Editor's note: Please welcome new SE contributor Madison Priest, who'll be checking in each week with a look at one of New York's ever-growing number of street food carts. Take it away, MP! Donatella's Meatball Wagon is adorable— slick lipstick... More
If the pedigree of the owners (and the sourcing of their products) at The Meatball Shop in New York leads you to expect cheffy, ingredient-driven, innovative meatballs, where the beef tastes like beef and flavors are distinct and memorable, you'll likely be disappointed. But if you're looking for a hearty, tasty meatball meal on the cheap, perhaps washed down with a $3 PBR or $9 quart of Brooklyn Lager, you've come to the right place. More
Consider the meatball with provolone sandwich ($8.50) at Bklyn Larder the most elegant meatball sub you'll ever eat. It's the meatballs you taste—juicy with beef, pork, and veal, a hint of spice and lemon—with the fully melted provolone and tomato sauce just a pleasant background. More
[Photos: Joe DiStefano] Even though the majority of my time and energy is spent seeking out obscure dumpling stalls, taquerias, and pupuserias in obscure corners of our fair city, every now and then I feel the need to reconnect... More
[Photos: Carey Jones] Mad. Sq. Mark't, the pop-up food market at Madison Square Park this October, has plenty of New York favorites: Vendy winner Wafels & Dinges, the Fatty Crab, Hill Country, Cabrito, and more. But nowhere else will... More
"It's like meatball speed dating.” Frank Pellegrino, co-owner of Rao's, judging three meatballs. As an Italian-American, I'm no stranger to meatballs or garish wedding halls, but nothing could have prepared me for Dish Du Jour’s 8th Annual food and wine... More
The food at Ikea might not be the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about Ikea, but I had heard the food was good, cheap and worthwhile. That said, I went yesterday to check out what they had to offer. More
Serious Eats Vice-Overlord Adam Kuban brings us time-starved serious eaters a brilliant five-minute version of the New York Times Dining Section this morning. He correctly points out that Serious Eats and Ed Levine Eats have been all over the meatball... More
Has the world gone meatball crazy? I believe it has. No matter what kind of restaurant I walk into, I find at least one kind of meatball on the menu. And that, my friends is a good thing. Great meatballs,... More
In honor of Columbus Day I started thinking about meatball heroes. A great meatball hero is hard to find. Most meatballs are leaden and way too dense. They're weighed down with too many breadcrumbs. Most hero rolls are cottony... More
