Healthy Recipe Contest: Applications due May 15, 2010

Like to cook? The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center Health Education Department invites you to participate in its Healthy Recipe Contest. All adults aged 18 and older are invited to submit a healthy recipe for the chance to win a prize. Selected recipes will be published in a cookbook. After the first round of recipe selection, ten finalists will be asked to prepare their dishes in a live cooking contest. Finalists will receive the following cash prizes of up to $200. All participants will receive a free copy of the cookbook comprised of selected recipes. All submissions must include the completed application and recipe form. Applications are available online at http://www.cbwchc.org/ and at the following addresses:

-268 Canal Street, 1st floor, New York, NY 10013

-125 Walker Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10013

-136-26 37th Avenue, 2nd and 4th floors, Flushing, NY 11354

-Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, 62 Mott Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10013

After the first round of recipe selection, ten finalists will be asked to prepare their dishes in a live cooking contest. Ten finalists will be informed by June 15th, 2010 by mail and phone. The live cooking contest will take place on July 11th, 2010 at the Whole Foods Market Bowery Culinary Center (95 E Houston St, New York, NY). Dishes will be judged by the following criteria: presentation, aroma and taste.

Call the Health Education Department at (212) 966-0461 if you would like the application mailed or faxed to you or have any questions about the contest. Applications are due on May 15, 2010.

If you have any questions you can post it in the comment box and I'll get back to you!

Cooking Demonstration: Chicken and Fruit Salad

Today for our health center's event, I did a workshop on healthy eating and salad making demonstration. This recipes is taken from the Center for Disease Control Website. This website is great! They have a lot of really easy and healthy recipes. What I love about this site is that you can search recipes by certain ingredients. You can choose a few ingredients and see what kind of recipes they have for certain types of meal.

Chicken and Fruit Salad
Number of servings: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cups of Fruits/Vegetables Per Person 2

Ingredients:
1 lb roasted chicken breast
1 medium-size bunch spinach
2 medium-size pink/white grapefruit
2 medium-size red delicious apples
3/4 lb seedless green grapes
1/2 cup fat– free Dijon salad dressing

Directions:
1) Remove and discard skin from chicken; tear chicken into bite size pieces.

2) Chop 1 cup loosely packed spinach leaves; set remaining leaves aside.

3) Cut peel from grapefruit; remove sections with knife. Cut unpeeled apples into 3/4 inch chunks.

4) In large bowl, combine chicken, chopped spinach, fruit and salad dressing; toss to coat. To serve, arrange remaining spinach leaves on platter; spoon chicken salad over spinach leaves.

Food Spy for Metro Asian Food Magazine

I had the opportunity to be a food critic for a Asian food magazine called Metro Asian Food. It was such a fun and amazing experience I wish I could do this for a living!

Every issue they have a section where readers participate in "food missions"and a few are selected to be food spies aka food critics. It's a very simple process, you sign up online to be a member then they will send an email to everyone announcing the date, time and cruise. On a first come first basis if you are one of the few who reply the fastest then you will be chosen. I've been trying for a few months and I guess I got lucky! I got so lucky I got Andy to come with me too!! Our mission, Shanghai food!!!

Our special spy pins:

The first stop we went to was Shanghai Cafe.
We were excited!!!

Our other spy members, Vivian and Ling

We got interviewed by the writer after each bite of the food. The photographer was snapping pictures left and right and telling us to pose.

Our food writer Jeny

Here are some of my favorites from each of the restaurants. You can see the rest of the dishes in the article.
The must haves at a Shanghai restaurant, soup dumplings.

this has some sort of veggies and pork

Over all I thought Shanghai Cafe was so so....I've been here many times so I guess I was sick of the food. And the dish they gave us wasn't anything special.

Next stop:

interesting decoration with a mini looking bridge...

the buns were small but the skin was thinner which I like...

This restaurant went all out and served us their expensive dishes which was mostly seafood. I love seafood!!

crabs with salty eggs, one of my favorite of the day...

crispy shrimp with tea leafs, another favorite of the day...the shrimp was so crispy you can eat the whole thing like a chip...

thumbs up to the chef!!

