When I got to Sigmund Pretzelshop, I'll admit I was excited just at the idea of eating a sandwich whose roll was a pretzel. But it turns out that the Ham and Fontina with Mustard Greens Sandwich ($7) exceeded my expectations. More
I entered Sigmund Pretzel Shop planning to order the roast beef, horseradish and red onion pretzel sandwich ($7), but they didn't have it that day. I wasn't too disappointed, because the intense humidity that day made roast beef seem a little too heavy—their smoked salmon sandwich (also $7) appealed quite a bit more. More
Pretzels at Southwest Porch. [Photographs: Reese Muntean] Southwest Porch, located in a cozy corner of Bryant Park, celebrated the opening of its second season last week. This outdoor lounge and gourmet snack spot is an anomaly in Midtown, with... More
A great soft pretzel is a beautiful thing—chewy on the outside, tender on the inside, a hint of sweetness, yeasty, light, salty. And yet the world, or should I say New York, is filled with lousy soft pretzels sold by street vendors—pretzels that are heavy, cold, hard, and flavored by propane. So when I heard that lawyer-turned-pastry chef Lina Kulchinsky had opened an artisanal pretzel shop, it got my attention. More
