The Slow Food Guide to New York City

Restaurants, Markets, Bars

Patrick Martins and Ben Watson

"If you subscribe to the Slow Food credo that 'a firm defense of quiet material pleasure is the only way to oppose the universal folly of Fast Life,' you now hold in your hands everything you need (except maybe a credit card) to mount that defense: a comprehensive and authoritative field guide to the culinary landscape of New York City."

--Michael Pollan, author of The Botany of Desire

"The folks at Slow Food know where to find the best food in New York. Buy this book!"

--Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation

A deliciously different guide for native New Yorkers and visitors alike, with a broad yet discriminating view of the Big Apple's incredibly rich "food landscape." Compiled and written by passionate food-lovers who know the city inside and out, this unique guide covers not only the fancy four-star restaurants but the neighborhood hangouts and hidden treasures that make New York City such an international culinary destination.

The Slow Food Guide to New York City celebrates the foods and cuisines of the city's finest restaurants, green markets, specialty food shops, bars, and late-night spots. What all these places share is a commitment to the values of the international Slow Food movement: Artisanship, Conviviality, Eco-Gastronomy, Freshness, Sustainability, Tradition, and Typicality.

Slow Food is dedicated to:

• stewardship of the land and ecologically sound food production
• revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure, culture, and community
• invigoration and proliferation of regional, seasonal culinary traditions
• living a slower and more harmonious rhythm of life

About the Author

Patrick Martins is the Executive Director of Slow Food USA (www.slowfoodusa.org). Ben Watson is an author and editor whose recent books include Slow Food (Chelsea Green, 2001) and Cider, Hard and Sweet (Countryman Press, 1999).

Related Links:

www.slowfoodusa.org
www.slowfood.com
www.slowtrav.com