Mission accomplished!!!

our photographer

Perks being a food spy: I got a souvenir bag filled with goodies, a pin, awesome free meal and being in a very popular food magazine!! yay!!
See article here...

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Shanghai Cafe
100 Mott Street
212-966-3988

New Yeah Shanghai Deluxe
65 Bayard Street
212-566-4884

Manhattan Restaurant Week July 12-31, 2009

Manhattan Restaurant Week is here!
July 12-31, 2009
Lunch menu: $24.07
Dinner menu: $35
Beverage, tax and gratuity not included. Saturdays are excluded but some restaurants are offering deals for Sundays. Make your reservations today!

For more information on participating restaurants and menus:
http://www.nycgo.com/views/programs/rw/srw.html

Happy Eating....

International Food Festival and New York's Third Annual Dance Parade This Weekend!

Event name: International Food Festival
Time: 9:30am - 6:30pm
Date: May 16 (Saturday) and May 17 (Sunday)
Location: Ninth Avenue, between 37th and 57th Streets
http://nycgo.com/?event=view.eventdetails&id=148220Taste

I hope the weather will be great this weekend because Hell’s Kitchen is cooking at this annual food festival. Restaurants and outdoor vendors serve up food from all different countries. The 20-block gastronomic extravaganza features cuisine from Greece, Brazil, Italy, Morocco, Senegal, Ukraine, Thailand and many other countries.

For those of you who like dancing, the New York's Third Annual Dance Parade and it will be held on May 16th starting at 1pm. Here is more information:

Parade site: http://danceparade.org/EE/
Parade route: http://www.danceparade.org/EE/index.php/about/parade_route/

Have a great weekend of eating and dancing! <3

(Thank you Helen for the infor! Hope to see you at the events!)

Events: 11th Annual Chocolate Show and Harvest Party at Chelsea Market

11th Annual Chocolate Show at Pier 94:

For all you chocolate lovers out there, the best place to be this weekend is the 11th Annual Chocolate Show where you can satisfy all your chocolate cravings from cakes, brownies, chocolate drinks, truffles to chocolate in savory and sweet dish-all in the name of chocolate!! This delicious event will feature vendors from all over the world, cooking demonstrations, chocolate competition, book signing from renowned chefs, master chocolate makers, writers and fun programs for children.

When: November 7-8, 2008
Thursday, November 6th 6:30-10:30pm-Opening night preview featuring Fashion Show ($250) Friday, November 7: 10am to 8pm
Saturday, November 8: 10am to 8pm
Sunday, November 9: 10am to 7pm

Where: @ Pier 94
711 12th Avenue and 55th Street
Public Transportation: Closest stop is 59th Street/Columbus Circle: A,C,E,B,D,1,9.Approximately 15 minute walk to Pier 94, or transfer to MTA Bus.

How to get tickets:
These tickets are available online (via Ticketmaster.com or calling 212-307-7171), and will also be on sale at the door (cash and checks only at the door) Tickets are valid for 1 day:
Adults: $28
Children under 5: Free
Children, 5 to 12: Free**Limit: 2 children per adult. Each additional child (5-12): $8

For more information:
http://www.chocolateshow.com/home.php?titre=2&id_code=2&Vopen=1

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Edible Manhattan Issue Two Harvest Party at Chelsea Market!

When: November 13, 2008, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (free admission)

Where: Chelsea Market, 95 Ninth Avenue, NY, NY

Who: Edible Manhattan and its sponsors will provide guests with complimentary wine selections from Wolffer Estate, beer from Kelso of Brooklyn and chocolates from Verē. Also, The Green Table will offer farm-to-table complimentary harvest-themed tastings of country cheeses, crusty breads, sausages and more, as well as samplings from numerous Chelsea Market retailers.

Why: Celebration of harvest-fresh ingredients, holiday treats and Chelsea Market's selection of artisanal goods.

How: All event players have come together under the stewardship of Edible Manhattan. Edible Manhattan is bi-monthly and available for $7 at Whole Foods, Barnes & Noble and Borders, free at select restaurants and shops and $35 for a one-year subscription.

