Ingredient Sources & Info.

Looking for exotic spices or herbs? 

• Angelica’s Herbs, 147 First Avenue, NY
• Adriana’s Caravan, Grand Central Terminal Market

Mexican peppers, chile powders, achiote, other special ingredients (amazing):

• Kitchen Market, 218 8th Ave, NY (Really wonderful!)

Vintage and antiquarian cookbooks:

• Bonnie Slotnick, 163 W. 10th St, NY  212-989-8962 (call her first to be sure she is open- she is very helpful!)
• Kitchen Arts and Letters is the other source for cookery books and is located at 1435 Lexington Ave.  Owned by Nach Waxman of brisket fame.

All sorts of resources, cookery books etc to look at:

• New York Public Library, Research library, Room 315, Fifth Ave at 42nd St, NYC .  Tip:  Go online before you go and find the books you want to review in CATNYP.  Write down author, date of publication, call no, title.  Fill out slips when you arrive and submit.  Then get your access card while waiting.  This will save you alot of time waiting.  Takes a while to get oriented.  Try the classes also.  The ones on NYC menus, artists and research are terrific.