing number of people have taken their love of good food and favorite recipes and transformed it into a successful street business. New York may be a haven of Michelin-starred restaurants, but some of the city's best food can...

Since we can all agree that pancakes really do make the world go round, why not have a look around some of the best pancake recipes from around the world. Anything from sweet to savory, from thin to fluffy, from regular to unusual… the best recipes are here. You can find easy to prepare recipes on MyGreatRecipes and for...

All health fanatics will tell you to avoid eating a hearty lunch at work. Firstly, because it has a way of sending your brain signals to stop everything it's doing and focus on digesting that oversized burger you just hogged, which in turn leaves you slouching in your chair trying to keep yourself up for the rest of the...

There are over 1.4 million seniors over 60 in New York and it’s predicted that by 2030, that number will rise to over 1.8 million. But as the number of our seniors is growing, so is the number of those getting poorer. In fact, the rate of seniors in poverty has risen to nearly 1 in 5. And this...

Are you physically active? You don’t have to be a professional athlete or a bodybuilder, just a regular mom, trying to do a few push-ups while doing her everyday busy routine with the kids around the house. In that case, you need extra protein. How would you like your protein to be packed in pancakes? Counting calories, you say?...

What better time to drink hot cocoa than during the winter? For the second year in a row, the Valrhona Hot Chocolate Festival is happening in New York City. Now through Feb. 5, restaurants, bakeries, and chocolatiers around the city will be participating in the festival, promoting artisanal and premium hot chocolate, all while raising money for a good cause. 11 participating establishments...

If you are one of those people who loves a good cup of coffee in the morning you probably want to make sure it tastes as good as possible. We are going to start off by saying that you have plenty of options for making coffee. All of these options are slightly different but when it comes to the...

If you have your olfactory senses leading you to the best of cuisine, the Kamado grill surely hasn’t escaped your taste buds. Well, Japan has known this kind of grill for at least 3,000 years now, but during the last century, we all started to appreciate it. With the Kamado being metamorphosed into a ceramic grill/oven/smoker, a whole new...