[All dishes available from Yura on Madison.] We've already given you a guide to eating out on Thanksgiving. But if you're cooking in this year, you're in the market for a big, fat bird, plus all the fixin's. Whether...
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In the pantheon of iconic New York foods, not much outranks the proud cheesecake. Whether after dinner at Luger's, by the round at Eileen's, or shipped across the country by Junior's, New York cheesecakes are a force to be reckoned with. After countless miles traveled, bites considered, and calories consumed, we've arrived at our winners.
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"This is food for food's sake, not entertainment. Items like American-sourced ginger and six kinds of organic apples set the tone." Not long ago, the state of New Jersey was looking for a new slogan. Of course, and per usual,...
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Clockwise from left: hot fudge sundae, lemon tart, apple pie. Prior to Ed's post on Fairway Café, I wasn't aware that a restaurant, much less one with dessert menu, existed within the hallowed halls of the Fairway on the...
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If this is bad then I don't want to be good. Lost City posted a scathing critique of the Red Hook Fairway Cafe yesterday, calling it a "sad" and "abysmal failure." I'll admit I haven't been since the summertime,...
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Stacked between credit card bills and piles of magazines I'll never get around to reading, I received something in the mail last week that had me truly excited. Chocolate. More specifically, a sampling of chocolate bars from Berkshire Bark....
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This is not an illusion. Lobster roll... $9... in New York City. And it's good.
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Editor's note: This week's Cook the Book feature on Serious Eats highlights The Food Life, a new book that goes inside the world of Fairway, a beloved New York grocery store that's practically an institution in the Big Apple. The...
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"Robert was a total mensch, a smiling, gentle presence in a store that often resembles a food shopper's battlefield." I was checking out of the express line at Fairway when I saw a a poster with a big photo of...
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When and if you go shopping on the Upper West Side today consider the following hot chocolate pitstops. Jacques Torres (Amsterdam between 73rd and 74th): No surprises here. The man knows how to make a serious cup of hot chocolate....
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