Joy Y. Wang covers food and culture for WNYC. In October 2009, she created the weekly WNYC All Things Considered segment, Last Chance Foods. The seasonal food segment features farmers, chefs, and food writers talking about everything from growing asparagus to hunting wild turkey.
Joy also currently serves as the managing editor of Columbia Law School Magazine. She previously worked as the senior editor of AVENUE magazine, one New York City’s oldest and most distinguished society publications. She has also written articles for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Newsweek, and The New York Press.
Joy graduated from New York University with majors in journalism and politics.
Joy Y. Wang appears in the following:
Last Chance Foods: Essential Snow Day Snacking
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Check out a few recipes from past Last Chance Foods that will help keep you warm, entertained and well fed during snowstorm Nemo.
Last Chance Foods: One Rad Radish
Friday, February 01, 2013
Food writer Cathy Erway talks about the versatile uses of daikon radishes, which are still available at farmers markets. Try her recipe for Daikon Radish Greens Pasta with Seared Daikon Radishes.
60-Second Stir-Fry: Carolyn Sherman
Friday, January 25, 2013
Carolyn Sherman answers questions about horseradish, starting her own business, and her favorite winter comfort food in this edition of 60-Second Stir-Fry.
Last Chance Foods: A Family Tradition Built on Horseradish
Friday, January 25, 2013
Carolyn Sherman built a small business based on her father's recipe for horseradish. She talks about working with fresh horseradish root and cooking with the finished product. Try her recipe for Sauteed Whitefish With Citrus or Ginger ISH.
Last Chance Foods: The Health History of Granola
Friday, January 18, 2013
The Sporkful host Dan Pashman talks about the origins of granola and offers his advice on making your own. Try Slate editor L.V. Anderson's recipe for maple granola.
Last Chance Foods: Satisfying Salsify
Friday, January 11, 2013
Farmers Jeff and Adina Bialas talk about growing and using the increasingly popular root vegetable salsify. Try their recipe for simple salsify with pasta and lemon parsley sauce.
Last Chance Foods: About Those Rabbits on the Rooftop...
Friday, January 04, 2013
Chef Jacques Gautier explains his motivations for raising rabbits on his rooftop garden and using them for food. He also shares his recipe for rabbit tacos.
Last Chance Foods: Seasonal Cocktails to Ring in a New Year
Friday, December 28, 2012
Four bartenders from Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens recommend seasonal cocktails for ringing in the new year. Try recipes for homemade eggnog and the New Brunswick.
Last Chance Foods: A Whole Latke Love
Friday, December 14, 2012
Einat Admony, the chef of Balaboosta and Taïm, talks about the best way to make latkes and shares her recipe for Potato, Yam & Carrot Latke with Honey, Preserved Lemons & Yogurt Sauce.
Last Chance Foods: Fennel From Top to Bottom
Friday, December 07, 2012
Whitney Wright of Gilt Taste talks about the different textures and multiples uses for fennel. Try her recipe for Easy Fennel Gratin.
60-Second Stir Fry: Whitney Wright of Gilt Taste
Friday, December 07, 2012
Former cook at Per Se and current Gilt Taste senior editor Whitney Wright takes a turn under the spotlight.
60-Second Stir-Fry: Steve Ettlinger
Friday, November 30, 2012
Steve Ettlinger admits that he’s not a huge fan of junk food, but Amy Eddings put him to the test by pressing him on what junk food he would eat if he had to indulge. Instead of naming off a branded product, Ettlinger went with the more general answer of “glazed donut.” Maybe that’s more of a mid-afternoon treat for the author, though, because he said he prefers a savory start to the day.
Last Chance Foods: Twinkie Confessional
Friday, November 30, 2012
Steve Ettlinger, author of Twinkie, Deconstructed, talks about what goes into a Twinkie and how to make your own.
Last Chance Foods: How WNYC Celebrates Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
WNYC host Brian Lehrer, WQXR host Terrance McKnight, and On the Media co-host Brooke Gladstone talk about how they celebrate Thanksgiving and share some of their favorite holiday recipes.
Last Chance Foods: Post-Sandy Farm Report
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Farmers from around the area are making repairs, cleaning up, and getting back to their markets. Last Chance Foods spoke with farmers in Long Island and New Jersey and got the latest news from New York City's farmers markets.
Last Chance Foods: Chard Decisions
Friday, October 26, 2012
Lauren Baccus and Alan Sherouse of Hell's Kitchen Farm Project talk about growing chard on the roof of Metro Baptist Church. Try Baccus' recipe for black bean chili with butternut squash and swiss chard.
Last Chance Foods: A Tropical Transplant in East New York
Thursday, October 18, 2012
At East New York Farms in Brookyn, Malabar spinach is a popular leafy green that customers use in Caribbean cuisine. Learn more and check out recipes.
Last Chance Foods: In the Cornfield
Friday, October 12, 2012
Farmer Kurt Alstede recommends eating fresh sweet corn raw and explained why a little dry weather can make for sweeter fruits and vegetables. Also, try Alstede Farms' recipe for Basil Tomato Cream Corn.
Last Chance Foods: Eggplants of All Stripes and Colors
Friday, September 28, 2012
Gail Hepworth of Hepworth Farms, which supplies the Park Slope Food Co-Op, talks about growing more than 15 varieties of eggplants. Try two recipes for eggplant caponata.
Last Chance Foods: Forget the Gingham, This is How to Put Up Tomatoes for Winter
Friday, September 21, 2012
Francis Lam doesn't do gingham. That's just one reason the Gilt Taste editor forgoes canning to make "Tomato Bomb Concentrate" and oven-dried tomatoes instead. Find instructions for those two things here.