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All vendors but one move to new Essex Street market

April 15th, 2019 | by Victoria Pardo | published in Business | Leave A Comment »

Ira Stolzenburg, oldest surviving vendor at the Essex Street Market enjoys a cigarette outside of the old market building.

There’s one holdout as Essex Street Market vendors move into their new space, Essex Crossing.

NYC may become foie gras-free — this time, for real

April 15th, 2019 | by Christine Chun | published in Business, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Schatzie Prime Meats on the Upper West Side

There’s another push to ban foie gras in NYC, but this time, it may actually pass.

A taste of Lebanon: Queens to Arizona

March 24th, 2019 | by Lauren Edmonds | published in Business, slider, Uncategorized | Comments Off on A taste of Lebanon: Queens to Arizona

Ahmad Osman behind the counter at Souk El Shater Photo: Lauren Edmonds.

A beloved Lebanese restaurant in Sunnyside, Queens, will open its second outlet in Arizona this year.

Cooking up dreams and tamales in the Bronx

March 24th, 2019 | by Maura Whang | published in Business, Today's Special, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Guerrero and Rueda's tamales can be eaten immediately while standing at their cart, or can be taken to-go wrapped up in foil; here is a rojo picante with spicy pork and a verde with chicken and green sauce. Photo: Maura Whang.

The owners of a tamale cart parked in The Hub of the Bronx dream big despite their demanding daily routine.

Little Mexico, big community in Hunts Point

March 24th, 2019 | by Christine Chun | published in Business, Today's Special, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

City Tamale on Oak Point Avenue in Hunts Point. Photo: Christine Chun

Isrrael Veliz started City Tamale out of his apartment and watched it grow into a bricks-and-mortar institution in the Bronx.

Café brings traditional Vietnamese food to Sunnyside

April 5th, 2018 | by Caroline Hroncich | published in Business, slider, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

A former Buddhist monk opens a Vietnamese and Thai café in the heart of Sunnyside.

At Ebe Ye Yie, stew and uncertainty

April 5th, 2018 | by Aaron Moline | published in Business, slider, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Lamb stew is served with fufu and sticky rice. Photo;Moline

Immigrant siblings from West Africa contend with the harsh realities of maintaining an aging restaurant in the Bronx.

Kyoto pastry chef seeks independence in Brooklyn

March 30th, 2018 | by Sanam Yar | published in Business, slider, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Tomoko Kato (right) decorates a cake with dried rosebuds while Tia Yen (left) mixes cake batter. Photo: Sanam Yar.

Tomoko Kato never planned on living in the states forever, but with her Franco-Japanese pastry shop, she’s created a slice of home within Williamsburg.

Minimum wage hikes may cause layoffs

April 27th, 2017 | by Senhao Liu | published in Business, slider, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Jorge Lopez, the owner of Taquerua y Fonda La Mexicana, works at night in his diner. Photo: Senhao Liu.

Minimum wage hikes pose a challenge to New York City restaurants, especially small ones. Some owners consider laying off one or two workers to qualify for a later deadline for the wage hike to $15 an hour.