Today's featured sandwich is the Escalivada, so named for the classic Catalan side dish of mixed grilled vegetables--in this case sweet red peppers, eggplant and onions--nestled inside the crisp Il Forno baguette.
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I've made my stance on faux meat pretty clear in the past (hint:
I don't like it) and I've never been to a Pan Asian restaurant I've liked. This made my choice of Wild Ginger, a vegan, pro-faux restaurant serving such enticing-sounding dishes as General Tsao's Soy Protein and Tofu Teriyaki Sizzling Platter a little suspect. What was I thinking? Luckily, turns out that amidst all that nonsense, there are some actually tasty lunch options.
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Thickly sliced jamon Serrano, melty, oozy Mahon cheese and the lovely Spanish quince paste membrillo are tucked inside griddled, buttery white bread.
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Tender rings of squid come nestled in a nicely flavored but slightly chewy baguette from Il Forno, coated generously in a rich, garlicky aioli.
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We didn't purposely move into our offices in the Chinatown/Little Italy neighborhood last year to be closer to Torrisi Italian Specialties, but it sure worked in our favor. Torrisi's little sib Parm opened next door last November by the same two classically trained Italian-American chefs
Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone, who are elevating comfort-foody dishes with sophisticated cooking techniques (does anyone in Little Italy use a CVap oven to make pork chop pizzaiola?). They've got a whole selection of nightly specials, from Italian Thanksgiving on Thursdays to Chinese on Sundays. Check 'em all out.
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At the recently opened
La Churreria in Nolita, the $6 combo buys five churros and a warming cup of thick, glossy hot chocolate.
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Motorino's Mathieu Palombino has a knack for genre-hopping, having left fine dining to open one of our favorite pizzerias in New York. So it didn't seem that unlikely when Palombino decided to open a diner on the Bowery.
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Sweet potato pies never really get the attention they deserve, often sitting in the shadows of pumpkin. So you'll have to thank Peels for bringing sweet potato pie front and center this fall.
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It's a hefty, satisfying vegetarian meal, full of warming spices.
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Tacombi @ Fonda Nolita's big draw is that there's a red-and-white taco truck actually in the space itself—and truck food is always more fun, even when it's not on the street. But their tacos are good enough to justify a visit, too.
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