"It’s about forgoing the syrup because the actual dish needs no further complement." [Photograph: Robyn Lee] Though I’m always a fan of totally original dishes, there’s nothing like a classic done perfectly. If it has a little bit of a...
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Fruatrom, the source of the mysterious maple syrup smell, is located in North Bergen, New Jersey. View Larger Map Mayor Michael Bloomberg just revealed the source of the mysterious maple syrup smell that occasionally wafts over Manhattan. It's coming from...
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New York Times Stone soup, of a sorts, from the New York Times: The developer and architect used gargoyles and similar ornament all over the Britannia [527 West 110th Street, New York NY 10025 (map)], most noticeably at the...
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Photograph from Eating in Translation on Flickr For a collapsed economy special that's slightly more upscale than the $4.45 Gray's Papaya deal (two dogs and a drink), check out Rack & Soul in Morningside Heights. The soul food/barbecue joint...
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"I discovered the spicy special myself a month or so ago... and it is glorious." "Next time I'm buying two." "To you non-believers, NEVER doubt the glorious invention that is the Spicy Special." These are just a few soundbites...
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Roti rolls. Kati rolls. Chapati rolls. Indian burritos. Call them what you will—if you live in New York and have never had any variation on these stuffed grilled paratha wraps, get one now. They are hand-held, greasy, and full...
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Continuing on my quest for the cheap and delicious in Morningside Heights, I came upon Flor De Mayo, which has not one, but two locations uptown. A restaurant with a split-personality—Flor De Mayo's menu serves up both Chinese and Latin...
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Ed visits the much talked about Italian restaurant Campo.
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Awhile back—mostly out of the laziness that kept me from venturing anywhere above 14th Street—I made a joke to a friend about having no good places to eat in his Upper West Side neighborhood. Suffice to say, I never...
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Younger and Hungry: Self-Portrait circa 1st Grade My love of pizza began at an early age. "Pizza" was one of the first words I learned to spell, I would ride past Pizza Hut every day on my way to school,...
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