“Don’t forget Chinese take-out,” says Sam Simon, of Sam Simon and Company, the private dining service. “The loss of those white cardboard cartons is the only downside of being environmentally sensitive. 20 years ago I was 8, and I remember loving pizza and Chinese food. They were staples in my diet.”

The New York of 2010 is not only a world away from its former self in terms of city living and city make-up, but over the past 20 years it has undergone a food evolution which has revolutionized the quality and way (and price) of what we eat. Street food, alone, has metamorphosed from being a creature of dubious origin to a more sophisticated product aimed at satisfying inquisitive palates.

Bistro Truck

“Being Moroccan, food has always played a very important part in my life,” says Yassir Z. Raouli, the owner of The Bistro Truck, one of New York’s street food successes. “Since moving here 10 years ago, I’ve noticed a more eclectic and international food scene with restaurants and street food. I believe New Yorkers like the options available to them and are open to trying ‘new’ things when it comes to food, so it’s opened up the way for a variety of menus.”

The Bistro Truck, regularly parked in the Flatiron District between 17th and 16th streets and Fifth Avenue, serves up Marrakech Lamb or a Vegetable Tajine for its regulars. But a few blocks east, on Union Square, one can find the Wafels and Dinges Truck churning out piping hot Belgian specialties with equal fanfare. The same goes for the Hallo Berlin cart and the Treat Truck and the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck and the Cupcake Stop. Four-wheel kitchens have brought the New York dining experience down from the clouds and onto the streets.

“I would say NYC food culture is very democratic. Anyone can get involved and have a say. It is not an exclusive, exclusionary world.” Says Simon, 29, a graduating student of the Institute of Culinary Education who transformed his passion for cooking into a private dining service. “In an ideal world, NY restaurants would adopt seasonal menus based on local and sustainable food sources. I certainly wouldn’t want to go back to 1990, however I do feel like NY chefs have had enough of comfort food and are ready for the next big thing.”

But, where will the next 20 years take NY food culture?

Wafels & Dinges

Yassir Raouli is confident about the future of street food in the city. “Most likely the future will continue with today’s trend of good quality food with an emphasis on different flavors and cuisines.”

Yet, he offers one glaring caveat that hearkens back to the days of transient trans-fat slop: “We must do away with all the unsanitary Halal carts!”

* For a full list of Street Food outlets, visit www.newyorkstreetfood.com
* For more information on The Bistro Truck, visit bistrotruck.com

Andrew Z. Giacalone

Visualizza STREET FOOD CITY in una mappa di dimensioni maggiori

Street crossing / 6th Avenue

© Jessica Cocco – day by day, speciale New York

La storia di questo ritratto-segnaletico inizia nel gennaio del 2006, a New York. La paziente di uno psichiatra disegna il volto di uomo che le sarebbe apparso nei sogni, e che le avrebbe anche dato una serie di consigli sulla sua vita privata. La donna specifica anche di non averlo mai incontrato dal vivo. Il ritratto rimane sul tavolo dello psichiatra, fino a quando, qualche giorno dopo, un’altra donna lo nota e lo riconosce: “Anche io l’ho visto nei sogni”.

E allora che lo psichiatra invia quell’immagine ad alcuni suoi colleghi, per sottoporla ai rispettivi pazienti. Nell’arco di pochi mesi, si fanno vive 4 pazienti. Dal 2006 ad oggi, pare che migliaia di persone abbiano visto in sogno questo uomo – anche a Roma. E voi, l’avete mai sognato?

Per approfondimenti del caso, ecco il sito.

The Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) is home to a comprehensive collection of art from the Himalayas and surrounding regions. The artistic heritage of this vast and culturally varied area of the world remains relatively obscure. Through changing exhibitions and an array of engaging public programs, RMA offers opportunities to explore the artistic legacy of the Himalayan region and to appreciate its place in the context of world cultures.

The RMA collection consists of paintings, sculptures, and textiles. Although works of art range in date over two millennia, most reflect major periods and schools of Himalayan art from the 12th century onward.

The exhibitions are organized with particular care to assist viewers who are new to Himalayan art. Wall texts and interpretive panels supply aesthetic, social, and historical perspectives to both scholars and casual viewers. The ExploreArt Galleries on the 3rd and 5th floors (with a video alcove on the 6th floor) take the viewer behind the scenes, answering questions about why and for whom the art was made. Books, paintings, photographs, artifacts, and computer terminals accessing the museum’s website and affiliated sites offer other examples of Himalayan and related art.

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