Nourishing NYC is overwhelmed by the support of our great sponsors and volunteers this holiday season. We gave out so many turkeys to families in need you could stack them as high as the statue of liberty….six times! So far we’ve been able to: - Give out over 1,000 turkeys to families in-need; - Provide [...]
US Foods-Metro New York, Sentry Centers and Nourishing NYC have joined together to help provide a healthy and delicious Thanksgiving to more than 1,000 families in New York City, beginning with a hands-on cooking lesson for children on Saturday, November 19. Fifty low-income children and their families will visit Sentry Centers in midtown Manhattan for [...]
http://www.internships.com/posting/Intensive-Thanksgiving-Nutritional-Education-Internship Intensive Thanksgiving Nutritional Education Internship Company: Nourishing NYC Address: 419 Lafayette Street 2nd Floor Location: Manhattan, NY Application Deadline: November 3,2011 Positions: 8 Full-Time, Unpaid Timeframe: 11/14/11 – 11/28/11 Description: Join Nourishing NYC as we help to teach 100 children and their families how to cook a nutritious and delicious Holiday Meal as well [...]
New York (CNN) — When Gina Keatley first moved to New York to attend culinary school, she noticed that many of her neighbors were missing limbs. “I lived on 99th Street across from some projects,” she said. “I would walk to the train and think, ‘Why are there so many amputees?’” Keatley found out that [...]
The Pepsi Refresh Project wants you to give $10,000 to Nourishing NYC’s Thanksgiving Chefs by voting for us at http://www.refresheverything.com/nourishingnyc. You can vote everyday from now until September 30th. So, while you help us by voting everyday (or close to it) you can do even more by: Telling 10 others to vote. Putting your vote [...]
Photos are courtesy of Photographer and visual artist Dorian Sky Wolff . Dorian has pursued art and music since motion and voice were granted him. Currently living and working in Manhattan, NY, he produces visual and aural art that is appreciated in many walks of life. You will often find Dorian at Manhattan’s night spots shooting celebrity musicians and most recently in [...]
Nourishing NYC is thrilled with the progress of this years Junior Chefs. We have partnered with the New York Yankees to create the Healthy Home Plate Program. This is a fun and interactive summer long workshop that teaches low income children and teens how to make better food choices and teaches them culinary skills in [...]
We wanted to take a moment to welcome East Village Wines to our list of amazing sponsors for The Art of Eating Well: A Gallery Event to benefit the Junior Chef program. East Village Wines is the oldest wine and liquor store in the East Village going all the way back to 1933 (that’s the [...]
Nourishing NYC and the National Association of Catering Executives (NACE) of New York announced their partnership during Nourishing NYC’s gallery fundraiser, “The Art of Eating Well,†held at the William Bennett Gallery in New York City on July 28th. NACE of New York and their members will be donating items to Nourishing NYC’s silent auction and [...]
Nourishing NYC preformed its first ever Mario Eats Mediterranean Workshop with Sponsorship of Nintendo on Wednesday July 6, 2011 at the Woodycrest Senior Center in Bronx New York. Seniors and families of the Bronx enjoyed a culinary and nutritional demonstration of healthy whole wheat pizza highlighting heart healthy Mediterranean ideals. After the food demonstration the [...]
During the Earth Day Event, Nourishing NYC will collect your gently used spare kitchen gadgets and small applicances such as peelers, knife sharpeners, mixing bowls, mini-food processors, pots and pans, to support one of our partners , GEMS-Girls, an organization that provides education, advocacy, therapeutic support and housing to hundreds of New York women who are starting [...]
Columbia Community Outreach (CCO) students helped to nourish Harlem through springs first urban produce program of 2012 at Nourishing NYC. Twenty dedicated Columbia Community Outreach (CCO) students came out on March 31st, 2012 to distribute fresh produce and healthy diabetic friendly recipes in underserved supermarket dessert East Harlem. “I am very impressed with the passion [...]
Its not just pitchers and catchers getting in shape this spring. The spring Healthy Home Plate Program Chefs learned this week about the benefits of eating locally and seasonally. They had the chance to create mini-gardens to take home with them and incorporate produce in a comfort food favorite macaroni and cheese. Recipe below. No-Bake Macaroni & Cheese http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/no_bake_macaroni_cheese.html From EatingWell: April/May 2006, EatingWell Serves Two Not only [...]
