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The article presents miscellaneous topics including a review for the Eatoutin America restaurant located in Harlem, New York, the recipe for J.J. Johnson's Fried Okra, and announces that Paul Qui has been named as the Chef of the Year 2014.

The article profiles Padma Lakshmi, an Indian-American cookbook author, actress and former model. Born in India and transplanted to New York with her mom by the age of four. Her modeling career began with an encounter in a Madrid café in Spain. Padma eventually migrated across Europe, settling in for a six-year stint in Milan, Italy, where her modeling career exploded. Things happened fast for Padma back in the U.S. where she published her first book, "Easy Exotic," which won Best First Book at the Versailles World Cookbook Fair in 1999.

Features a contemporary teatime menu from tea expert James Labe of the Heartbeat Restaurant in New York. Root Salad with Spring First Flush Darjeeling; Grill-Curled Salmon; pan-Roasted Bison; Dessert Sampler.

Reports on the efforts of chef Robert Surles, a.k.a. Chef Bobo, to educate elementary school students at the Calhoun School in New York City on healthy eating. Surles' scrapping of traditional cafeteria food upon taking over school's food program; Cooking classes for children; Surles' tips on food preparation, healthy eating and the importance of getting children involved in food preparation process.

To browse a gardening catalog is to be an eternal optimist. These catalogs fill page after page with delightfully sunny images of flowers, shrubs, trees, fruits and vegetables. Harris Seeds has provided its customers seeds, bulbs and plants for the past 125 years. Because the Company is located in upstate New York, one can be confident in its advice for plants that do well in Northern climates. The Wayside Gardens rose catalog consists of 45 pages of exquisite explorers, climbers, new English, floribunda, generosa, hybrid tea, grandiflora, Meidland, miniature, shrub, romantica and tree-form types. If one's gardening tastes run more to the unusual, consider the company's Collector's Edition catalog, it is 39 pages of some of the most unusual plants and trees one can find. If one's impression of arid-climate gardening is lots of cactuses and a few spindly plants, one is in for a treat when one looks at the luscious plants in High Country Garlens, a 79-page catalog dedicated to low-maintenance, low-water-use plants ideally suited for Western climates or Eastern climates with poor growing conditions, such as hot spots next to a street.

Describes the trout dishes served at the Village Atelier in New York City. Restaurant ownership and management by Craig Bero; Methods for collecting recipes; Sauces and garnishings.

The article discusses the results of a survey of 100 restaurants by the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, on the dangers of eating out for people with food allergies. According to the survey, 90 percent of managers, servers, and chefs reported at least some confidence in their ability to provide safe meals. In addition, 24 percent wrongly thought it was safe for customers with allergies to eat a small amount of the forbidden food.

Features Ken Arestsky, a restaurateur in New York. Restaurants owned by Aretsky; Type of cuisine served at his restaurants; Management approach of Aretsky.