On Thursday nights, there is a little record shop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn that turns into a speakeasy type restaurant. Mini cafe tables are pulled out, records pushed aside and the cutest little Japanese girl comes out from the back to greet you. Miss Momo is the creative genius behind Bonjin Diner, and along with Chef […]
Author Archives: Erin Gleeson
January 6, 2008
What the World Eats
This is a fascinating and beautiful project done by the photography team Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio. They have a book out called Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.
November 27, 2007
Thanksgiving in Santa Barbara
I have a very large family and every Thanksgiving, a sprinkling of us flock to my aunt and uncle’s beach house in Santa Barbara for a long weekend of sea, sun and food. It’s truly a magical place, located right on a little cove called Devereaux. To make things easier on people traveling from out […]
November 7, 2007
Community Juice Girls!
The girls who run the juice truck every Saturday at the Grand Army Plaza Farmers Market are really on to something. They’re cute, they’re fun and they’re doing something great for us and the planet! Leesaw Andaloro and Deborah Smith say that with their Green Pirate juice truck, they “aim to stimulate a hip and […]
October 28, 2007
Feta Ice Cream with Watermelon Granita
Recipe and Food Styling by Tessa LiebmanPhotography by Erin Gleeson
October 23, 2007
Italy and the Mediterranean Diet: Food Culture, Nutrition and the Question of Quality
Last Friday, I photographed a panel sponsored by the James Beard Foundation and the NYU Food Studies program at the Casa Italiana in the West Village. It was part of a 2 day international conference called Italy and the Mediterranean Diet: Food Culture, Nutrition and the Question of Quality. One panel that really struck my […]
October 6, 2007
We Heart Di Fara
That’s it, I’m hooked. The pizza’s amazing, but the best thing about a trip to Di Fara in Brooklyn is to visit the divey little joint and watch the one and only man who is responsible for these glorious slices in action. Domenico De Marco, a small little floury man from Naples, makes all the […]
Raw Dinner Party
My dear friend Josh has recently gotten into the raw food movement. Last weekend he hosted a dinner party at his apartment in Williamsburg in which we ate a meal consisting mostly of raw, vegan fare. People who eat raw believe that food shouldn’t be heated over 120 degrees because raw foods keep enzymes intact […]
October 2, 2007
2007 Star Chefs Congress, NYC
Two weeks ago, I photographed the 2007 Chefs Congress in New York City. All the big wigs and usual suspects in food attended, and there were 3 days of culinary presentations. For a summary of the event, please click here. For highlights, click here. Attendees and presenters included Seiji Yamamoto of Ryugin in Tokyo, Daniel […]
September 30, 2007
Taste of Jackson Heights
Taste of Jackson Heights was last weekend and some of us went on a little Umamiventure to Queens on Saturday afternoon. After attending “Taste of Times Square” and “Taste of the Village” in recent years, I have to say I like how they do it in the Heights! Very low key. Only about 8 restaurants […]