You can still find a good egg cream in New York. It was a drink from my father’s childhood and not one that I had with any regularity as a kid. Still, it’s a delicious treat. My cousin, who knows from these things, says there is only one chocolate syrup to use–it’s not just that it is the best, it is the only one to consider: Fox’s u-bet.
Man, I’m thirsty all of a sudden.
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Rhubarb tiramisu at L’Artusi. Oh hell, yeah, worth the trip. It won’t be around long. Don’t sleep.
This place is mad expensive but it’s fun to check out next time you’re in Curry Hill. Seriously.
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The Gothamist celebrates National Pretzel Day.
I like mine with mustard.
[Photo Credit: Michelle Rick; Kelsey Jean Gosselin; Sophisticated Gourmet]
Check out this fun series over at Eater: Bodega Week.
Dinner with a friend last Friday night in the Bronx. Chicken, rice, black beans, sweet plantains.
Yeah, I know I’m getting ahead of myself but I could go for a Bomb Pop today.
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Can I take your order?
Gimme a couple slices to go.
Over at the Times‘ food blog Diner’s Journal, Pete Wells compares seven burgers around town to the Shake Shack burger.
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Serious Eats reviews Jin Ramen in Harlem and reports that it is worth the trip. Sounds like a plan.
Check out this great gallery of photographs titled How New York City Ate in 1938 over at Gothamist.
[Photo Credit: Sol Libsohn]
Smitten Kitchen does Matzoh Ball soup. And as we know, soup is good food. Especially on a cold rainy day like today.
You want great Sichuan in Manhattan? Peep Legend on 7th Ave between 15th and 16th Street.
I’ve been four times in the past two weeks and can recommend almost everything that I tried. I especially liked:
Sichuan Cucumber
The Green Beans with Ground Pork
Sichuan Spicy Ma Pa Tofu
Dry Spicy, Tasty Diced Chicken with Ginger and Peanut.
Photo Credit: Serious Eats, from their fine slideshow of the place.
My dad used to make fun of me for mixing cultures in the kitchen like when I had Genoa salami and sliced cornichons with Dijon mustard on a bagel from Zabars. I never saw anything strange about it. That in mind, thanks to the wonderful food blog Three to One, check out this good combination:
There are few things in this world that I love more than quality prosciutto and a good croissant is something to savor. Yes, please.
From the Serious Eats 10 Best Bites in NYC, 2011 gallery, comes this incredible-looking fat fuckness: Cookies and Cream Sundae at Dessert Club Chakalicious.
What makes the world a better place? Fresh bread. Everything about it. The smell, the feel, the taste. Nothing more simple but as deeply satisfying as a loaf of warm bread.
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