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A Greek addition to Harlem’s diversity

March 29th, 2019 | by Yuan Yuan | published in Community, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Whaddapita, a new Greek street food restaurant in central Harlem. Photo: Yuan Yuan

A Greek American decided that Harlem needed a Greek restaurant, after several field trips to the area last spring.

Millennial newcomers help a dying Queens culture stay alive

March 24th, 2019 | by Angela Wang | published in Community, slider, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Gottscheer immigrants put down roots in Ridgewood after losing their homeland a century ago. It’s up to a changing neighborhood to help keep their culture alive.

Island Roti: 20 years and a second-generation surprise

April 5th, 2018 | by Bo Hamby | published in Community, slider, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Melisa Mahadeo, a co-owner of Island Roti Shop & Bakery, preparing a curry.

As a Trinidadian roti shop hits its 20th anniversary, the original owner passes the restaurant on to his two nieces, who had different career paths in mind.

Little Athens: New wave of Greek immigrants in Astoria

April 5th, 2018 | by Sabrina Caserta | published in Community, slider | Leave A Comment »

Traditional Greek Easter bread. Photo: Courtesy of Victory Sweet Shop.

The Astoria neighborhood of Queens, also known as ‘Little Athens,’ experiences a Greek revival- even in the midst of gentrification.

Keeping a family tradition alive: A daughter honors her mother’s food

March 30th, 2018 | by Yiwei Xu | published in Community, Today's Special, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Kim Tien roll at Little Saigon Pearl is named after one of Tran's elder sisters. Photo: Yiwwei Xu.

Theresa Tran serves home-style Vietnamese dishes in a tiny restaurant, Little Saigon Pearl, to honor her restaurant-owner mother and family tradition.

The Balkans in the Bronx

March 30th, 2018 | by Lynn Fantom | published in Community, slider, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

How food and hospitality bind family, customers, and staff at Cakor Restaurant.

Cuisine, culture and the American Dream

March 30th, 2018 | by Tasneem Alghamdi | published in Community, slider, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Homemade Tibetan Dumplings, Kanchanjunga Resturant, Jackson Heights, Queens, NY.

Nangsang Sherpa, a 50-year old mother of three from Tibet, shares her culture and love for cooking at the one-year-old  Kanchanjunga  Restaurant she owns.

Free food

April 27th, 2016 | by NYTable | published in Community | Leave A Comment »

Free food, of course, isn’t: It takes much more than a village to feed New York’s hungry.

The changing Astoria dining scene

May 8th, 2015 | by Alistair Gardiner | published in Community, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Rent in Astoria is being driven up by a new, young and affluent set of residents. But the changes in the restaurant scene don’t follow the typical gentrification narrative.

Some Catholics choose charity over food

May 1st, 2015 | by Natasha Payes | published in Community, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

A sweet treat some people give up for Lent. (Natasha Payés/NY Table)

Some Catholics choose not to give up anything for Lent and instead commit to charitable works.