In honor of Serious Eats Bakery Week, we set out to answer a question that's been on our mind for ages:
what's the best baguette in New York? Because for every
good baguette, there are dozens of disappointments. Tough, mouth-hurting crusts or doughy, spongy insides. A dried-out crumb or a flavor that's too sweet or too sour or just plain bland. We're tired of suffering bad bread—and wanted to find you the best in the city.
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Last year, we brought you our report on
the best oatmeal in New York. But we never tire of our favorite hot cereal, and neither, it seems, do restaurants. We thought last year's roundup was pretty exhaustive, but this year we've uncovered more under-$3 winners, more dessert-like indulgences, and—wait for it—bacon oatmeal. You knew it had to happen.
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[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] There are a few gelato and ice cream shops which I return to constantly over time, but sometimes the good stuff is found in supermarkets. Case in hand: Adirondack Creamery, upstate in Lake George, New...
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Where to pick up your turkey, sides, and much, much, more.
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[Photograph: Robyn Lee] Upper West Side eaters now have a lot more kosher options, according to Jewish Week. The new Whole Foods has a whole section devoted to kosher prepared foods, and the wine store sells 28 different kosher...
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Racked has a great first look at the Whole Foods on 100th Street and Columbus, opening on Thursday. "Yesterday's preview event was thronged with children and their clean-cut, professional-looking parents," they write—"all of whom were clearly thrilled to relinquish dinner-making...
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Per the blog Brooklyn the Borough: "At least one investor in the area, however, has bowed out. Whole Foods, who had planned to open a 68,000-square-foot store at Third Avenue and 3rd Street, tells Brooklyn the Borough, 'at this juncture...
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Smuttynose Brewery is stopping by Whole Foods Market Bowery Beer Room tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. to sample summer brews. As always, the Whole Foods fromagere will also be cutting cheese nubs for a proper pairing. 95 East Houston...
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A new Whole Foods will open its doors at 97th Street and Columbus in August, confirms a Whole Foods rep. The closest other location is at Columbus Circle. [via Food and Things]...
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Now, an emu is a large bird right? And you expect it to have a large egg right? But, did you expect that large egg to look like a giant avocado, thick-skinned and all? I sure didn't, but was...
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