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  • Our 10 Best Lamb Dishes in NYC
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    Our 10 Best Lamb Dishes in NYC

    published May 25, 2012

    At Boukies: What could be better than a rack of grilled lamb chops bolstered with lemon potatoesr Lamb is the new beef, and Brooklyn is its greatest borough. Whether cooked well-done or rare; barbec... More >>

  • Rai Rai Ken Moves Into Commodious New Premises

    published May 25, 2012

    Long-running ramen parlor Rai Rai Ken has moved a few storefronts east on the same side of East 10th Street. Anchor of the East Village's Little Tokyo Rai Rai Ken has picked up and moved east. The n... More >>

  • Extreme Spud Mutation at Yunnan Kitchen
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    Extreme Spud Mutation at Yunnan Kitchen

    published May 24, 2012

    Fried potato balls at Yunnan Kitchen -- nothing quite like them has ever been seen before, and they are transcendantly yummy! You think you've experienced all the potato variations that exist in the... More >>

  • Men In Black 3: See the Movie, Buy the Donut

    Men In Black 3: See the Movie, Buy the Donut

    published May 24, 2012

    The pastry presents a luscious evening skyscape. Though the -- eagerly anticipatedr -- Men In Black 3 doesn't open till tomorrow, Death-Star fast-food empire Dunkin' Donuts has already trundled out ... More >>

  • Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Lamb Dishes

    published May 24, 2012

    Will the gloriously squishy sheep testicles at Kavkaz make the cutr Lamb is the meat of the hour. While many Americans used to eschew the flesh as "too strongly flavored," most New York diners now p... More >>

  • How To Get Head in a Sushi Bar
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    How To Get Head in a Sushi Bar

    published May 23, 2012

    Cajun cooks know that the shrimp's head is the best part, oozing the red oil that gives these crustaceans 95 percent of their flavor. And now the Japanese know it, too.At the once-wildly-popular Tomoe... More >>

  • Little Pepper: 5 Dishes You Probably Won't Find at Your Neighborhood Chinese

    published May 23, 2012

    1. Crust of Cooked Rice With Pork -- This dish hails from Zhejiang, the maritime province just south of Shanghai. The flavors are rich and mellow, and the crunchiness of the rice is a bonus. This we... More >>

  • 123BurgerShotBeer.Com -- The Bar That Wants You to Feel Cheated
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    123BurgerShotBeer.Com -- The Bar That Wants You to Feel Cheated

    published May 22, 2012

    The $2 shot turns out to be a very small mixed drink at 123BurgerShotBeer.Com. This one has the charming name of "Panty Dropper." The siren song of the storefront is irresistible: It seems to sugges... More >>

  • Get Off the Sidewalk for Summer Outdoor Dining

    published May 23, 2012

    Restaurant dining outdoors is one of the greatest pleasures a New York summer has to offer. In fact, the city has long since surpassed Paris in... More >>

  • Little Pepper: Eat Heat

    published May 23, 2012

    Seven years ago, when Little Pepper opened on Roosevelt Avenue across from the Bland housing projects, it was hard to get diners to go there.... More >>

  • Freak on Fatah at Bay Ridge's New Yemen Cafe
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    Freak on Fatah at Bay Ridge's New Yemen Cafe

    published May 22, 2012

    Why the four forks in the fatahr Because you're supposed to share it with three friends directly from the bowl. You know how sometimes you try something new for breakfast, and all of a sudden you wa... More >>

  • NYC's Strangest Raviolir Casunzei Ampezzani at Trattoria Machiavelli

    published May 21, 2012

    Apparent culinary mayhem at Machiavelli When the ravioli arrives, it looks like a battlefield, or the work of a mass murderer: half-moon purses bulging with something so red, that it recalls beef ta... More >>

  • 5 New Breads To Fall in Love With
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    5 New Breads To Fall in Love With

    published May 21, 2012

    Vandaag's new hay-smoked country white looks something like a race car. Over the past year, we've seen our bread options explode. No longer are there, say, just 15 readily recognizable varieties ava... More >>

