THE LAB:GALLERY Presents INTERSECTION February 10-March 2, 2012
Roger Smith Cookbook Conference Overview (video)
Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by admin in Events, Hotel
The Roger Smith Hotel & Andrew F. Smith are thrilled to invite you to join us for the first ever Roger Smith Cookbook Conference February 9-11 in NYC.
“Everybody knows what a cookbook is — or do we? They’ve been around at least since the Middle Ages, dispensing information on something that all households formerly had to do at least three times a day. Whether written by pros or home cooks, they convey more about their begetters and users than can be reduced to teaspoons and tablespoons. Over and beyond advice on buying, preparing, and serving food for purposes of health, thrift, glamour, or pure pleasure, they can speak volumes about the societies and times that have produced them — including our own. Far-reaching change is underway within the genre as recipes migrate online, or into e-books and culinary apps. The future undoubtedly holds even greater changes in the entire economics of cookbook publishing.
This conference is planned as an eclectic gathering of those who publish, write, edit, agent, research, or simply buy and use cookbooks. Our object is to share as inclusive a range as possible of our very different learning experiences. Our explorations will take two broad overall directions: Track I: “Cookbooks Past and Present: Looking Beneath the Sauce-Splattered Page”; and Track II: Cookbook 2020: “The Future of the Cookbook.”
We hope you will enjoy the conference.”
Cathy Kaufman, Anne Mendelson, Adam Salomone, Bruce Shaw, and Andrew F. Smith
For tickets and more information visit http://cookbookconf.com
@CarmineGallo Talks About His Book “The Power of Foursquare”
Posted on 19. Oct, 2011 by admin in Community
Carmine Gallo author of “The Power of Foursquare” at The Roger Smith Hotel
We had the Power of Foursquare party the other night, which was a great success. We had a hotdog special and a beer special for those who checked in. It was great to be able to connect and talk with Carmine Gallo who wrote “The Power of Foursquare” and engage with him during his stay in the city. He is building an understanding of how people can best capitalize on the new communication tools that are changing our professional landscape. We were mentioned in the book for our relentless pursuit to be engaged and be active in the conversation. @RShotel is mentioned in the book on page 91. Thanks so much @carminegallo @adwal; http://bit.ly/qMyx35 Props!
“The Hotel that Social Media Built!”
The event was put together with the collaboration of the Social Media Club of New York, McGraw-Hill and especially Julia Baxter who was on top of everything from the start. Good to work with such good people.
Engage with us!
The Roger Smith is a hub for social media in #NYC. People. Art. Food. Wine. For 10% off our best available rooms rate: bit.ly/RSrooms
twitter: twitter.com/rshotel
fb: facebook.com/rogersmithhotel
blog: bit.ly/RSlife
web: rogersmith.com/
You can connect with Carmine on twitter here: http://twitter.com/carminegallo
Buy Carmine’s book here on Amazon.
Reach out and let us know what you think. We as a culture fuel ourselves on the feedback we get. We are determined to be players in the Mobil marketing space and look forward to building relationships along the way.
Thanks for participating.
I am John Knowles aka Panman (@pancity) and am currently running the @RShotel Twitter account. Let me know if you have any inquiries. Connect with us.
All the best,
Panman
Beer Diplomacy Pays Tribute to 9/11 -Monday, September 12, 2011 at 8:30 PM (ET)
Posted on 29. Aug, 2011 by admin in Community, Events
Join us as we host our second live audience for a tribute to NYC and the tragedy that befell us on Sept 11, 2001.
Our panel will include 4 people who are not only lifetime NYC residents, but who were here in NYC at the time of the attacks. Panelists will include Brian August of 110 Stories & Watchitoo, Bryan Thatcher of Fusebox, Robert Galinsky of The NY Reality TV School, and Jason Valdina, who took many photos on 9/11 and will be sharing them for the first time with our live audience.
Huge thanks to our partners, The Roger Smith Hotel, Watchitoo, and Point Studio.
The Roger Smith Hotel will be providing $3 drink specials all night.
