New York Sits Down to Dinner, 2018

A butcher takes a four-minute dinner break

May 2nd, 2018 | by Yiwei Xu | published in New York Sits Down to Dinner, 2018, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Greg Brockman breaking up a lamb with a boning knife. Photo: Yiwei Xu.

Greg Brockman works with quality meat all day, but he only occasionally eats it for dinner. For him, dinner is usually quick and light.

A vendor who eats on the run

May 2nd, 2018 | by Sabrina Caserta | published in New York Sits Down to Dinner, 2018, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

One of Sammy's Halal Trucks in Jackson Heights, Queens. Photo Courtesy of Sammy's Halal Trucks.

Samuel Noor, the owner of Sammy’s Halal Trucks in Queens and Manhattan, sits down to grab a quick bite on the run, between meetings.

Hot dogs by day, mole poblano by night

May 2nd, 2018 | by Lynn Fantom | published in New York Sits Down to Dinner, 2018, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

A Mexican immigrant sells the quintessential food cart fare in pursuit of his own American dream.

Raclette on both sides of the counter, all day long

May 2nd, 2018 | by Sanam Yar | published in New York Sits Down to Dinner, 2018, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Khishchenko (left) and Widmaier (right) chat with their regular customers. Photo: Sanam Yar.

Two cheesemongers from Brooklyn’s Belle Cheese bond over bowls of raclette while on the job.

Family values from Kingston, Jamaica to Jamaica, Queens

May 2nd, 2018 | by Amanda Williams | published in New York Sits Down to Dinner, 2018, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Andrew Chance works 15 hours a day running his Jamaican food truck business. Sunday is his only day off and the only time food really matters, as it includes family.

Next generation takes over Paul’s Dogs in Staten Island

May 2nd, 2018 | by Bo Hamby | published in New York Sits Down to Dinner, 2018, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Paul Sr. standing in front of a Paul's Dogs food truck. Photo courtesy: Paul Heyne Jr.

The next generation takes over at Paul’s Dogs food truck in Staten Island, making changes to a formula that has served the truck and its customers well for almost four decades.

Brunch with “The Shack Fam”

May 2nd, 2018 | by Caroline Hroncich | published in New York Sits Down to Dinner, 2018, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Life got too busy for big family dinners, so a food truck owner serves weekend brunch to family and friends.

Cannoli and community

May 2nd, 2018 | by Aaron Moline | published in New York Sits Down to Dinner, 2018, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Jerome Raguso, the owner of Gino’s Pastry Shop, comes to Pasquale’s Rigoletto for a night of food and wine and community.

A jar at a time: French restaurant taking on food waste

May 2nd, 2018 | by Amanda Williams | published in New York Sits Down to Dinner, 2018, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Two-thirds of a cup of purple cabbage with a quarter cup of quinoa per serving calculated against the average daily customer count. Ancolie has every ingredient measurement and culinary decision down to a science before fresh vegetables, legumes or apple compote are layered and stuffed in a jar and handed off to the customer. Directly […]

A day in the life of Karim, a Halal cart vendor

May 2nd, 2018 | by Shaleen Shah | published in New York Sits Down to Dinner, 2018 | Leave A Comment »

A crowd outside Karim's Halal cart. Photo: Shaleen Shah

Another day, another dollar–examining the day of Karim, a Halal cart vendor.