The
Ruth Rea Howell
Family Garden is
home to Mario
Batali's Edible
Garden,
which debuted this
spring to
commemorate the 25th
anniversary of the
Family Garden, one
of the Garden's
great treasures.
Italian Heirloom
Tomatoes (below),
large leaf basil,
Italian eggplant,
and chocolate mint are just a few
of the varieties of
treasures that
abound.
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Mario
Batali's Edible Garden program will
allow families to enjoy daily
gardening activities and cooking
demonstrations that showcase
kid-friendly recipes with the chance
to sample and search for ingredients
in the garden."There's nothing
better than this place in New York
City," Batali said about The New
York Botanical Garden. "It's my
center of where I hang out. It's
where I take my kids. It's where I
take my out-of-town friends. It's
where I want to be."
Our
crowd of at least 25 gathered
together to watch the ever-charming
and always gracious David Greco of
the famous Mike's Deli ,
stretch and shape mozzarella into
twists and rounds, as he
demonstrated how his family has been
making this cheese...from scratch,
for generations.
September
2011