Celebrate Earth Day all year long – fifty ways to be green

Happy Earth Day! But don’t think green today and waste tomorrow.
Access fifty easy tips on how to live green and love your planet all year long, courtesy of
Hugh Garvey in Bon Appetit Magazine
Click on the bison burger below to learn what those are.

Great gift ideas for the foodies in your life – shopping will help benefit the Food Bank for New York City

Visit The Gotham Palate’s online shop for wonderful gifts for that foodie you love. Purchase a mug, apron, tote bag, T-shirt and other fine items that celebrate good food, service and ambiance. Click on any item below to link to the shop.

Shopping at The Gotham Palate Shop allows you to engage in conscious spending because [...]

Live la vida local – book your table for Edible Week

From now through Sun. Oct. 4th:
Participating restaurants will showcase the mouthwatering bounty of local food and drink – as a prix fixe, a special entrée, a dessert, or a pairing with a wine, beer, or spirit made in New York State. Restaurants will make contributions to Greenmarket, a program to benefit Youth Education Project, which [...]

Chew & Brew & show some love to the animals too….

On September 13th, Greenpoint is the place to be for homebrews, snack pairings, gourmet competition and doing something good for the sweet little furry ones too….
Feel Good: 90% of ticket proceeds donated to BARC animal shelter in Williamsburg.
Where: The Diamond, 43 Franklin St. @ Calyer St., Greenpoint, Bklyn - (718) 383-5030.
When: Sunday, September 13, from 2-5pm; Prizes [...]

Give now and food bank will double your donations

Now is the time to help the more than 4 million New Yorkers — mainly children, women, seniors, people with disabilities and the working poor — struggle to afford food.  Food Bank for New York City will double your donation through June 30th.
Click on the image below to make your contribution now.

Join the fight against hunger now and let the Food Bank double your donations

FJC, a donor-advised fund, is generously matching, dollar for dollar, any new or increased donation up to $50,000.
That means your $25 dollars, combined with FJC’s matching funds, will help the Food Bank provide 250 meals to New Yorkers in need!
In response to the economic crisis and increased demand for food assistance, the Food Bank [...]

Il Buco Honoring Earth Day – from Apr. 21-25

47 Bond Street ( Noho)
(212)-533-1932
www.ilbuco.com
The Gotham Palate salutes Il Buco for supporting the Amazon Rainforest with its second annual Earth Day Fund-Raiser. 
 

To honor Earth Day (April 22), il Buco will reduce its customers total LUNCH bill by 15% for one week. In turn, il Buco will donate, out of its pocket, the 15% saved by its guests.
All proceeds [...]

Quiet Exits and Bright Hued Hellos in Greenwich Village

While enjoying an unseasonably cold early spring stroll to assess the changing restaurant-scape in Greenwich Village, I discovered some pretty significant restaurant turnovers.
A.O.C. Bedford, a beloved, though short-lived neighborhood Spaniard mysteriously shuttered in late 2007 now has Quinto Quarto Osteria Romana, a chain from Italy, specializing in offal, occupying the space. It would appear that [...]

Time Out for Hunger – Mark Your Calendars for Sunday, March 8th

Time to catch up with old friends? High time for some quality time with a spouse or a parent? Why not do it in over lunch or dinner on March 8th and let your check go toward donations to the New York City Food Bank?
The front page of today’s New York Times reported a 30% [...]

Share Our Strength – Help Fight Childhood Hunger through Conscious Dining

Share Our Strength is a program that is dedicated to ending childhood hunger. You can help make a difference by patronizing restaurants that contribute to this program. Be sure to inform the restaurant staff that you value their support of this program and encourage them to keep up their efforts.
For a list of participating restaurants [...]