November 14, 2011I like playing favorites, especially when discussing banana pudding and cupcakes. Thanks to sugar Sweet sunshine, my two favorites are under the same roof. I’ve praised their banana pudding before, and after a visit last week, I’m happy to report that copious amounts of ripe banana and Nilla wafer ensconced in rich, creamy pudding are still the [...]
Posted in LOWER EAST SIDE, Sugar Sweet Sunshine 
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November 11, 2011If you’ve ever wondered what the finest funnel cake would taste like topped with cheese and sauce instead of powdered sugar, this is it, only much, much better. In order to achieve this state fair food gone deliciously wrong, Forcella’s owner and pizzaiola Giulio Adriani deep fries the stretched dough until almost cooked through. Then [...]
Posted in EAST VILLAGE, Forcella, MANHATTAN 9 Comments »
November 8, 2011I used to hate hamburgers. Hard to believe, I know. As much as I love my mother, I sadly have to blame her. Growing up, her definition of the perfect burger was “the more burnt, the better.” Mom meant well – she’s a great cook, and amazingly, still getting better – but [...]
Posted in Brindle Room, EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN 11 Comments »
November 7, 2011Peels is known for brunch, but since I refuse to wait for a table at brunch on weekends, I decided to give dinner a try. Unfortunately, the $7 side of Brussels sprouts was the most memorable part of my $100 meal for two. I should have known that in this food-consumed city, if the [...]
Posted in EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, Peels 11 Comments »
November 2, 2011You’re not here for the atmosphere; there is none, though the BYOB policy makes up for that a bit. You’re not here you’re here for the location, a few hundred feet from the traffic heavy entrance to the Manhattan bridge. Don’t waste time with the ordinary pancake with pork and cilantro ($2, 2nd [...]
Posted in CHINATOWN, Henan Flavor, MANHATTAN 3 Comments »
October 31, 2011Sweet Revenge, the West Village shop known for pairing wine with decadent cupcakes, may be in line for a community service award. One week after Grey Dog Cafe closed its original Carmine Street location and left a void in hearty neighborhood breakfast options, Sweet Revenge plays hero and debuts a new breakfast menu today. It will [...]
Posted in MANHATTAN, Sweet Revenge, WEST VILLAGE 8 Comments »
October 27, 2011Eating on 10th Avenue near the Highline is never an easy decision. Do you go for broke on murderer’s row with Del Posto, Morimoto or Colicchio and Sons? Do you grab slices with the club kids at Artichoke? Do you pay for overpriced, overhyped American food at Cookshop? What if you just want comfort [...]
Posted in CHELSEA, MANHATTAN, The Highliner 3 Comments »
October 24, 2011Earl’s Beer and Cheese has food that would make both Spicoli and Sifton swoon. Kimchi, fried pork belly, a fried egg, and shredded New York State cheddar on grilled Grandaisy sourdough ($8, above). Potato chips, Calabro mozzarella, dill pickles, and miso mayo on a toasted Thomas’ English muffin ($6, below).
Asian gnocchi and [...]
Posted in Earl's Beer and Cheese, UPPER EAST SIDE 7 Comments »
October 21, 2011Bacon, egg and cheese; the old reliable of breakfast sandwiches. It’s always good but rarely exciting. You wouldn’t think removing the bacon from the triumvirate would change that but when you’re replacing it with a fried potato pancake and swapping out the standard Kaiser roll for fresh-baked challah, breakfast starts to look a [...]
Posted in B&H Vegetarian, EAST VILLAGE 8 Comments »
October 20, 2011It’s not necessarily the best in Manhattan or the best in Chinatown. I don’t want to spark another comment section controversy as I did with soup dumplings. What Mei Li Wah Bakery does offer is my favorite baked pork bun. They seem perpetually fresh; I’m always handed the last bun on the [...]
Posted in CHINATOWN, Mei Li Wah Bakery 8 Comments »
October 18, 2011You would think the title of this post says it all. But in order to fully appreciate the greatness that is Jo’s Disco fries ($10 full order, $4 smaller side order), you have to understand the bacon gravy. The bacon flavor is so palpable, you’re left combing through strands of nutty, melted Gruyere looking [...]
Posted in Jo's, SOHO 9 Comments »
October 17, 2011Joe’s Shanghai (above) and Red Farm (below).
In my RedFarm post last week, I called chef Joe Ng’s steamed pork and crab soup dumpling the best in Manhattan. Stacy, a commenter on the post, asked how RedFarm’s version compares to Joe’s Shanghai, which many consider the finest steamed soup dumpling on the island. After [...]
Posted in CHINATOWN, Joe's Shanghai, RedFarm, WEST VILLAGE 23 Comments »
October 14, 2011You wouldn’t know I was having a really satisfying meal by watching me. First you’d see a look of incredulity come over my face – eyes wide then quickly narrow – as I examine my first bite with a mix of suspicion and awe. After tasting, you might wonder why I’m shaking my [...]
Posted in EAST VILLAGE, Hot Kitchen 11 Comments »
October 10, 2011In his best-selling book “Outliers,” Malcolm Gladwell writes that a person needs 10,000 hours of practice in order to be called a world-class expert in anything. It’s no wonder Gladwell sauntered into Red Farm for dinner late Thursday night; chef Joe Ng and partner Ed Schoenfeld must have well over 10,000 hours of practice [...]
Posted in RedFarm, WEST VILLAGE 5 Comments »
October 6, 2011Sure, fresh fruit and vegetables are great. But let’s be honest, the best thing to come out of the recent farmer’s market surge are the fresh-baked desserts. Take the cinnamon and sugar-coated apple cider donuts from Prospect Hill Orchards. I can’t walk by without purchasing at least six of these ($4); they’re fresh, delicate [...]
Posted in Tucker Greenmarket, UPPER WEST SIDE 2 Comments »
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