Can’t make it? Watch it live here: http://beerdiplomacy.com
The Roger Smith Hotel will be providing $3 drink specials all night.
The Roger Smith is a hub for social media in #NYC. People. Art. Food. Wine. For 10% off our best available rooms rate: bit.ly/RSrooms
twitter: twitter.com/rshotel
fb: facebook.com/rogersmithhotel
blog: bit.ly/RSlife
web: rogersmith.com/
Introducing The First Issue of “The Jolly Roger” a Monthly Publication by The Roger Smith Hotel
Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by admin in Community, Henry's Roof Top, Hotel, LAB Gallery, Lily's Restaurant, RS Pop, fashion, the LAB
THE JOLLY
ROGER
a monthly publication by the roger smith hotel
July 1, 2011 – Issue No. 1
“We don’t just
love NYC.
We live here.”
The Roger Smith Hotel is thrilled to present the inaugural online edition of The Jolly Roger, a short monthly newsletter aiming to shed light on the vibrancy and culture of New York City. Inside you’ll find travel resources, tips, restaurant and theater reviews, live music listings, stuff to do with kids, and more. If you are planning on coming to NYC in July, you can use this link for 10% off our best room rate.
Hope to see you soon,
John Birdsong, Editor
“Lobster Hot Dog.”
Kosher Beef Hot Dog with Lobster @RSHenrys
libations
By Kevin Gill, Restaurant Manager – Lily’s Restaurant
+ Henry’s Rooftop Bar
A trifecta of Sixpoint pints
Sixpoint Brewery is a local brewery in Red Hook, Brooklyn founded in 2005. They love Brooklyn and create styles of beer to capture its essence, focusing on the growing community of artists and creative spirit. The Sweet Action Ale is a unique cream ale that focuses on the simple balancing of malts and hops. It has 33 IBUS (International Bittering Units) and an ABC of 5.2%.
What is a cream ale? A cream ale is based on the American light lager, however it is an ale that is finished with lager yeast. It is generally subdued in the malt and hop characteristics, but Sixpoint decided to break that definition. It finishes its fermentation as a lager but starts as an ale. This gives the beer a crispness that is associated with lagers, and more yeasty flavor normally associated with ales. Enjoy a cold Sweet Action at Henry’s Rooftop Bar. Fact: It’s on the sixteenth floor of @RSHotel.
eat what?
by John Birdsong, Editor
A feast for the eyes and the stomach at Fette Sau
Fette Sau. Hands down the best BBQ in NYC. This Williamsburg, Brooklyn BBQ joint serves up meat like no other NYC establishment. The meats are smoked, which distinguishes it from most other “BBQ” you’ll find in the city. Since Fette Sau is in BKLYN they are able to get around Manhattan fire codes and give meat the wood smoke it needs to taste awesome (tip: try the brisket). With communal indoor and outdoor seating, it’s the perfect place to meet friends or make new ones. Take the 4/5/6 train to Union Square then the L train to the Bedford stop in Brooklyn. Pro – Heritage pork, grass fed beef, a massive bourbon selection, and beer by the gallon Con – It gets super crowded on weekends in the summer and seating can be hard to find Rating: 3 out of 4 rib bones.
Check out our new summer menus for Henry’s Roof-top Bar and Lily’s Restaurant (video)
on the stage
by James Fox, Director of Sales @RSHotel
A scene from Tony Award winning “The Book of Mormon”
After the Tony Awards, the hot tickets are War Horse and the House of Mormon. These shows will be around for a while and may be hard to get. Here are some options, good through the summer, that are more accessible and affordable:
Terence McNally’s Master Class returns to Broadway with Tyne Daly as opera diva Maria Callas in a drama of her late-life career as a teacher. Runs through Aug. 14 @ Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
Hair depicts the birth of a cultural movement in the ’60s as told through a tribe of hopeful hippies living in New York City, while war rages in
Vietnam. Runs from 7/5 – 9/10/11. Rent, Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize Award winning musical tells an inspiring story about friends and artists struggling in New York City’s East Village. Rent tackles addiction, poverty, AIDS, and most of all love. At the New World Stages Jul.14-Aug. 11th
Death Takes a Holiday - a new musical of a 1920s play, made into a film in 1934 with Frederic March and remade as Meet Joe Black with Brad Pitt in 1998 stars British actor Julian Ovenden as Death who arrives in an Italian villa shortly after World War I and falls in love with a newly engaged young woman. Runs July 14 – September 4th @ Laura Pels Theatre.
