A different Georgia
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Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
A different Georgia
Read MoreA taste of the Lower East Side…from anywhere
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Read MoreI love that my office is so close to Madison Square Park mostly because that means I’m able to enjoy Madison Square Eats when it’s around. I was very excited to see there were quite a few newcomers this season, including Daa! Dumplings. Daa! Dumplings sells palmeni, the Russian-style dumplings that I fell in love…
Read MoreAs a Slovak, Cafe Prague has intrigued Albert. Every time we pass it, he wonders aloud if they have good Czech food. Finally, when we were running errands in Flatiron yesterday, we decided to try it and decide for ourselves. At first, Cafe Prague seems like a local version of a Europa type restaurant. Basic…
Read MoreLike I mentioned when I reviewed Russ and Daughters Café, Jewish food is having a moment right now. The line goes out the door for lox and I knew I would run into the same wait lines at Sadelle’s as I did at Russ and Daughters. My plan of attack was to let the fam…
Read MoreWhen the whole weekend is busy, why stop at Sunday? That was kind of how we ended up at Pickle Day two weekends ago. Unsure of how to spend the day, I went to Time Out New York to see if there were any events. When I saw the listing for Pickle Day I figured it…
Read MoreMy final stop at the “Taste of Jewish Culture” street fair was Peck’s where I sampled pierogis. They were huge and only $4 for two of them so I would have to say it was the best deal of the day. I decided to get one of each flavor: the kasha and mushroom as well as the…
Read MoreEvery NYC summer street fair looks exactly the same. Lemonade stands, gyros, Italian sausage, and Oriental rug booths repeat one after the other for blocks on end. But two weekends ago, the Workmen’s Circle took up one block of a Madison Avenue street fair and turned it into “A Taste of Jewish Culture.” A klezmer…
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