Gwyneth Paltrow is getting back to her New York roots, setting up the first of several planned Manhattan outposts of her Goop Kitchen later this month.<\/p>\n
The \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d co-star, who grew up in Los Angeles but went to the Big Apple\u2019s elite Spence School<\/a>, is opening a branch of her chain in Midtown West on Monday.<\/p>\n Along with \u201c100 percent recyclable\u201d bags<\/a> and a \u201ccommitment to sourcing responsibly,\u201d the eatery promises \u201clocal produce whenever possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Gwyneth Paltrow is setting up the first of several planned Manhattan outposts of her Goop Kitchen later this month. But don\u2019t expect to see her waiting tables. Kristina Bumphrey\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Don\u2019t expect to see Paltrow waiting tables, though \u2013 Goop Kitchen relies on \u201cghost kitchens\u201d that only take orders for delivery.<\/p>\n Locations in Flatiron, the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side \u2013 at the former home of Butterfield Market \u2013 and Williamsburg are in the works.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBy the end of the year, they\u2019ll be feeding most of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn,\u201d a Goop Kitchen spokesperson told Side Dish.<\/p>\n The expansion comes after the culinary offshoot of Paltrow\u2019s lifestyle brand Goop <\/a>conquered the West Coast, with 11 Goop Kitchens in Los Angeles and three in San Francisco.<\/p>\n The menu emphasizes healthy, gluten-free options like fresh salads and bowls. Ditte Isager<\/p>\n The menu emphasizes healthy, gluten-free options like fresh salads and bowls, along with pizzas, pastas, wraps and soups plus sweet treats such as maple-pumpkin bread and cookies.<\/p>\n Spring menu highlights include a crunchy seasonal salad with asparagus, goat cheese, snap peas, cucumbers, pickled red onions, mint and \u201csuperseded crunchies,\u201d which are a mix of sesame seeds, poppy seeds, almond flour and everything seasoning.\u00a0<\/p>\n There\u2019s also a spring salmon bowl with organic brown rice, and a blueberry lemon olive oil cake with blueberry jam and maple cream cheese frosting.\u00a0<\/p>\n Locations in Flatiron, the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side \u2013 at the former home of Butterfield Market \u2013 and Williamsburg are in the works.\u00a0 Ditte Isager<\/p>\n Obsessed West Coast celeb fans who are clean eaters but don\u2019t always have time to steam their own farmers market kale include Cameron Diaz \u2014 there is even a salad named for her \u2014 as well as Vanessa Hudgens, and Zac Efron. It is all from top chef Kim Floresca who previously worked in some of the world\u2019s top restaurants, including\u00a0 El Bulli and Per Se.<\/p>\n Paltrow and Goop Kitchen CEO Donald Moore declined to comment.<\/p>\n A slew of prominent New Yorkers is expected to promote the new eateries.<\/p>\n Citymeals on Wheels raised more than $1.3 million to deliver 130,000 meals.\u00a0 Konrad Brattke Photography<\/p>\n We hear\u2026 As food costs rise and the elderly population continues to grow, Citymeals on Wheels has stepped up its services \u2014 delivering more than 2.2 million meals last year to more than 22,000 older New Yorkers. At its 28th annual Sunday Supper, held at iconic restaurant Daniel, more than $1.3 million was raised to deliver 130,000 meals.\u00a0<\/p>\n Star chefs included Daniel Boulud, Alain Ducasse and Amaury Bouhours (of Le Meurice Alain Ducasse in Paris), Rafa Costa e Silva (Lasai, Rio De Janeiro) and Michael Cimarusti (Providence, Los Angeles). Cocktail canapes were prepared by chefs Laurent Kalkotour (Minetta Tavern, New York), Didier Elena (Hogsalt Hospitality, Chicago), Lucile Plaza (Benoit, New York) and Laetitia Rouabah (La Vontaine, Las Vegas). Guests included Florence Fabricant and Christian Siriano.<\/p>\n \u201cFrench cuisine is not just about the cooking. It is about the sharing,\u201d Ducasse told the hungry crowd. \u201cYou can\u2019t be a good chef if you aren\u2019t generous.\u201d<\/p>\n Highlights of the live auction included a trip to Paris with round-trip airfare for two, a stay at Le Meurice and dinner at Le Meurice Alain Ducasse, which raised $90,000.<\/p>\n \u201cOne in five older New Yorkers now live in poverty, and the need for Citymeals is only becoming more urgent,\u201d said Beth Shapiro, CEO of Citymeals on Wheels. \u201cWe now serve double the number of centenarians as we did a decade ago.\u201d<\/p>\n Citymeals doesn\u2019t just offer food, Shapiro said; it also provides older New Yorkers with connection.<\/p>\n Boulud added: \u201cI\u2019m grateful to our chef friends, who joined me in the kitchen to support Citymeals. Food brings people together, and Citymeals provides that nourishing connection for our older New Yorkers in need.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Holocaust survivor Olga Spiegel with podcast host Margarita Lyadova. Yad Vashem USA Foundation<\/p>\n We hear\u2026 that from Sunday to Tuesday, Holocaust survivors Olga Spiegel and Adrienne Petrook spoke with podcast host Margarita Lyadova, journalist Skye Ostreicher and entrepreneur Ari Ackerman at three New York City coffee shops for a \u201cSip and Listen\u201d series.<\/p>\n The Holocaust remembrance pop-ups were organized by Yad Vashem USA Foundation<\/a> and The Blue Card<\/a> at Effy\u2019s Cafe, Caffe Aronne and Patis Baker. They were in honor of Yom HaShoah, the Jewish day of Holocaust remembrance. The gatherings, said Tamar Major, national director of Yad Vashem USA Foundation, \u201care a stark reminder of our obligation to bear witness. Bringing survivors into coffee shops, into spaces people move through every day, makes these encounters feel immediate and personal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s especially important now, as one in five young Americans think the Holocaust was a myth<\/a>.<\/p>\n Over the course of three days, Major added, \u201cwe saw how powerful it is when people can sit down, ask questions, and truly connect. Meeting a survivor, hearing their story, is a privilege we can\u2019t take for granted, and every listener becomes a partner in the chain of remembrance.\u201d<\/p>\n Spiegel spoke about fleeing to Italy after her father was seized and taken to a concentration camp. Petrook was a hidden child survivor from Romania.\u00a0<\/p>\n The series will expand to additional cities including Miami, Washington, DC, Los Angeles and Dallas next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n We hear\u2026 that food, music and history lovers are in for a treat. Private chef Andrew Molen<\/a> is hosting \u201cGodfather\u201d dinners with actor and entertainer Gianni Russo, who played Carlo Rizzi in the iconic 1972 film. Russo \u2014 who has called Marlon Brando his only acting teacher and Frank Sinatra his only singing teacher \u2014 will perform a medley of songs as Molen prepares classic Italian fare like chicken picatta, bistecca alla fiorentina and a classic homemade pasta dish with tomato and basil.<\/p>\n Russo, author of \u201cMafia Secrets: Untold Tales from the Hollywood Godfather\u201d<\/a> and other books, will also dish on everything from his relationship with Marilyn Monroe to mob-related conspiracy theories. Russo will also spill the tea on making \u201cThe Godfather\u201d and share insider anecdotes. Starting price is $8,000 for 25 people, bookable through Molen\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chef Vikas Khanna, who is also an author and filmmaker, has served more than 80 million meals through his Feed India initiative. 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