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No red meat for dinner for a Staten Island butcher

May 8th, 2019  |  by  |  published in New York Sits Down to Dinner 2019, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Slayton and Chirico at dinner. Photo: Jinna Wang.

Vincent “Vinny” Chirico is a second-generation butcher who no longer eats red meat.

Chinese chefs bring Japanese cuisine to Staten Island

March 28th, 2019  |  by  |  published in Melting Pot, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Jiang prepares an order for takeout

On a quiet block in Staten Island, two Fujianese chefs fill an unmet need for Japanese cuisine.

Two people, one Caribbean food truck, and non-stop hustling

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

Two people, one Caribbean food truck, and non-stop hustling

Kellyann and J.Anthony Darrell juggle managing a successful Caribbean food truck in Staten Island with raising their young family.

Island Roti: 20 years and a second-generation surprise

April 5th, 2018  |  by  |  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.

New York sits down to dinner

April 29th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Epiphany's kitchen in her home on Staten Island. She surrounds herself with the color pink because she calls it her "happy color." Photo by Kailyn Lamb.

Diana, a 39-year-old Staten Island resident who struggles with clinical depression, fears that those around her will judge her if they know she is on food stamps.

New York sits down to dinner

April 29th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Madeline Morales, Community Service Coordinator at the Salvation Army Port Richmond Corps in Staten Island, discusses the food pantry.

Madeline Morales runs a tiny food outlet out of a Salvation Army in Staten Island, for people in need.

Staten Island didn’t have Indian food until 1990

March 25th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Melting Pot | Leave A Comment »

Taste of India II’s crown jewel -- chicken tikka masala -- sits barside at Taste of India II in Staten Island. Photo: Zara Lockshin.

Two cousins pioneered Indian food on Staten Island, and the rest of the family followed. This year Taste of India II celebrates 26 years of chicken tikka masala.

The Melting Pot

March 24th, 2016  |  by  |  published in slider | Leave A Comment »

The Melting Pot

New Yorkers can dine around the world without ever leaving the five boroughs — and every ethnic restaurant tells the story of a journey from there to here.

New York sits down to dinner

May 2nd, 2015  |  by  |  published in Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

A replica of the Staten Island ferry at the Staten Island Museum. Photo: Clemence Michallon.

As the only fish eater in her house, Ingrid Alvarez rarely cooks it, settling, instead, for a night out at her favorite sushi restaurant.

Mole Matters

March 27th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Community, Melting Pot | Leave A Comment »

Mole Matters

There’s a Mexican restaurant boom on Staten Island, as the Mexican community there grows.

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