Jinna Wang

The oldest butcher shop in Staten Island has been in operation since 1921. Owner Vincent “Vinny” Chirico, 61, stands at the bandsaw cutting a rack of short ribs to size, wearing a white butcher’s coat and frameless glasses. He could pass for a laboratory scientist if not for the few blood stains on his apron. This was his first week back on the job full-time after a heart operation, which he said was “not from eating meat. It runs in the family.” T
The Chiricos have run Columbia Meat Market s...

On many mornings as a child, I woke up to the smell of breakfast. My grandpa worked the overnight shift at the pharmacy downstairs, and my aunt had already married and moved out by then, so it was often just the two of us, my grandma and me.
Grandma woke up absurdly early. She was usually at the farmer’s market by 6 a.m. At night, feeling ambitious, I would promise her that tomorrow, tomorrow is the day I finally wake up early and go with her. But in all our years of living together, I can on...

On a cold rainy Thursday afternoon in Hell’s Kitchen’s Restaurant Row, the dining room is packed with hungry customers. Soft chatter echos across the spacious room. A stray sentence or two occasionally floats above the murmur. “The broth is really good!” or “Want me to take your plate?”
But this is no ordinary dining room; this is the soup kitchen at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, which operates from 1 to 2 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. On today’s menu: peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, a v...

Sushi Wen quietly opened its doors a month ago on Castleton Avenue in Staten Island on the first floor of a two-story residential building, its bright white and red “Grand Opening” sign a cheerful addition to the neighborhood, in sharp contrast with the dilapidated chemist shop and the plumbing supply store on the same block.
Chef owner Huang Liwen stands behind the modest sushi bar, surveying the ingredients he has to work with for the day’s meals. Careful calculations need to be made to kee...

“Basically, everyone thought it was the most stupid idea in the world.” laughed Khulan Davaadorj, the founder of Lhamour organic skincare.

“What is real Mongolian food like?” we sheepishly wondered as we sat down to dinner on day one...

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