Imaginocean – John Tartaglia, of Avenue Q fame, has created a magical musical undersea adventure for kids of all ages. Performed in the dark with black light
puppets taking center stage it is the story of three fish that set out on a remarkable journey of discovery. At the New World Stages – Matinee shows Wed/Sat/Sun through Sep. 4th
Shakespeare in the Park has one of New York City’s most beloved summer traditions. For 57 years New York natives and visitors alike have been enjoying free Shakespeare in Central Park. Catch Measure for Measure or All’s Well That Ends Well this summer. Free tickets are distributed via the free lines at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, and on the web via their Virtual Ticketing system.
kids(what the heck do you do with them?)
by John Birdsong, Editor
Cooling off in summer-time
Since I don’t have any kids of my own (for now) I’m going to leave this one up to the experts at Timeout NY Kids that have compiled this awesome list of stuff to do with the munchkins this July. TimeoutKid’s July List
LIVE music
by Phoebe Knowles, V.P. @RSHotel & John Birdsong, Editor
Stone Temple Pilots stooping it up
John – NYC is a mecca for live music. With venues like MSG, Radio City, and countless others there’s something
for every ear. Blast From the Past. July 25th, Stone Temple Pilots @ Williamsburg Waterfront. OMG. If you’re like me, high school in the 90’s consisted of lots of Nirvana, STP, Soundgarden, (enter random grunge band here). Let’s hope these aging rockers have the energy to entertain a new generation of music lovers. Buy tix here.
Phoebe – Central Park Summerstage – Concerts are free, the beverage sponsors are Magic Hat and City Winery (makes for great drink options!), bring snacks and a picnic blanket (no glass bottles…we learned the hard way), spend the evening listening to cool world music. For the free events, you can’t reserve tickets, it’s a first come/first served system. My friends and I got in line around 6:15 for a 7:00 Jarabe de Palo/Ely Guerra/Novalima show…things seemed a little hopeless as the line wrapped way around the park and we couldn’t even see the SummerStage entrance from the line’s end…but sure enough, once people started to move, in we went…along with about 3,997 other Latin music fans from New York! Here is a schedule of free music events - www.summerstage.org
There are way too many concerts to list here, so we’ll direct you to a few of our go-to resources for concert listings: Village Voice, Brooklyn Vegan, Ticketmaster.
at the lab gallery
Helen Dennis – Projected Drawings – July 8 – Sept 2
Helen’s work is rooted in the built world of the urban environment. She uses architecture to develop her layered drawings, which are entwined into the photographic process and directly used as
negatives to create photographic drawings. Using the space at The LAB Gallery, Helen will push the concept of her process further. Through manipulation of the space, she will project the outside environment directly into the exhibition space, turning it into a camera obscura. From within, her drawings will unfold to engulf the space and thus, magnify the nuances of urban life. The passage of time and movement on the streets outside will be depicted as Helen’s drawings grow over the duration of the project. The Lab Gallery Presents: Helen Dennis Studio Visit (video) Helen Dennis was born in the UK and now resides in Brooklyn, NY. She studied her BA (Honors) at the University of the Creative Arts in Canterbury and achieved her MFA at Hunter College in 2005. Dennis has been awarded a fellowship from Aljira Center for Contemporary Art as well as a photographic fellowship from The International House, NYC. Dennis has attended art residencies in Beijing, Cyprus and most recently Iceland. She has participated in various exhibitions worldwide and in the US with the support of Queens Council of the Arts, Kent County Council, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, South East Arts UK and the National Lottery Arts Fund for the UK. Dennis’ public art installations have been commissioned by the Downtown Alliance of New York and NoLongerEmpty. www.helendennis.com
cesar’s picks
by Cesar Avery, G.M. @RSHotel
You’ll find ‘Paradise’ in the Bronx (if you’re a Yankees fan).
