Several companies are trying to address food waste, offering less-than-perfect foods at a discount. While these companies operate for profit, the social benefits of their services can be high.
Food for Thought
The Billion Oyster Project is working to restore New York reefs with the help of the city’s restaurant community.
All North American East Coast oysters are the same species: Crassostrea virginica. That means that the oysters of Prince Edward Island, the Chesapeake and more are, Linnaeus-wise, the same.
Is New York tap the secret behind everything from bagels to beer?
Central Park’s Podophyllum peltatum are dangerously delicious.
When it comes to local, sustainable fish, what’s old is new again.
A new initiative from Rise Against Hunger seeks to raise awareness of the realities of hunger worldwide, while working tirelessly to end it.
As of May 2020, 1 in 4 New Yorkers are food insecure. Meet the community fridges springing up across the city to feed them.
When quarantine presents a literal growth opportunity.
Tarragon: you either love it or violently detest it. Here’s the backstory.
The 2019 celebration issue of Edible Manhattan is finally here. Now, read editor Meghan Harlow’s introduction to the magazine.
How an ancient tradition survives, despite colonialism.
