Soft-scrambled, perfectly poached, or fried, I can't resist a great egg dish. While chefs all over New York do
crazy,
creative things with them, each more impressive than the last, today I'm talking about simpler stuff—the kind I find myself craving, rather than admiring. Here are nine of my favorite egg dishes in New York; what are yours?
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We traveled all over New York City to find the best babka—to markets, delis, bakeries, and even the largest babka bakery in the country, located in Brooklyn. Check out our results.
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"I didn't even know that Katz's had a printed and laminated menu." [Photographs: Robyn Lee] Katz's Delicatessen 205 East Houston Street, New York, NY 10002 (at Ludlow; map); 212-254-2246; katzdeli.com Service: Countermen are brusquely charming, waiters are right out of...
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"What really blew us all away was the double-baked bread." [Photos: Carey Jones] Ever since I wrote my pastrami story for the New York Times a few years ago, I've wanted to conduct a taste test between Katz's Delicatessen in...
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The Breakfast of Chumps As Alan Richman recently said, there is little worth eating beyond the pastrami, knockwurst, and hot dogs at the iconic Katz's Deli. Perhaps this isn't surprising. It is a bit like going to Peter Luger and...
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Tonight's episode is called "Disappearing Manhattan," where Anthony Bourdain will hit "some of Manhattan’s classic restaurants, such as Katz’s Deli, Russ & Daughters and Hop Kee.” He is not saying these spots will disappear anytime soon (or hopefully ever),...
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