Here are Cesar’s top five things to do in NYC in July/Summer. How many can you do in one day??
1. Yankees Game
2. A walk on the High Line
3. Driving Range at Chelsea Piers
4. Bowling at Bowlmor in Times Square
5. Bike ride in Central Park. You can rent, or bring your own.
at rspop shop:
kt collection
by Melissa Gonzalez,CEO – Lionesquemedia – @Lionesquestyle
Inspired by NYC’s fashion world, Katie knows how to mix the city’s edgy street style with timeless gold and silver designs. She is an expert at hunting down meaningful pieces from her travels and creating classic pieces that can be worn from season to season. KT Collection Opens Shop at RS POP Shop July 2011
Fusing Classic Lines with Urban Flair, designer Katie Thompson is bringing KT Collection to RSPOP Shop for July 2011. Inspired by NYC’s fashion world, Katie knows how to mix the city’s edgy street style with timeless gold and silver designs. She is a expert at hunting down meaningful pieces from her travels and creating classic pieces that can be worn from season to season.
KT Collection (video)
in other awesome news
by John Birdsong, Editor
Rainbowed-out Imperial Guard
New York State just approved same sex marriage!!! The Roger Smith Hotel in NYC is a perfect place to have a small wedding. We would be thrilled to host your special day + we offer
in–house party planning, floral arrangement, catering and wedding videography services. Email Events Manager Martha Rodriguez for a site inspection. What you need to know about same sex marriage in NYC via NYCGo.com
ask an intern
by management trainee Emma Fagerhov
Those are actually our interns.
It’s summer in New York, and with the beautiful weather, the city has a lot to offer. Here come the Roger Smith Interns’ Top 5 things to do in NYC during the summer:
1. Visit Six Flags Great Adventure – All interns
2. Enjoy a run through Central Park in the morning sun – Emma Fagerhov
3. Spend the day at one of NY’s rooftop pools with a drink – Oscar Wallen
4. Taking a walk in Central Park – Javier Bisbal
5. Going to Coney Island to the beach – Marta Ferrando
travel resources
Thereare a million things to do in NYC. Book your stay @RSHotel here for 10% off our best room rate.
other places to find us online
http://youtube.com/rogersmithnews
http://flickr.com/rogersmithhotel
Letus know what you think of The Jolly Roger.
Sendsubmissions or suggestions to Jbirdsong@rogersmith.com
Sky-high dining at Henry’s Rooftop Bar @RSHotel
The Roger Smith is a hub for social media in #NYC. People. Art. Food. Wine. For 10% off our best available rooms rate: bit.ly/RSrooms
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LOBSTER HOT DOG! New Summer Menus @RSHotel Henry’s Rooftop and Lily’s Bar & Restaurant
Posted on 28. Jun, 2011 by admin in Henry's Roof Top, Lily's Restaurant
With July 4th close at hand, my mind wanders to BB-Q from past years…grilled meats, fresh salads, heady farm cheeses, and beer. Oh beer, anything from classic American Budweiser to upstate craft ales. Gimme a cold one to go with my lobster hot dog.
Stop by sometime soon and try some of our new menu items..best eaten with shorts and flip flops, because summer will only last so long : )
Henry’s Rooftop 2011
Lily’s Summer 2011
Henry’s and Lily’s at The Roger Smith Hotel are located at 501 Lexington Avenue (@47th st) NY, NY – Lily’s is on street level, and Henry’s is a short trip on the elevator to the 16th floor.