Free Event: New York Pumpkin Festival in Central Park on Oct.25

Free event: New York Pumpkin Festival in Central Park will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 25 to benefit Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life threatening illnesses and their families.
· feature a huge pumpkin tower display with thousands of lit jack-o-lanterns
· a scarecrow competition at Bethesda Fountain
· a bone-chilling haunted house under the Bethesda Terrace Arcade
· pick-your-own-pumpkin patch at Cherry Hill

Check it out: http://www.newsli.com/2008/10/07/new-york-pumpkin-festival-to-feature-huge-pumpkin-tower-display/

http://www.campsunshine.org/pumpkinfestival/n_photos.html

There will be food vendors selling pumpkin pie, pumpkin ice cream, hot dogs and hamburgers, popcorn, and more. Other vendors will also be at the festival selling goods and/or handing out free samples.

(Thanks dork for the event)

Sorry I've been really busy lately and haven't had time to update but I have been eating (alot)! So stay tuned for upcoming posts on:

• Sammy's Shrimp Box (seafood, seafood, seafood....)
• Deserts (cakes, cupcakes and sweets)
• Peking Duck House (banquet style chinese food, lots of duck...)
• Tabla (Iron chef menu-battle snails)
• Recipes (NYCares volunteering and cooking w/ the kiddies)
  

Taste of Korea: Korean Restaurant Week!

Thanks to Deb for the infor!

The first Korean Restaurant Week in New York:

Event Date: September 29-October 4th

Where: Participating restaurant around the city featuring prix fixe bibimbap lunches and dinners

Menu: Lunch and dinner including appetizer and dessert for $15 and Bibimbap alone for $7, is available at lunch only.

Bibimbap Event: On Saturday at 2 p.m., bibimbap, a dish of rice and vegetables, will be served free from a giant pot holding 500 portions at 32nd Street and Broadway.

For more information go to: http://www.koreanculture.org/tasteofkorea2008/index.html

Eat Like Kings In Queens!

Queens Restaurant Week 2008!

Manhattan has it's restaurant week and so does Queens! The 3rd annual restaurant week in Queens runs from September 22-26th, 2008. The event is sponsored by Discover Queens of the Queens Economic Development Corporation. The participating restaurants will offer a 3 course lunch ($25) and dinner ($35). Selected restaurant will be offering a two for $25 or two for $35 on special menus. Check out more details of the participating restaurants from Discover Queens.

Today we went to Woodhaven House, a participating restaurant for Queens Restaurant week, for brunch. Andy and I went there a few times, the food is pretty good and another reason we decided to go there is because we had a restaurant.com coupon! There was a promotion a while ago which was 80% off so we got a $25 coupon for $2! We brought a few coupons and Woodhaven House was one of them. The brunch menu is from open until 3pm on Sundays. It's a Irish pub/restaurant, it's so lively in there and we always see lots of people drinking at the bar and watching sports in morning!
So we had to order $35 min worth of food in order to use the coupon so this is what we ordered:

We started off with a Mimosa, a cocktail like drink composed of champagne or sparkling wine and Orange juice (comes with any brunch order, other drinks available):

Classic Eggs Benedict Canadian Bacon, English Muffin & Hollandaise ($10)-it was very good, the dish came out nice and hot. The English muffin toasted and crispy. I was glad that the ham wasn't dry and chewy like the first time I had it a another diner. The potato were freshly made and seasoned really well.

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Shaved Parmesan & Herb Croutons ($12)-the chicken was kind of dry but the salad was good. The portion was huge, I was so full from eating 1/2 of it!

Belgium Waffles du Jour Fresh Cream ($9)-the syrup was warm, the fruits were sweet, the waffles was warm and crispy. It was good but it wasn't like the real Belgium-melt in the mouth waffles... yes I know, I was spoiled after eating real Belgium waffles!

