Fun Fearless Foodie

If you’re anything like me, you realize you need a wall calendar sometime around, let’s say mid-June, after all the cool calendars from that year are sold and have been replaced by calendars for the next year.  It’s sort of like stores decorating for holidays months in advance of said-holiday, why are they rushing us with everything?  This year I’m going to try something new (in addition to becoming organized) and start 2011 with a calendar, for 2011.  But not just any calendar, the New York Food calendar.

To commemorate the French Culinary Institutes’s 25th anniversary, the team at FS Publishing, in partnership with the Friends of the FCI scholarship fund, have put together a delectable monthly calendar featuring contemporary cuisine from some of New York’s top restaurants and chefs, including Daniel, Le Bernardin, and Eleven Madison Park.  January through December you can enjoy a drool-inducing photograph by Aaron Graubart showcasing the plating and culinary styling of the most talked about dishes in the city. The calendar also features important dates in food culture, recognizing the birthdays of legends like Paul Bocuse and Julia Child, along with anniversaries for the featured restaurants. Don’t worry, all the standard holidays are listed too.

The best part about the calendar is that a portion of the proceeds benefits the Friends of the FCI scholarship fund at the French Culinary Institute in NYC, an organization responsible for helping aspiring chefs achieve their dream of attending one of the best culinary schools in the country.

So if you’re looking for a holiday gift for the foodie in your life, something to jazz up your cubicle, or better yet, something to help you get your life together in 2011, pick up a copy of this gorgeous calendar and make next year a delicious one.

Where to buy the New York Food 2011 calendar

Order your copy from the Fun Fearless Foodie store at Amazon and it ships in 24 hours!

If you live in New York City, you can pick up a copy at the following locations:

• L’Ecole restaurant at The French Culinary Institute- 462 Broadway (near Grand st.)
• Kitchen Arts & Letters-1435 Lexington Avenue (near 94th st.)
• Broadway Panhandler- 65 8th st. (near University pl.)