For more info about Henry’s and Lily’s visit: http://rslilys.com
About Lily’s
Lily’s Restaurant is an eclectic vibrant midtown eatery with a chic “Roger Smith” appeal. Our Chef de cuisine Daniel Mowles, presents a sensational, seasonally focused menu, bursting with local, authentic flavors that will delight our patrons. This will all be accompanied by a local, sustainable and organic wine list, craft beer, happy hour specials, and an expert cocktail menu.
Keep in touch with us and get all of our news and special:
Follow us on Twitter
Facebook Page
About Henry’s
Henry’s rooftop bar is a hidden gem nestled directly in the heart of midtown. A relaxed picturesque environment that offers a view of the city’s twinkling lights. Come relax and enjoy Chef de Cuisine Daniel Mowles great food with authentic local flavors, weekly lobsterbakes along with a tasty beverage of your choice, including craft beers, sustainable/organic wines, and a full bar.
Hours: Monday-Friday 5pm-10pm
Weather Permitting. Updates available daily on our Twitter page.
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Why Storytelling? James Knowles’ Thoughts
Posted on 25. Apr, 2011 by admin in Community, Hotel
(from a 2009 document)
Why?
For the love of it.
For the fun of telling a whopper of a tale.
For looking at things in a different way.
For surprising and astounding.
To understand better things before us.
To speculate.
To think.
To enliven and enrich.
Because telling stories is good for you and good for me.
Think of Treasure Island and Huck Finn and Harry Potter.
To play with our minds and yours.
Because you/we are curious, adventuresome people who love a good tale.
To delight yourself and your audience.
To play around with ideas.
To laugh.
To cajole.
To amuse.
To take a bite out of the pie of life.
Henry’s Rooftop Bar Opening April 15
Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 by admin in Henry's Roof Top, Hotel, Lily's Restaurant
Ulrika Bengttson, the food and beverage director of the Roger Smith Hotel announces that Henry’s Rooftop Bar will be opening for the season on April 15. Join us for drinks and a great menu by Chef Daniel Mowles. Look forward to seeing you this summer : )
Bethanne Patrick, The Book Maven
Posted on 21. Jan, 2011 by admin in Community, Hotel, Lily's Restaurant
by Adam Wallace
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Bethanne Patrick, known as the book maven, here at Lily’s Restaurant at the Roger Smith Hotel. It was great to hear from her about the ways in which social media has impacted the publishing industry and the role that she has played in this change. Below is a clip on how she got involved on Twitter and how it has impacted his work as well as a clip on what she loves about New York. You can find Bethanne on Twitter, @thebookmaven and on her website, http://bookmavenmedia.com
On Twitter
On New York City
Edible Conversation Series at the Roger Smith Hotel
Posted on 14. Jan, 2011 by admin in Community, Events, Lily's Restaurant
Edible Conversations is an exciting new series launched by the Roger Smith Hotel. It features authors of recently published books on food and drinks that have changed America and the world. Each program will include brief, lively presentations by authors, open dialogues with attendees, and samples of food and beverages based on recipes from the books. Authors will discuss the content of their books as well as the process by which they wrote their works. Expect surprises. Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of the book, which authors will be delighted to autograph.
