You've got to troop down a dark stairway to reach Jimmy's No. 43, catching glimpses of codgers holding up the barstools in the sports bar... More >>

The sign says Rincon Centro-americano ("Central American Corner"). It's part of a halfhearted attempt on the part of the restaurant otherwise... More >>

Nobody's sure who made the first moussaka. The Greeks claim the Arabs brought it to Greece in the Middle Ages along with eggplant. The Arabs... More >>

Poke around in any South Asian grocery in Curry Hill, Jackson Heights, or Richmond Hill, and you'll find bags of spices at one-tenth what you'd... More >>

Our love affair with frying began in 1802, when Thomas Jefferson introduced the french fry to America. Potato chips were invented in upstate New... More >>

Anyone who perched at the counter munching the fried rabbit morsels served in a grease-stained paper sack at Hearth on Avenue A will be amazed at... More >>

The pink electric sign said "Open," but when we craned our necks and cupped our hands to peer through the window, we couldn't make out anything.... More >>

If you're accustomed to thinking of pita as a small cardboard wallet for storing your falafel, reconsider: Olympic Pita's pita is twice the... More >>

Five years ago, when Fresh Direct trucks first hit the streets, certain people I knew—mainly lawyers and advertising types who worked hard,... More >>

I'm a big fan of Top Chef, but not of the food created on the show: Too much of it depends on weird combinations of faddish ingredients.... More >>