Go to Butcher Bar for the barbecue, and go back again for the barbecue you missed the first time. Just don't miss any of the excellent housemade sausage on either of your mandatory visits. Smoked meat may take center stage here, but the tender, highly seasoned sausage in a snappy casing is really a beautiful thing. Butcher Bar rotates their sausage selection daily, but you can usually find sweet and hot (my favorite) Italian sausages in the display case. More

The loukaniko ($10) at Souvlaki GR is worthy champion of the loukaniko tradition. Pick your seasoning—orange or leek (we went with the former)—and get ready for a hulking plate of crisp, sliced sausage and plenty of fries. A side of tzatziki for dipping is a must. Take note that loukaniko is supposed to be a little dry and granular, but that just means it's more meaty than fatty. And a little cured meat funky in the best of ways. More

For the unfamiliar, figuring out exactly what you want to buy at Muncan Food Corp can be a bit like playing "Where's Waldo?" with drunk goggles. We've put together this guide, which features all of Muncan's bacons as well as our other favorite products. More

The Breakfast of Chumps As Alan Richman recently said, there is little worth eating beyond the pastrami, knockwurst, and hot dogs at the iconic Katz's Deli. Perhaps this isn't surprising. It is a bit like going to Peter Luger and... More

The seventh annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party rolled into town over the weekend. More than 120,000 attendees feasted on about 55,000 pounds of pork and beef. Here is a pit-by-pit guide of the two-day festival. Many NSFV (the... More

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. Given all the hoopla surrounding the creations... More