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Dine-Around: Lupa Osteria Romana
February, 2012
Twelve Alliance members got out of the bitter cold and ducked into the warmth of Lupa > MORE

Day of the Dead Celebration
February, 2012
We celebrate the living, but what about the dead? > MORE

An Evening with Melissa Clark
October, 2011
In eager anticipation of a night of an exceptional woman’s story and her advice on how to make it in the culinary publishing world, 66 guests waited at The Institute of Culinary Education > MORE

NYWCA 2011 Fall Potluck Winners
October, 2011
Here are the winning dishes and recipes from the October 25, 2011, NYWCA Fall Potluck -- Celebrating Italian Cooking & Heritage. > MORE

New Member Orientation
September, 2011
On September 13, 2011, new NYWCA members, board members and committee chairs gathered at board member Judy Paul's North Square Restaurant > MORE

Fall Foraging Tour of Central Park
September, 2011
September 18, 2011, couldn’t have been a more beautiful day for the Fall Foraging Tour of Central Park. > MORE

Dining in the Dark at Gregory T’s
July, 2011
On Tuesday evening, June 7, 2011, eight lucky NYWCA members were treated to a sensory dining experience at Gregory T’s > MORE

Swedish Midsummer Cooking Demonstration and Dinner
July, 2011
On June 23, 2011, a midsummer night in NYC, twelve NYWCA members enjoyed great food and wines at Fanny Farkas’s apartment. > MORE

What’s Your Next Act?
June, 2011
The NYWCA’s Career Skills workshop on May 17, 2011, started with dinner and a warm welcome from the Institute of Culinary Education’s Maureen Drum Fagin > MORE

Student Chapter Happy Hour at the Hurricane Club
May, 2011
Eleven NYWCA members and one prospective member gathered in the Lagoon Lounge at the Hurricane Club > MORE

Danish Southern Islands Tasting
May, 2011
During the recent Flavors of the Danish Southern Islands event, fifteen NYWCA members were transported to the sea, forest, and smoky fires of Scandinavia. > MORE

Storied Dishes
May, 2011
On March 23, two dozen rapt listeners--more than half of them NYCWA members--heard tales of love, memory, and food > MORE

NYWCA Open Board Meeting
April, 2011
Over 50 Alliance members, committee chairs and Board members mingled and networked in the beautiful Broadway Party Rental Showroom at the Open Board of Directors Meeting. > MORE

Speed Networking
March, 2011
Following Amy Roth’s rousing example of the “elevator speech,” and president Liz Young’s brief outline of the ground rules, the NYWCA’s speed networking session burst into an intense, highly spirited conversation > MORE

Counter Space
March, 2011
On Saturday morning, March 5, 20011 , a dozen NYWCA members gathered at The Museum of Modern Art to view the exhibit “Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen.” > MORE

The Foods and Wine of Brittany and Anjou
March, 2011
On February 9, 2011, eighteen NYWCA members gathered at the Institute of Culinary Education to cook, learn and enjoy a meal inspired by the French Regions of Brittany and Anjou. > MORE

Sake Pairing Dinner
February, 2011
On Tuesday, February 22, 2011, twenty-four NYWCA members gathered for a Sake Tasting and Dinner at Kyotofu > MORE

Salt of the Earth
February, 2011
On January 22, 2010, seven members of the alliance gathered at the home of Renee Marton, chef and culinary educator for the Institute of Culinary Education to learn the political history of salt > MORE

Holiday Happy Hour at Meli Melo
December, 2010
Approximately twenty-five Alliance members celebrated the holidays at Meli Melo > MORE

Blind Wine Tasting at North Square
November, 2010
Approximately twenty Alliance members and guests met for a “blind wine tasting” at Judy Paul’s North Square Restaurant > MORE

The Wild Table: Seasonal Foraged Food
November, 2010
On October 26, 2010, thirty NYWCA members and friends attended the wild edible lunch > MORE

Toasting the Difference We’ve Made: Reception at the Fales Library of NYU
November, 2010
Sara Moulton, who launched the New York Women’s Culinary Alliance nearly 30 years ago with Maria Reuge, spoke October 21st > MORE

October Dine Around at Tanoreen
October, 2010
On October 5, 2010, ten NYWCA members gathered to devour a variety of meze > MORE

Too Pretty to Eat: Exquisite Springerle, Gingerbread & Cake Topper Crafting
September, 2010
Fifteen Alliance baking enthusiasts gathered on September 21, 2010, at Soutine Bakery. > MORE

NYWCA New and Returning Member Orientation
September, 2010
Education. Cooperation. Support. > MORE

The Summer Herbal Kitchen
August, 2010
On June 17, 2010, NYWCA’s Nissa Pierson hosted The Summer Herbal Kitchen hands-on cooking class for 15 members and guests. > MORE

