I like tuna salads whose flavor and moisture is based on something other than mayonnaise, like the
American Pole-Caught Tuna Sandwich ($8) at
Heritage Meat Shop.
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With
Brooklyn Taco, the overriding problem, which is frankly a theme in NY, is poor tortilla prep. The good news: the fillings are really good.
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A good Italian sandwich depends so much on the meats inside it, so it's little surprise that
Heritage Meat Shop knows how to make one.
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One of the great things about
Shopsin's is that they not only have dishes unlike anyone else's; they have whole
sections of their menu unlike anyone else's. While I'm always tempted by absurd stomach bombs like the
Mo' Betta (eggs and sausage hugged by macaroni-and-cheese-pancakes), there are meals when I don't want an entire weekend's worth of food in one go. For those times, I've been exploring the "Poached Eggs, Cubed Toast" corner. Runny eggs over something carb-y is my favorite genre of brunch dish anyway; why not have the toast cut up for you?
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The orange color in Boubouki's
Carrot Bread comes from both grated carrots and fresh oranges. A citrus spin on your ordinary carrot bread, it's abundant with cinnamon and black walnuts.
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In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check...
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[Photograph: Kathy YL Chan] This petite Pecan-Cranberry Loaf ($3.25) from the first retail location of Pain D'Avignon in the Essex Street Market has provided not just double, but triple duty for my bread cravings. First, toasted in the mornings...
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[Photo: Carey Jones] So crispy. So brown. And yet so potato-y. The skin-on French fries at Shopsin's are a fine reminder that a pile of fries can be a crunchy, oily, salty undertaking without losing their essential potato character....
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[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] I stopped by Roni-Sue's Chocolates this afternoon to pick up a few truffles, some pig candy, and perhaps a slice of pie. But something else caught my eye. Could that be? Tiramisu? I asked the...
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From the New York Daily News: Jeffrey Ruhalter, owner of Jeffrey's Meat Market in the Essex Street Market, will host recession dinners for $10, which includes a meal of: New York strip steak, grilled vegetables, gourmet cheese, and cupcakes. People...
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