Finally, I donât have to leave the house to find my favorite pantry staples. Credit: Mischelle Moy Updated May 20, 2021
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This pandemic has changed the way I shop. I quickly ditched the desire to touch my produce before purchasing and transitioned instead to ordering my grocery items online. But mainstream grocery delivery services have their limitations. From hyper-specific soy sauce brands to specialty cuts of meat, Iâve had trouble finding the ingredients my family uses for cooking when it comes to most delivery services. Enter: Umamicart, an online grocer specializing in Asian food that helps me cook authentically at home.
Mischelle Moy
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic roughly one year ago, one of the few places most of us could still go was the supermarket. Not that you d necessarily want to, though. New variants of the coronavirus are making it even riskier to head outdoors so for many, online grocery shopping has been (and remains) a blessing, another way to protect themselves and their loved ones.
Now, with Umamicart, online grocery shoppers have a new virtual Asian supermarket to add to their bookmarks. Mischelle Moy Mischelle Moy
Launched on March 1, Umamicart stocks more than 500 curated Asian grocery products, from fresh produce to meat and snacks to pantry staples. The grocer is currently shipping to select states in the northeast (check availability here), but it does hope to expand nationwide in the near future. To make grocery shopping truly convenient, orders over $49 are shipped for free with next-day delivery when placed before 3 p.m.
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Next Friday, February 12th, begins the Year of the Ox, an animal whose attributes are hardworking and honest. The Lunar New Year is a 16-day celebration, often marked by lantern festivals, parades, and fireworks. But since we aren’t able to enjoy a lot of these gatherings this year, we’ve rounded up some of the best safe celebratory events in New York City, including virtual dumpling-making classes, papercutting workshops, a small business crawl in Chinatown, and traditional Chinese dance and music performances.
Outdoor fun
Send Chinatown Love–a digital community that was founded in March of last year to support Chinatown and its 7,000 businesses amidst the pandemic–has created a Lunar New Year Crawl in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens that highlights 29 vendors, ranging from gift shops to restaurants, and encourages communities to shop at local Asian-owned businesses in celebration of the holiday. To keep the event safe, takeout and
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Abrons Arts Center, Wing on Wo’s the W.O.W. Project, and Welcome to Chinatown come together to celebrate the Year of the Metal Ox with the launch of the first edition of
From Chinatown, With Love
, a special Lunar New Year photo calendar. Designed by photographer Mischelle Moy, the 12-month photo calendar features products from 18 Chinatown businesses that evoke celebration of the new year and explore the deep meaning Manhattan’s Chinatown holds for so many in the Asian American community.
Kicking off on February 6, 2021, the program includes the distribution of the first edition of the calendar along with a special “gift guide” featuring products at the participating stores. Fans and supporters who spend $20 or more at participating businesses will receive a free calendar (while supplies last). Beginning on February 12 (officially Lunar New Year), a limited run of calendars will also be on sale at Wing on Wo’s website. A percentage o