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Frozen Farming

February 06, 2018 by Chia Messina

A pumpkin patch in spring, apple orchards in early summer, pick-your-own strawberries in late fall--these are times and places in seasons...

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February 06, 2018 /Chia Messina

Everything is Better at Air’s Champagne Parlor

November 07, 2017 by Chia Messina

I’ve been in a funk lately. It’s been a really hard week. I’ve found that champagne helps. And Air’s Champagne Parlor definitely helps...

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November 07, 2017 /Chia Messina

Escape to the Silk Road with an Uzbek Samsa in Brighton Beach

October 31, 2017 by Chia Messina

On a small stretch of Brighton Beach Avenue, just as you walk down the stairs from the Q train station, a man waits for you to...

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October 31, 2017 /Chia Messina

Astoria Seafood Serves up New York’s Freshest Fish With All of the Fun and None of the Frills

October 05, 2017 by Chia Messina

About Astoria Seafood: Astoria Seafood first opened as a wholesale fish company and retail market in 1993. Owner Spyro Christakos...

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October 05, 2017 /Chia Messina

Here’s How Four New York State Farms Combat Food Waste by Putting their Leftovers to Use

September 26, 2017 by Chia Messina

Living in upstate New York means that you are never more than a stone’s throw away from a farm. It is a lifestyle that comes...

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September 26, 2017 /Chia Messina

Redefining ‘Raw’ and ‘Virgin’ with Raaka Chocolate in Red Hook, Brooklyn

September 19, 2017 by Chia Messina

Raaka Chocolate is reluctant to get caught up in the labeling politics of today’s chocolate industry, in part because the labels...

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September 19, 2017 /Chia Messina

A Cheese Cave 30 Feet Below Crown Heights: Clean, Dirty, Delicious

September 07, 2017 by Chia Messina

The phenomenon of clean eating dominates health and wellness discourse right now. It means a whole bunch of things to different people...

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September 07, 2017 /Chia Messina

New York’s First Sake Brewery is Coming to Brooklyn

August 21, 2017 by Chia Messina

From pickles to chocolate, Brooklyn has staked its claim as the epicenter of the craft foods renaissance. Small-batch spirits...

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August 21, 2017 /Chia Messina

Getting into the “Local First” Mentality with Poughkeepsie’s Sprout Creek Farm

August 14, 2017 by Chia Messina

Sprout Creek Farm is nestled in the heart of the Hudson Valley, a burgeoning hotspot for New York City weekenders...

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August 14, 2017 /Chia Messina

Emma’s Torch Empowers Refugees With Culinary Training at Home/Made in Red Hook

August 08, 2017 by Chia Messina

Walking into the Home/Made café in Red Hook, Brooklyn, I’m greeted with the pungent scents of toasted cumin and coriander. “We’re testing Nepalese...

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August 08, 2017 /Chia Messina

This Roadside Farm Stand Trusts Its Customers With Honor System Payments

August 03, 2017 by Chia Messina

Make the long and dusty drive up Hurley Mountain Road in Kingston, New York, and you’ll be rewarded with the R.O. Davenport and...

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August 03, 2017 /Chia Messina

More Than a Farm: Pennings Farm and Cidery an Upstate NY Destination Experience

August 01, 2017 by Chia Messina

Pennings Farm Market may have started as a farm when Jack Pennings bought 100 acres of farmland in Warwick, NY in 1980...

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August 01, 2017 /Chia Messina

Ramen & The Language of Dreams

July 19, 2017 by Chia Messina

There is a clipboard hanging from the door, and a very short menu. A screen pointing at the street loops an exuberant short film...

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July 19, 2017 /Chia Messina

More than a Grocery: Foster Sundry Brightens up Bushwick

June 12, 2017 by Chia Messina

Bushwick is changing. You could argue that all of Brooklyn is changing, or that Brooklyn, like Bushwick, has...

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June 12, 2017 /Chia Messina

Moto Coffee Machine: coffee, waffles and motorcycles in Hudson, NY

January 26, 2017 by Chia Messina

Arguably the best coffee, artisanal waffles and coolmotorcycle gear in Hudson Valley...

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January 26, 2017 /Chia Messina

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