Details:
Address:
Lily’s Restaurant
The Roger Smith Hotel, 16th floor
501 Lexington Ave, at 47th Street, New York NY 10017
Cross Street: 47th Street and Lexington Avenue
Subway: E, 6, V to 53rd and Lexington or 4, 5, 6, 7 to Grand Central
Tickets: $45 per person. includes food, beverages and a copy of the book
Reservations: Advanced reservations are required. Please contact 212.339.2097 or email lilys@rogersmith.com
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January 31st, 2011 6-8:30pm Curry: The Spicy Story of the World’s Most Popular Dish Speaker: Colleen Sen Description: Although curry had its origins on the Indian Subcontinent (where, ironically, the word was not widely used until recently), it has become global food par excellence. Its many incarnations include the elegant, curries of Thailand; the exuberant curry/rotis of the Caribbean; kari/raisu, Japan’s favorite comfort food; South African bunny chow; Indonesian gulais and rendang; British pub food and balti cuisine; Norwegian curried herring on toast; German currywurst; even Punjabi-Mexican-California pizza. Colleen Taylor Sen will discuss the origins of this popular dish (while debunking some myths about Indian food), explain how and why it spread so far and wide, and speculate on the reasons for its continuing popularity. Speaker’s bio: Chicago-based food historian Colleen Taylor Sen writes about the cuisine of the Indian Subcontinent. She is the author of the books Food Culture in India (2004); Curry: A Global History (2009); and Pakoras, Paneer, Pappadums: A Guide to Indian Restaurant Menus (2010). Her articles on travel, food and restaurants have appeared in Travel and Leisure, Food Arts, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Toronto Globe and Mail, and the proceedings of the Oxford Food Symposia. She is currently writing a history of Indian food. Reserve a seat: http://curry.eventbrite.com |
| February 4th, 2011 6-8:30pm
A Conversation with Amanda Hesser Speaker: Amanda Hesser Description: For the past 160 years, the New York Times has chronicled the city’s– and nation’s– food scene. This presentation will be a conversation with the author of The Essential New York Times Cookbook, Amanda Hesser, who spent 6 years researching and writing the best seller. Up for discussion will be the wild and surprising tales of restaurants, prominent food personages, such as Craig Claiborne, and recipes from 1877′s tomato soup and 1907′s roast quail with sage dressing to Eisenhower’s steak in the fire and 1968′s sour cream coffee cake. Speaker’s bio: Amanda Hesser is the co-founder of food52.com. Hesser, a longtime food columnist and editor for the New York Times, has also published a number of books. Her most recent book, The Essential New York Times Cookbook, is a bestseller. For more about Amanda Hesser, visit www.food52.com Reserve a seat: amandaahesser.eventbrite.com |
| February 28th, 2011 6-8:30pm
One Big Table: A Portrait of American Cooking Speaker: Molly O’Neill What are Americans cooking? To answer this question, celebrated author Molly O’Neill crisscrossed the country for ten years, interviewing home cooks and spending time in the kitchens of recent immigrants. Contrary to popular opinion, American home cooking is alive and well. She published her findings in her recent book, One Big Table Table: Many Americans, Many Meals. The presentation will intertwine family stories, personal histories, and comments about good food from stuffed Danish pancakes in Utah to tamales in Santa Fe and Vietnamese shrimp pancakes in Mississippi. Speaker’s bio: Molly O’Neill is the author of three award-winning cookbooks, a memoir, Mostly True and edited the Library of America’s anthology American Food Writing, A long time newspaper columnist, she co-founded one of the first web-based multi media companies dedicated to food. Her studio creates web content, multi media projects and books and consults to several media and publishing companies, O’Neill teaches and speaks frequently. Her own writing is widely anthologized and has appeared in most national food magazines as well as The New Yorker and the Columbia Journalism Review. Her latest book, One Big Table: A Portrait of American Cooking is a portrait of America at the table. Reserve a Seat: http://onebigtable.eventbrite.com |
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March 5th, 2011 6-8:30pm Whiskey: What It Is and How It Came to Be Speaker: Kevin R. Kosar Description: Be it bourbon, rye, corn, Irish, or Scotch, whiskey has an infamous and celebrated history. Kevin R. Kosar will discuss what whiskey is, how it is made, and how the types of whiskey differ. He’ll also explain the drink’s history, from its obscure medieval origins as a sometimes lethal, herb-infused concoction to the high-quality, meticulously crafted liquor, globally traded product that it is today. Speaker’s bio: Kevin R. Kosar founded AlcoholReviews.com in 1998. He is the author of Whiskey: A Global History (London: Reaktion, 2010), and a contributor to the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (2004). Kosar has served as a judge at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, co-hosted “Vodka Festival” in New York City’s Grand Central Station, and won an Academy of Wine Communications’ wine writer award. For further details, see www.kevinrkosar.com |
