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New York is a city of immigrants, and those immigrants brought pickles with them. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, a heavy influx of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe arrived to New York and, thankfully, introduced kosher dill pickles to America. On the Lower East Side especially, they quickly became a popular, affordable street food.

Join journalist and avid pickle person Kasia Pilat on a walk exploring New York's "Pickle Alley," a stretch of Essex Street where, at its peak, there were an estimated 80-plus pickle vendors. Learn about the history of the neighborhood, the pickling process, sip some pickle lemonade that Kasia will provide and visit some of the few remaining pickle shops in the area.