We're so happy to hear that this summer will bring the return of New Amsterdam Market—a collection of farmers, chefs, and purveyors coming together for increasingly regular meetings at the South Street Seaport. Mastermind Robert LaValva and others have worked... More
"Advertisements from the 1950s popularized the idea of the 'coffee break.'" [Photographs: Allison Hemler, unless otherwise noted] L: Donald Schoenolt of Gillie's Coffee; R: A Chemex at the Intelligentsia booth at New Amsterdam Market. Before Stumptown, Gorilla, Grumpy, and even... More
"We're already looking towards next year. After all, Borough Market quickly became a weekly event..." Photos: Erin Zimmer When I first visited the New Amsterdam Market on a brutally cold, ice-whipped December day back in 2007, Robert LaValva and Cerise... More
[Photo: Carey Jones] We've shown you the brick-and-mortar options for Thanksgiving shopping. But the Pilgrims didn't head to Citarella for their first holiday meal. If you're looking to draw from our land and support our local farmers, hit up... More
[Photo: Robyn Lee] The New Amsterdam Market is now convening monthly at the South Street Seaport, and there's a lot to look forward to this Sunday—namely, pigs and beer. Master butchers Josh Applestone (Fleisher's) and Tom Mylan (Marlow and... More
[Photographs: Robyn Lee] The exemplary folks fighting the good fight for the permanent installation of the New Amsterdam Market brought together some terrific artisanal food purveyors at their site in the shadow of the South Street Seaport. Caroline Fidanza,... More
"Holding our first series of recurring, monthly markets has begun to move the project from the conceptual stage to a becoming a real institution." Photographs: Robyn Lee. Seattle has its Pike Place. San Francisco has its Ferry Plaza. London has... More
[Photographs: Erin Zimmer; Robyn Lee] In celebrating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage up the Hudson River, the New Amsterdam Village—a replica of classic Dutch canal houses—will be set up all week, through September 14th, in the Bowling... More
At the New Amsterdam Market: pistachio rhubarb bread from Bouchon Bakery, sweet basil ice cream from The Bent Spoon, and a blueberry and yogurt popsicle from The People's Popsicle. We're big fans of the New Amsterdam Market—Robert LaValva's crusade... More
Photograph from dumbonyc on Flickr Robert LaValva has been lobbying to get the New Amsterdam Market inside the old Fulton Fish Market at the South Street Seaport for a while, but for a handful of reasons, it hasn't worked... More