| April 4th, 2011 6-8:30pm
How the Lowly Spud Changed the World Speaker: Andrew F. Smith Description: This is a surprising tale of how the lowly potato rose from obscurity to global stardom. It is filled with bold domesticators, intrepid explorers, savvy farmers, hungry consumers, wise cooks, fast food entrepreneurs, and experimental scientists. The story also has its dark side from famines to frankenfoods. The presentation will cover why the potato has become the most commonly eaten vegetable in the world and why we love the potato dishes and products. Speakers bio: Andrew F. Smith has taught food history at the New School University in Manhattan since 1995. He is the author or editor of eighteen books, including the Potato: A Global History and Starving the South; How the North Won the Civil War. He is also the editor of the Edible Series published by Reaktion Books. He has been regularly interviewed on radio and television, including National Public Radio, Discovery, the History Channel, and the Food Network. For more about Andrew Smith, visit www.andrewfsmith.com Reserve a seat: http://spuds.eventbrite.com |
| May 2st, 2011 6-8:30pm
Spices: A Change Agent in World History Speaker: Fred Czarra Description: Spices were exchanged throughout the ancient world traveling west from East and South Asia to Africa. The Arab trading networks brought spices across the deserts and waterways of the Middle-East to Rome. But it was after the 16th Century that a truly global transformation took place connecting the cultures and economies of the eastern and western worlds and bringing with it the beginning of globalization. Since that time the use of spices has evolved from limited use in the west to a true “globalization” of spices in the cuisines of cultures all over the globe. Leading the way has been the chili pepper, one of the three spices that did not originate in tropical South and East Asia. Speaker’s bio: Fred Czarra is an international education consultant and Adjunct Professor of World Geography and World History at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He is the author or co-author of seven books, including Spices: A Global History. For more information, visit SpicesinWorldHIstory.com |
| May 16th, 2011 6-8:30pm
Our Love Affair With Lobster: First You Scorned Me Now You Love Me? Speaker: Elisabeth Townsend Who were the courageous people who first ate lobster? How did they catch and cook it? Were there really 40-pound lobsters? How was lobster transformed from peasant food into a luxurious delicacy? What inventions delivered lobster to dinner plates far from any ocean? Can you cook them humanely? These are just some of the questions Elisabeth Townsend will answer for anyone who likes to eat lobster or has chased a lobster across the kitchen floor. Speaker’s bio: Elisabeth Townsend writes about food, wine, and travel. Her work has appeared in the Boston Globe, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Gastronomica and other newspapers and magazines. She is the author of Lobster: A Global History. She is a member of the Culinary Historians of Boston. For more about Elisabeth Townsend, visit elisabethtownsend.com Reserve a seat: http://www.lobster.eventbrite.com |
| June 6th, 2011 6-8:30pm
From Tallahassee to Tokyo: The Scoop on Ice Cream’s Global Allure Speaker: Laura Weiss In Ice Cream: A Global History, Laura B. Weiss takes the reader on a vibrant trip from ancient China to modern-day Tokyo and recounts how this delicious treat became a global sensation. Weiss tells of donkeys wooed with ice cream cones, Good Humor-loving World War II-era German diplomats, and sundaes named “Over the Top.” She writes about Chinese emperors, Italian immigrant ice cream vendors, and shrewd entrepreneurs—and how as US brands sweep the globe,indigenous ice creams like gelato continue to thrive. Speaker’s bio: Journalist Laura Weiss is author of Ice Cream: A Global History and an adjunct professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, NYU. She’s written for the New York Times, Daily News, the Food Network web site, AOL Travel, and Saveur (forthcoming), among others. Reserve a seat: icecreamglobal.eventbrite.com |
| lily’s at therogersmithhotel
501 lexington avenue, new york ny. 10017 212-838-0844 to book a reservation online: |
Holiday Poem from Ulrika (Video, in Swedish)
Posted on 24. Dec, 2010 by admin in Community, Hotel, Lily's Restaurant
Ulrika Bengtsson, F&B Director at the Roger Smith Hotel recites a holiday poem in Swedish.
Merry Christmas everyone!
