{"product_id":"event-how-new-york-ate-food-history-and-the-making-of-a-city","title":"Event: New York Food City","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThursday, July 9 at \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e111 Broadway in the Financial District.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoors open 6:00 | Talk 6:30-7:30 | Book Signing 7:30-8:00 pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York’s food history is often told through its most iconic dishes and institutions, but the fuller story is shaped just as much by migration, labor, race, neighborhood change, and the everyday meals made in home kitchens and restaurants across the five boroughs. In this conversation, \u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Smalls, Ruth Reichl,\u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e Jane Ziegelman\u003c\/strong\u003e join moderator \u003cstrong\u003eJulia Moskin \u003c\/strong\u003eto explore how the city’s culinary identity has been formed, contested, and reimagined over time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Smalls \u003c\/strong\u003eis a chef, restaurateur, culinary historian, and James Beard Award-winning author whose work has been central to redefining how African American food is represented in fine dining. Through his restaurants, writing, and scholarship, Smalls has illuminated the profound influence of Black culinary traditions on American food culture and the story of New York dining.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuth Reichl \u003c\/strong\u003eis one of America’s most influential food writers and critics. As the former editor-in-chief of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGourmet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a longtime restaurant critic for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, she has chronicled decades of change in the city’s food landscape, documenting the restaurants, personalities, and cultural shifts that have helped define how New Yorkers eat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Ziegelman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/97-orchardan-edible-history-of-five-immigrant-families-in-one-new-york-tenement-p\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/97-orchardan-edible-history-of-five-immigrant-families-in-one-new-york-tenement-p\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a landmark work of food history that uses the kitchens of New York’s Lower East Side to tell the story of immigrant life, adaptation, and the making of American food culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e food reporter Julia Moskin, they consider what New York eats—and what those meals reveal about immigration, identity, power, and who gets to shape the city’s story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-aa78ea83-7fff-5d2c-e537-9f344bcd24aa\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNon-alcoholic beverages generously provided by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.soberincentralpark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSober in Central Park\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets are non-refundable. You will not receive a physical ticket. Your name will be on a list at the door. This event will not be recorded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ePlease note that this event is at 111 Broadway (corner of Thames St) at the NYC Food Stories by Kitchen Arts \u0026amp; Letters pop-up store.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kitchen Arts \u0026 Letters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41733774835845,"sku":"event070926","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/5046\/0549\/files\/NEW_YORK_FOOD_CITYA.png?v=1782419832","url":"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/event-how-new-york-ate-food-history-and-the-making-of-a-city","provider":"Kitchen Arts \u0026 Letters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}