Serious Eats: New York
Go Whole Hog for the Holidays at New Public Meat Market in Sunset Park
Crispy pig, photograph by Tam Ngo.
Sarah DiGregorio at The Village Voice's Fork in the Road blog has uncovered an easy alternative for holiday hosts and home-cooks: lechones! Lechones are suckling pigs, whole-roasted over charcoal and the toast of any communal feast. With a week's notice, New Public Meat Market can supply you with your very own 25-pound, crispy baby for $110. 5021 5th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11220 (at 50th Street; map); 718-871-1188