  • What to Look for in the Farmers' Markets This Weekend
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    What to Look for in the Farmers' Markets This Weekend

    published May 19, 2012

    Thick meaty rhubarb is available in abundance. Several products have recently debuted for the season in the Union Square Greenmarket and will be generally available this weekend and in the coming we... More >>

  • Offered Without Comment

    published May 19, 2012

    Tacombi at Fonda Nolita, Elizabeth Street, Friday, 10:53pm See more Offered Without Comment snapshots... More >>

  • Is Your Definition of Organic the Same as the USDA'sr Cornucopia Institute Declares an Organic Watergate
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    Is Your Definition of Organic the Same as the USDA'sr Cornucopia Institute Declares an Organic Watergate

    published May 18, 2012

    The Wisconsin-based Cornucopia Institute is one of the country's leading preservers of the organic flame--a think tank and advocacy group that benefits the small, family owned farms that were once in ... More >>

  • The Amazing Baked Potato Pizza at Pete Zaaz
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    The Amazing Baked Potato Pizza at Pete Zaaz

    published May 17, 2012

    Have you ever seen such a colorful pier Click on image to enlarge. No product better represents this era in the city's restaurants than the pizza. Incessantly glamorized by food journalists, pizzas ... More >>

  • The Quest for a Dog-Shaped Cake Pan
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    The Quest for a Dog-Shaped Cake Pan

    published May 17, 2012

    Will a lamb dor It kinda looks like a poodle. Vic B. asks: Where can I get a dog-shaped pan to make a dog-shaped caker Dear Vic B.: You don't specify what kind of dog, so I surmise it's for some ot... More >>

  • Musical Lineup Announced for the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party -- Free Concerts!
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    Musical Lineup Announced for the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party -- Free Concerts!

    published May 16, 2012

    Today the musical lineup for this year's Big Apple Barbecue Block Party was announced. The event--the 10th annual--takes place this year on Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10. Three bands will be ... More >>

  • Parish Hall's 5 Best Dishes

    published May 16, 2012

    "Duck"--nothing better than fat-rimmed Normandy duck breast and leg, in a kind of warm salad with greens, braised leeks, and beet puree. This week, Counter Culture scrambles in to Egg spinoff Parish... More >>

  • 12 Careers Created or Transformed by the Age of Foodism
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    12 Careers Created or Transformed by the Age of Foodism

    published May 15, 2012

    As we've discussed here many times before, we are in the midst (some might say on the downward slope) of a pop-culture bubble, wherein an exorbitant amount of everyone's time and money is spent con... More >>

  • Swallow Some Nettles at Parish Hall!

    published May 16, 2012

    When Williamsburg's Egg cracked open seven years ago, it was at an auspicious... More >>

  • Attn, Heroin Users: Try Some Junkie Fries at Pizza Junkie
    FEATURED STORY

    Attn, Heroin Users: Try Some Junkie Fries at Pizza Junkie

    published May 14, 2012

    I'd ridden past it many times on my bike, a pizza parlor just off Bowery called Pizza Junkie. What an odd name, I thought. But really an appropriate one in this tiny neighborhood just off what used to... More >>

  • Rong Hang, Right Time
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    Rong Hang, Right Time

    published May 14, 2012

    Rong Hang on Eldridge Street, a Fujianese restaurant Two years ago, I spent a couple of weeks checking on the state of Fujianese restaurants in Manhattan's Chinatown. There were particularly rich co... More >>

  • Perry-phernalia Block Party: Best & Worst Finds
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    Perry-phernalia Block Party: Best & Worst Finds

    published May 12, 2012

    WORST: A seemingly homemade clock featuring a chocolate doughnut, Hershey bar, and three semi-wrapped kisses. [click to enlarge] Every year, the West Village's Perry Street Block Association throws ... More >>

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