Only when you step up to the counter and meet the proprietor, chef and master blender
Lior Lev Sercarz, do you see a demure line of stout spice canisters for sale. "People find it interesting that I sell things here," he explains. His offerings include mysterious ingredients you'd be hard-pressed to recognize, let alone find anywhere else: orchid root, smoked cinnamon, seafood essence.
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[Photo: Carey Jones] Chef Ana Sortun is no stranger to spice. Chef and owner of Boston's Oleana and the James Beard 2005 Best Chef: Northeast, she has won numerous accolades for her daring Mediterranean-inspired cooking, drawing in spices and flavors...
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Or.. "Meeting My Feta on Ninth Avenue" 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....
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Editor's note: Please welcome Serious Eats community member BaHa, aka Barbara Hanson, who will be checking in now and again with dispatches about the various little one-of-a-kind food stores and markets in New York. Here is her recipe for A-Z...
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