We were so full but we still had to order more food because it wasn't enough to use our coupon so we order a chocolate cake with white chocolate moose ($6) to go and ate it after dinner for desert! It was so creamy and delicious! Sorry couldn't get a whole picture of it because we couldn't help ourselves from taking a bite of it!

The whole bill was around $38 and with our $25 coupon we only had to pay $13.01 + $2 coupon we brought + tip! The food portion was big, the food was good, and the discount made everything taste even better! I love paying less for great food! Happy eating....

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63-98 Woodhaven Blvd.

Rego Park, NY

718.894.5400

The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival

Check this out! One of the largest cultural events of the year, The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine magazine, will be in New York from October 9-12th, 2008. It will take place in selected area such as the Meatpacking district and DUMBO area of Brooklyn. This festival will bring together many legendary culinary icons from all over the world and featuring many celebrity chefs including Bobby Flay, Alton Brown, Rachael Ray, Gordon Ramsey, Giada De Laurentiis, and many more.

There will be many types of events from wine seminars, demonstration from celebrity chefs, kids event, food and cultural tours, and even parties. The events can range from $10-$300 but some are free so hurry sign up fast! I'm disappointed because the events I wanted to go to is already sold out sigh* And the best thing about this festival is that 100 percent of the proceeds raised will go directly to hunger relief programs such as the Food Bank for New York City and Share Our Strength.

This festival also features the Meatpacking Eats, it's like restaurant week but will offer the "Meatpacking Eats Menu":

Time:	Throughout the Weekend (October 9-12th, 2008)
Price:	Menu prices are determined by each restaurant
Location:	Participating Restaurant You must RSVP from restaurant directly Company Name Phone Address Website 5 Ninth 212.929.9460 5 Ninth Avenue http://www.5ninth.com/ Buddakan 212.989.6699 75 Ninth Avenue http://www.buddakannyc.com/ El Faro 212.929.8210 823 Greenwich Street http://www.elfaronyc.com/ Fatty Crab 212.352.3590 643 Hudson Street http://www.fattycrab.com/ Fig & Olive 212.924.1200 420 West 13th Street http://www.figandolive.com/ Frederick's Downtown 212.488.4200 637 Hudson Street http://www.fredericksnyc.com/ Gaslight 212.807.8444 400 West 14th Street #1 http://www.gaslightnyc.com/ Jarnac 212.924.3413 328 West 12th Street http://www.jarnacny.com/ Los Dados 646.810.7288 73 Gansevoort Street http://www.losdadosnyc.com/ Macelleria 212.741.2555 48 Gansevoort Street http://www.macelleriarestaurant.com/ Merkato 55 212.255.8555 55 Gansevoort Street http://www.merkato55.com/ Morimoto 212.989.8883 88 Tenth Avenue http://www.morimotorestaurant.com/ Nero 212.675.5224 46 Gansevoort Street http://www.neronyc.com/ Old Homestead Steakhouse 212.242.9040 56 Ninth Avenue http://www.theoldhomesteadsteakhouse.com/ One 212.255.9717 1 Little West 12th Street http://www.onemanhattan.com/ ONO at Hotel Gansevoort 212.660.6766 18 9th Avenue www.chinagrillmgt.com/ono Paradou 212.463.8345 8 Little West 12th Street http://www.paradounyc.com/ Pasita 212.255.3900 47 8th Avenue http://www.pasitanyc.com/ Pop Burger 212.414.8686 58-60 Ninth Avenue http://www.popburger.com/ Scarpetta 212.691.0555 355 West 14th Street http://www.scarpettanyc.com/ Son Cubano 212.366.1640 405 West 14th Street http://www.soncubanonyc.com/ Spice Market 212.675.2322 403 West 13th Street http://www.jean-georges.com/ STK 646.624.2444 26 Little West 12th Street http://www.stkhouse.com/ The Green Table 212.741.6623 428 West 16th Street http://www.cleaverco.com/ Valbella 212.645.7777 421 West 13th Street http://www.valbellany.com/ Vento 212.699.2400 675 Hudson Street http://www.brguestrestaurants.com/ Zampa 212.206.0601 306 West 13th Street http://www.zampanyc.com/