There's just something about the way they put together a sandwich at Olives. It's the bread, the meat, the combination of everything that makes this my favorite sandwich shop in town. Take this sandwich all in one bite and you'll see what I mean: the easy marriage of bacon, turkey, and avocado on sourdough is mighty hard to argue with. More

For the summer months, there's a rotating menu of cold soups, the best of which is a creamy, chilled yellow tomato puree finished with avocado salsa. The salsa is really just a big spoonful of diced avocados, but it's a perfect pairing for the tomato, and very summer- and vegetarian-appropriate. More

[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] Every Thursday morning, I wake up with a now-familiar sort of giddy excitement in my stomach—because every Thursday, Olive's in Soho features the same vegetarian sandwich special. And this sandwich, utterly meatless, is delicious beyond... More

Or.. "Meeting My Feta on Ninth Avenue" Editor's note: It's time for another dispatch from Serious Eats community member BaHa, aka Barbara Hanson, who checks in now and again about the various one-of-a-kind food stores and markets in New York.... More

Cured olive shortbread This cookie is the underdog of cookies. In terms of looks alone, Abraço's cured olive shortbread doesn't have the chocolate bacon hoo-haa New York confections have taken to tarting themselves up with lately. Like its more... More