PRODUCT & TOUR : The Angry Orchard Cider Experience

Here’s the question: Why is Angry Orchard cider angry? You learn that the name reflects the apple varieties used to make hard cider*, some of which are not as pretty as eating apples, and therefore “angry.” Or that the trees get gnarled as they age. That might be true with the cider apples imported from…
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TIP OF THE DAY: A Brownie Sandwich Party

For a party dessert, offer several spreads and let guests fill their own brownie layers at the “brownie bar.” You can ask others who want to pitch in to bake different types of brownies. In addition to the original chocolate brownie, consider blondies, butterscotch brownies and peanut butter brownies. Guests on gluten-free diets can bring…
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BEST BRUNCH: UrbanSpace Vanderbilt

Head to UrbanSpace Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Avenue and 45th Street in Manhattan. It’s the block north of Grand Central Terminal, and our new favorite food hall. Its parent company, Urbanspace, “cultivates creatively rich environments, places where local makers collaborate, exchange ideas, and showcase their wares.” Why run all over New York City to find what’s…
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Savory Bread Pudding Recipes

Dessert lovers know the comfort of a rich bread pudding, a way to top yesterday’s bread with custard and cook it in a casserole dish into something sublime. (“Casserole” has a broad definition: simply, a side dish or stew cooked slowly in an oven.) Leave out the sugar and you have a savory custard, to…
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THANKSGIVING: Healthier Ingredients That Are Easy Switches

Chef Gerard Viverito is a culinary instructor and operator of Saveur Fine Catering, a company whose beliefs and center on local, sustainable and organic foods. He has a passion to teach others how to cook more healthfully. Here’s what he shared with us regarding preparation of a healthier Thanksgiving meal. 1. Buy a turkey that…
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