 “Squeezed: What You Don’t Know About Orange Juice” by Alissa Hamilton explores the true nature of an industry that Americans have come to take for granted. We have all seen the commercials for orange juice, and perhaps you already have the iconic figure of the red and white swirled straw stuck right into the orange in mind. Hamilton takes a decidedly prosecutorial approach to the orange juice industry, not unlike Nicolette Niman in her case against factory farming. Hamilton’s discussion on orange juice integrity, or lack thereof, is an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the beverage behemoths that fill the glasses of millions of Americans every day.
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 “Hot Dog: A Global History” by Bruce Kraig is one of the more recent installments of the Edible Series, a volume of short books dedicated to the history and cultural evolution of each title’s eponymous foodstuff. Just in time for baseball season, Coney Island retreats and tourist travel, Kraig’s look at the hot dog is at once a discussion on the sausage’s global origins as well as one of American individualism and entrepreneurship. Kraig asserts that the hot dog, a term coined on the Ivy League campuses of the East Coast, enjoyed iconic status as an American product, despite the sausage’s prevalence as a valid dish throughout history.
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There are a TON of summer-specific events going on in New York this
summer. Here are some of our favorite events plus our recommendations for
places to eat before or after!
The Summer Play Festival (July 7 – August 2) presents
the works of emerging playwrights and tickets are ONLY $10, going on sale
starting June 1. Choose from eight different plays. The plays are performed at
the Public Theater, which is just a short walk from many East Village restaurants.
If you want to keep your evenings cheap, Crif Dogs never disappoints. Grab
bread pudding from the Dessert Truck after the show, which is usually parked on
St. Mark’s and 3rd Avenue.
This year’s Shakespeare in the
Park performances include Twelfth Night (June 10 – July 12) and The Bacchae
by Euripides (August 11 – August 30). The Delacorte Theater is located between 81rst
and Central Park West and 79th Street and Fifth Avenue. After the show, grab a
drink at BarBao on 82nd and Columbus. After 11pm, the bar menu gets
slightly cheaper – order the daikon duck hash and you won’t be sorry. Also in
Central Park is SummerStage, which
has a lot of free music and comedy events. It is about 8 blocks south of the
Delacorte.
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 In what we actually find to be a rather endearing and smart idea, Gourmet and Cookie magazine (both owned by Conde Nast) are sponsoring Kids' Restaurant Week in DC, New York and Chicago during different weeks in June.
From 5pm-7pm, adults will pay $29 for a prix fixe menu while kids under $11 pay their age (or, their parents pay their kids' age). A portion of the proceeds go toward local charities.
A list of participating restaurants and more infomation can be found on the Kids' Restaurant Week website.
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With the news that Frank Bruni will soon depart as the New
York Times restaurant critic, we’ve created a mini-retrospective, looking back
on his best (4 stars) and worst (0 stars) reviews. Links are to the original
review.
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