My Story & Advice: A Night with Sara Moulton
June, 2010
On June 1, 2010, at the French Culinary Institute, NYWCA co-founder and former Food Network star Sara Moulton shared the origins, twists and turns of her exceptional food career. > MORE

Tour of Craft Beer
June, 2010
On April 21, 2010, thirteen members gathered at Jimmy’s No 43 to hear beer consultant Sam Merritt introduce the emerging field of beer certification and tasting. > MORE

Spring Potluck: Meatless Monday
June, 2010
Spring came to the Ronald McDonald House with our Meatless Mondays Spring Potluck. > MORE

Argentinean Malbec Wine Tasting
February, 2010
On February 2, 2010, eighteen Alliance members were invited to taste the range of Malbec wines from Argentina in a program called Argentinean Malbec > MORE

Tour of Good Housekeeping Institute
January, 2010
The venerated magazine Good Housekeeping is celebrating its 120th anniversary. > MORE

November Dine Around at A Mano Neapolitan Trattoria
November, 2009
On Wednesday, November 11, we gathered at 2-year-old A Mano, meaning by hand, in Ridgewood, NJ. > MORE

Sherry & Tapas Tasting
November, 2009
On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, an enthusiastic group of sherry sippers and tapas tasters gathered at North Square Lounge in the Washington Square Hotel for a memorable, lively and informative evening. > MORE

The Garden of France
November, 2009
On Thursday, October 29, twelve lovely ladies enjoyed a relaxing night of cooking, mingling, drinking wine, and learning during a Loire Valley-inspired hands-on cooking class. > MORE

Culinary Travels, Fall Pot Luck
October, 2009
On an unseasonably warm October evening, over one hundred NYWCA old members, new members and guests gathered for a delicious potluck. Winning recipes inside! > MORE

Looking Sharp for the Media
October, 2009
NYWCA member Pamela R. Thomas lured renowned media trainer Lisa Ekus-Saffer and cohort Virginia Willis to reveal the secrets to creating memorable media appearances > MORE

A Phoenician Journey at ilili
August, 2009
On August 4, 2009, six Alliance members gathered at the two-year-old ilili, New York City’s premier Lebanese restaurant. > MORE

Goat Cheese Tasting
July, 2009
Twenty-five cheese-loving members enjoyed a bountiful buffet of American goat cheese at Casellula Cheese & Wine Café. > MORE

Fatty Crab
July, 2009
Tonight 12 extremely fortunate NYWCA members were able to enjoy a veritable feast at Fatty Crab. > MORE

Environmentally Friendly Wines
June, 2009
Although it was another rainy Spring day, fifteen NYWCA members warmed up in the extraordinary Sub-Zero/Wolf showroom to “Explore the Green Revolution in Winemaking.” > MORE

“Do You Make Irish Food?”
Dine Around at Knife + Fork

June, 2009
Twelve NYWCA members convened at the beautiful intimate East Village restaurant Knife + Fork for a four-course tasting menu. > MORE

The Day We Ate Central Park
May, 2009
On Sunday, April 26, 2009, nearly 20 members and their guests joined “Wildman” Steve Brill for a foraging expedition in Central Park, organized by Terry Frishman. > MORE

A Greek Island Fantasy…
May, 2009
On Monday, April 6, 2009, eleven NYWCA members went on a whirlwind tour of “Greek Food and Culture at Nisi Estatorio". > MORE

A Delightful Evening Starring Napa Wines
March, 2009
On March 9 at the Back Forty restaurant, the “Wild Women in Wine from the Napa Valley” treated 25 Fabulous Female Foodies of the NYWCA to delicious wines paired with tasty morsels prepared by Back Forty restaurant. > MORE

Financial Planning for Women
March, 2009
Members of the NYWCA, Les Dames d’Escoffier and Women Chefs & Restaurateurs gathered at Astor Center on January 26th for an environmentally-sensitive networking event celebrating the role of women in all things culinary. > MORE

NYC Women in Food (NYCWIF): The Green Goddesses Event
February, 2009
Members of the NYWCA, Les Dames d’Escoffier and Women Chefs & Restaurateurs gathered at Astor Center on January 26th for an environmentally-sensitive networking event celebrating the role of women in all things culinary. > MORE

Champagne Tasting
February, 2009
Not even the cold kept away the NYWCA members from kicking off the new year in sparkling style at the Champagne Tasting on January 15, 2009. > MORE

2008 Fall Potluck
December, 2008
Current and new members packed 1 Dominick restaurant on Veterans Day to attend the Alliance’s Fall Potluck. > MORE

New York Wine Tasting
November, 2008
New Yorkers who “eat local” are blessed with more than a rich diversity of fine foods. The state also produces a wide array of excellent-quality wines as well. > MORE

 





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