An occasional journal of a habitual restaurant diner; or, Not Eating at Home in New York. As many meals as I eat in a week, that is how many times I eat out. It's not that I can't cook—it's just...
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Nobody idealizes wholesome food more than the Amish, and it's always a pleasure to head off to Lancaster County and pay them a visit on their home turf. However, as patient as they are, the Amish can't wait around...
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Editor's note: Every week our New Jersey correspondent Brian Yarvin checks in with a dispatch from the Garden State. This week we've sent him just over the river to a farmers' market that popped up last year in Philadelphia. The...
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A BY CITY GUIDE TO THANKSGIVING PIES I once wrote a piece for the New York Observer advocating the nation skip the turkey, stuffing, and sweet potatoes, and opt for an all pie Thanksgiving meal. A meal consisting of, say,...
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A good, bountiful cheese counter at a store like Fairway can sometimes produce cheese-choosing rigamortis, as there are just too many cheeses to choose from. So it's easy to end up with cheeses you know and love. Lately I've been...
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