Comfort food, delivered
The Mott Haven-based owners of Lil’ Kitchen, Big Appetite, say they will deliver homemade Southern food to residents who long for consistency, in the neighborhood and across the city.
Bodegas adapt to healthier diets
The Healthy Bodega Initiative, launched by a coalition of community-based organizations, aims to educate South Bronx residents about healthier food choices.
Brook Park reaps year-end harvest
Each year, Brook Park Community Garden enlists neighborhood youths to learn about urban gardening and grow their own produce.
Homegrown salad to soon show up on area menus
Two local chefs concocted a nutritious, five-ingredient salad at an event at the Old Bronx Courthouse on Tuesday. The Bronx Salad will be served in about a dozen local restaurants…
Unions criticize high school lunch programs
Cafeteria workers at a Mott Haven school say DOE policies that have increased the amount of paperwork they have to deal with is bad for them and bad for students.
Latin American restaurants enjoy boom
Mexican and Honduran immigrants bring varied cuisine to Mott Haven For more than six years now, the Saavedra family has served provincial Mexican food in Mott Haven. And a lot of people…
South Bronx Farmers Market enters second year
The South Bronx Farmers Market on 138th Street, now in its second year of operation, has partnered with community garden La Finca del Sur to sell the locally grown produce.
To the Editor: FreshDirect is not Mott Haven’s road to a better life
A former candidate for office speaks out against FreshDirect in the wake of the Nov. 17 public hearing in Mott Haven.