York

Why Is New York A Food Desert?

Why food deserts persist in low-income New York neighborhoods. NEW YORK (PIX11) — Hundreds of thousands of New York City and state residents live in so-called food deserts. These low-income areas—usually Black and Hispanic neighborhoods—lack access to large supermarkets and options for healthy, affordable food. Is New York a food desert? New York City is …

Why Is New York A Food Desert? Read More »

Is Chocolate Made In York?

The city of York will forever be associated with chocolate. Some of the world’s best-known and most beloved brands of chocolate were born here in York, such as Terry’s, Craven’s, and Rowntrees. WHY IS York famous for chocolate? It was York’s privileged location on the River Ouse that greased the chocolate-making wheels, as cocoa beans …

Is Chocolate Made In York? Read More »

What Is New York’S Pie?

“The Nesselrode is (or was) a New York signature. It was a pie that you basically only found here in the 40′s through the 60′s,” Petra Paredez tells SAVEUR. “It represents an old fashioned way of dessert-making that you don’t see very much these days—decadent and labor-intensive.” What is the New York state pie? New …

What Is New York’S Pie? Read More »