Eat These Words

October 2010:

On Halloween weekend, Alimentum editors Esther Cohen and Paulette Licitra led a group of writers through the hidden gems of New York's neighborhoods, exploring the ways that food and words inspire each other.

Our itinerary:

FRIDAY
Drinks at Grand Central's Campbell Apartment; Subway to Jackson Heights, Queens; Dinner at the Dosa Place

SATURDAY
Coffee at Manhattan's Cupcake Cafe; Subway to Flushing, Queens; Flushing Asian Food Shops; Hindu Temple & Lunch in their Canteen; Dinner at a Henan restaurant

SUNDAY
Meet at Musuem of Chinese in America; Lunch at Red Egg

And here's a sampling of photos—the inaugural group enjoying the delicacies and bursting colors of Southeast and Pan-Asian cuisine.

Esther, Ann and Lisa writing at the Campbell Apartment, Manhattan

Claudia, Ann, Esther and June enjoying dosas at the table in Jackson Heights, Queens

Esther, Claudia and Lisa tasting goodies on Main Street in Flushing

Esther savoring the crabs we chose from the tank

The group: (front row) Ann, Lisa, Paulette; (back row) June, Esther, Claudia

A meal at the Hindu temple with Usha, our guide

Our notebooks

The Eat These Words gang at Red Egg