Scoop, from page 46 and reception featuring dishes made by the youth. Forestdale Inc. Social Service Agency covers supportive services to families who provide foster care to foster care children residing in Queens. Forestdale’s Chef Hannah MacDonald, who has provided culinary instruction at Forestdale since January of this year, and guest Chef Michael Kimberg coordinated the food preparation by supervising the adolescents in the Culinary Arts Internship Program, highlighting healthy options and proper culinary technique that the youth have learned in Forestdale’s Strong Futures Internship (SFI) program. Several years ago Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, joined by Council Member Karen Koslowitz, and the New York City Council Queens Delegation took up the fight in the City Council to secure $500,000 in funding to support the renovations to the 75-year-old kitchen. “The opening of Forestdale’s new Teaching Kitchen serves as a natural extension of the organization’s dedicated efforts to better the lives of those in foster care across the borough,” said Queens Borough President Melinda Katz. “The invaluable education in nutrition, teamwork and community service that our young people will learn in this kitchen will not only help hone necessary life skills, but also build stronger
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England shellfish and seafood.” Anderson is partnering with A.J. Aurrichio and Tim Cabral on the restaurant. “Our goal with High George is to provide a sophisticated SCOOP hears that award-winning space that welcomes chef Tyler Anderson opened his new those seeking a great rooftop bar “High George” at the top place for drinks after floor of the new Blake Hotel on High work, a fun location to Street. The restaurant features a fully meet up with friends retractable glass roof and heaters durand a date-night desing colder months. tination for food and “I have wanted to be a part of the drink before or after New Haven culinary scene since I seeing a show in New moved to Connecticut eleven years Haven,” Aurrichio said. Chef Tyler Anderson has opened High George at the Blake Hotel in New Haven, CT ago; it’s such a diverse and vibrant city “In order to really elewith great dining options that seem to vate the experience, we get better every year,” Anderson said. will be closely monitor“This small plate concept will feature a fun twist ing the number of guests we welcome to this space on such favorites as lobster rolls, whole-belly fried to provide a comfortable experience for all of our clams and meat and vegetable skewers from our coal continued on page 50 oven, as well as a raw bar highlighting the finest New
Celebrated Chef Opening Rooftop Restaurant In New Haven