Voters for our Local Heroes contest save a farm

  Normally we get steaks, sausages, eggs, chickens and the best bacon from Autumns Harvest Farm in Romulus. Today we got tears and tissues, thanks to this inspiring note from Tim and Sarah Haws, owners of the farm. “Hey guys, I wanted to thank you for the wonderful article you wrote about us. Last year Read More…

Where to Buy the Bird

The cover of our fall issue out now, at left, and recipe page for our twice-baked vegetable purée by Amy Maltzan, at right The sugar rush is over—or perhaps packed plastic pumpkins and pillowcases suggest it’s only begun. But believe it or not, it’s time to nab the last of the good turkeys for Thanksgiving.

Pig Island Brings 80 Finger Lakes Hogs to Manhattan (and the Catskills Next Month)

For the second consecutive year, this Saturday Governors Island off Manhattan became a porcine haven of roasted hog prepared by the city’s top 20 pit-masters called Pig Island. Yes there were quite a few flamed heads to please a crowd, but what makes the event particularly great—like Good Beer, organized by a few familar circles—is Read More…