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From BAK Korean Kitchen (9 East 13th Street, NYC)

For those of you that have never restaurant been to the Inwood area of Manhattan, you are missing out on a firsthand peek of the gentrification process. The area is still predominately Dominican, but with the economic situation in the lower part of the city still troubled, many are moving further uptown. As the demographic …

I’f you go to the supermarket these days, you’re bound to see a whole variety of milk products on sale. And that is what we should call them: milk products. The industry has transformed so dramatically that not only the offerings have changed, but so have the prices. You’ve got regular cow milk, organic cow …

You have all seen the surge and pullback of nouveau cuisine. For a while, it was all the rage with its wow factor and avant garde techniques and presentation. What 2010 has really shown us is that simplicity wins fans and eases pockets as foodservice establishments. That’s not to say that what we create can’t …

I was on my way home and saw an ad on the subway sponsored by the City of New York. It was attempting to address a well-known issue with excessive sweets and the direct correlation it has to obesity, the development of type 2 diabetes and heart problems, among other issues. It is no secret …

We will be out at the Big Apple BBQ Block Party in Madison Square Park, NYC today! Pitmasters from all around the country will be showcasing their goods and skills, so we can be sure to enjoy some outstanding BBQ! http://www.bigapplebbq.org/ There’s something down home and earthy about having BBQ anything. Despite what pundits may …

Here at Citrus Concepts, we are fans of butter. Now, don’t get up in arms at the “B” word. Yes, it is fat — saturated fat in fact — but fat equals flavor, remember? However, butter was not meant to be the preferred fat of choice nor does it mean food should be drowned in …

We’ve decided to start a series regarding foods that are sold to the general population for a variety of reasons, most of which are not beneficial to anyone’s health. The foodservice industry is a powerful creature of the market, with companies that net profits in the billions of dollars by mass producing and standardizing the …

Despite what some people say, food is not just food. Aside from being sustenance, there is an aesthetic aspect to food and its consumption that can be considered enticing, and yes, sexy. I’ve been calling food sexy for years and it’s high time that the concept is shared with the general populace. Fact is, you …

The last 2 days have been very busy! Monday was a sidetrip to Yokohama, about 30 to 40 minutes by train from Tokyo station. Yokohama is a port city, so it was lovely to see the water and all of the boats by the harbor. But that’s not why I went there; I went for …