King of Falafel Takes Vendys; Seafood Soup All the Rage
First lady Michelle Obama hosted spouses of world leaders at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, where a lunch of ingredients from the farm and from the White House garden was served.
[AP]
The King of Falafel won best vendor and People's Choice at the 2010 Vendy Awards. Fares (Freddy) Zeideia can usually be found at 30th Street and Broadway in Astoria.
[NY Daily News]
New York restaurants are calling for new guidelines on workers' tips and pay, including higher wages, mandated tip pooling, and exemption from uniform cleaning allowances.
[Wall Street Journal]
Think our food truck wars are bad? D.C. is considering banning food trucks from metered parking, limiting parking to 30 minutes, and keeping them 100 feet from any restaurant.
[Wall Street Journal]
Sotheby's heirloom vegetable auction brought in more than $100,000, including $3,200 for Greenmarket tours and $1,000 each for 10 crates of produce.
[Diner's Journal]
Nestlé has announced that it will invest hundreds of millions to produce more products with health benefits that could help prevent diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer's.
[Wall Street Journal]
Seafood soup is all the rage. Some 21.7 percent of chains and independent restaurants now have a seafood soup or chowder on the menu.
[Nation's Restaurant News]
Have a restaurant tip or other food-related news? Send it to fork@villagevoice.com.
Email to Friend
Write to Editor
Print Article
