With beautiful detail, Shulman tells the tale of a city, however rich or poor, that has always wanted to eat well. From a Harlem numbers house that lured gamblers with city-grown produce to a hipster butcher transforming a corner of Williamsburg, Eat the City reminds us that New York’s true foodies live in every corner, in every class, of every borough. – Tracie McMillan, author of The American Way of Eating
With beautiful detail, Shulman tells the tale of a city, however rich or poor, that has always wanted to eat well. From a Harlem numbers house that lured gamblers with city-grown produce to a hipster butcher transforming a corner of Williamsburg, Eat the City reminds us that New York’s true foodies live in every corner, in every class, of every borough. – Tracie McMillan, author of The American Way of Eating
read more6:30pm Thursday, July 19: Panel at the Tenement Museum NYC
6:30pm Thursday, July 19: Panel on the role of food in cities at the Tenement Museum, New York. Join Robin Shulman and a farmer (Ian Marvy), a beekeeper (Andrew Coté), a brewer (Kelly Taylor), and a slaughterer (Imran Uddin) discussing the role of food in cities and offering samplings of their wares.
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