Photograph from gastrodamus on Flickr I clicked on the thumbnail for gastrodamus' photo not knowing what it was. And then the bounty was revealed: pork cracklins from Porchetta in the East Village. Yup, those are chunks of outer pig... More
Photograph from melaniemusings-melanie.blogspot.com Man wears bacon costume. Man walks dog in Tompkins Square Park. Life is good.... More
Photograph by Zach Brooks on Flickr That's no ordinary baby eying a bowl of Chinese steam-table food; that's Harry, the progeny of Mr. Midtown Lunch, Zach Brooks. Zach clearly has no problem having lunch with his kid—if only he... More
As soon as I walked into Sun Mary Bakery in Flushing, I gravitated towards the display case of cakes—in particular, the bulbous panda head cake. With tiny nubbin arms. And unnaturally huge eyes. That stare uncomfortably deep into your... More
Me & My Egg Roll is the best name I've ever heard for a Chinese take-out. Something about it just feels all warm and snuggly, even if the object of the warm snuggles is a deep fried, fat-soaked roll... More
Photograph from juanamarie33 on Flickr A photo within a photo, in this case. A nice memorial to Joe Ades in Union Square, appropriately with a carrot peel wreath, where he might have been peeling this very minute. Previously: Legendary... More
Photograph from jasonlam on Flickr Jason Lam of food blog Me So Hungry came across this vibrantly colored flowery lotus bean paste-filled dessert during dim sum at East Market Restaurant in Manhattan's Chinatown. It probably looks more interesting than... More
