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May 21, 2012
'The Avengers' Makes Shawarma Sales Skyrocket
When my friend from Los Angeles was visiting the city last week, he made a point to take a picture of the shawarma shop next to my apartment and text the photograph to his buddies back at home. Before The Avengers, he'd never heard of the stuff -- and neither did his group of friends back in L.A. ... More >>
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April 30, 2012
The Wall Street Journal Gets Africa Wrong
There's an interesting story in The Wall Street Journal about how we should get ready for a "Nigerian P.F. Chang's" because African food is the next big thing.There is only one largely unexplored continent left -- and it isn't Antarctica. With the exception of North African and Ethiopian cuisine, th ... More >>
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March 30, 2012
Our 10 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants
New York City has a lot to offer when it comes to Middle Eastern cooking. If you know where to stop for a meal along the city's few Arab strips or even in fancy neighborhoods, you'll find a wide range of the region's typical cooking including grilled meats, honey-drenched pastries, savory flatbreads ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Ask the Critics: What's a Good Kosher Restaurant To Bring My Parents?
Rachel T. Asks: My parents are coming to town and I want to take them out to dinner. One requirement is that it needs to be a certified kosher restaurant. What are some places with actually good food for our evening? Dear Rachel: New York City offers several kosher restaurants, plus a great selec ... More >>
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March 7, 2012
'Minimal Wave Release Party' w/ Veronica Vasicka+Peanut Butter Wolf
Rachel T. Asks: My parents are coming to town and I want to take them out to dinner. One requirement is that it needs to be a certified kosher restaurant. What are some places with actually good food for our evening? Dear Rachel: New York City offers several kosher restaurants, plus a great selec ... More >>
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February 21, 2012
The Hummus and Pita Co.: Pretty Good Fast-Casual Mediterranean Cuisine Comes to the Flatiron
Looks like the owners of the recently opened fast-casual Mediterranean spot the Hummus and Pita Co. (585 Avenue of the Americas, 212-510-7405) had the Chipotle concept in mind when figuring out the plan for their new eatery. First you pick your protein (falafel, vegetarian salads, gyro, shawarma, ch ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Fork in the Road's Favorite Hummus in NYC
It's time for Tuesday Toasts, our weekly feature highlighting the Fork in the Road team's favorite versions of popular dishes and favorite spots in the city for a given activity. They might not be the best or the coolest or the newest, but instead represent the things and places that are near and de ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Za'atar Brings a Feast of the Middle East to the West Village
Greenwich Avenue has gotten a crop of new eateries recently. Whitehall, the new Brit-influenced spot from the team behind Highlands, is getting lots of buzz, but if it's cheap eats you're after, you're better off checking out new Middle Eastern spot Za'atar (50 Greenwich Avenue, 212-242-3451). The s ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
Our 10 Best Things to Eat on MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village, NYC
The four-cheese mac-and-cheese at Macaroni, Macaroni is engagingly crunchy. If you haven't been on the stretch of MacDougal Street between Houston and West 4th in a while, you need to pay a visit. This student haunt and historic refuge of Bohos from John Reed to Bob Dylan has lately become ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Battle of the Brownstone Brooklyn Falafel: Darna v. Kulushkät
Rebecca MarxDarna's falafel. A few months ago, Darna chose to announce its imminent arrival in Cobble Hill with a rather intimate paean to its signature product. Posted on the storefront window, it read, in part: "...soft on the inside yet firm sexy brown on the inside. Being with you my lov ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
Goodbye Falafel, Hello Fries: Chipsy to Open on MacDougal This Summer
Lauren ShockeyChip-chop!For those lamenting the loss of the Hummus Place at 99 MacDougal Street, don't fret too much (after all, you do have another location close by on Seventh Avenue South). Chipsy is set to open in the space formerly occupied by Hummus Place.
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March 10, 2011
Almost Midnight at the Oasis: Falafel Platter at Oasis in Williamsburg
Just follow the bouncing balls: #31 in our 100 Days/100 Dishes Perennially listed among Williamsburg's top 10 eateries is Palestinian fast-food establishment Oasis, perched right above the Bedford Avenue stop on the L and open until 11 pm or later.
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March 4, 2011
Our 10 Best Vegetarian Street Foods
Rebecca MarxMexicue's beet and goat cheese taco. While street food is, to many people, still synonymous with street meat, there are plenty of vegetal pearls to be found among the literal swine. You just have to search a little harder, and we have, across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. What ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Gazala's, a Druze Restaurant on the Upper West Side
Chak choka (pronounced "shack shooka") is one of several Druze breakfasts at Gazala's. Gazala's (380 Columbus Avenue, 212-873-8880) is an offshoot of a small cafe in Hell's Kitchen called Gazala's Place, named after chef Halabi Gazala. With Gazala's Place, she opened the city's first Druze ... More >>
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November 22, 2010
Where Am I Eating? Taïm
Life's Sabich Thanks to everyone who played last week's Where Am I Eating? contest. Kim conquered the challenge, quickly guessing that the dish shown is from Taïm. The dish above is Taïm's prized ... More >>
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October 20, 2010
The Taïm Truck Should Hit the Streets by Early November
Chickpea freaks, rejoice: Taïm's much-anticipated falafel truck is scheduled to hit the streets by the first week of November, per the truck's Twitter feed. Just as at Taïm's original Waverly Place storefront, the menu will include smoothies, green falafel, and the mighty sabich. No ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday
Welcome to the Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences: Large ... More >>
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June 1, 2010
Serious Eats Crowns City's Best Falafel
TheeatenpathAs far as chickpea news goes, it's not quite as dramatic as the ongoing hummus feud between Isreal and Lebanon, but Serious Eats is featuring a comprehensive look at falafel sandwiches in New York, crowning Taïm as the best in the metropolis. Take a gander at all the runners ... More >>
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May 10, 2010
Cheep's Hummus Plate: Cheap and Meatless in the East Village
A mountain o'veg East Village newcomer Cheep's serves up a very cheap falafel pocket, but it was no match for Mamoun's in our recent Battle of the Dishes. Today we stopped by to check out the place's other vegetarian offerings.
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May 10, 2010
(Chick)Peas in the Middle East: Lebanon Defeats Israel in Ongoing Hummus War
AP10,452 kg of national pride.Israel and Lebanon have more or less been at each other's throats for more than 60 years. And during the last few they've also been arguing over what goes down each other's throats: specifically, hummus.
Dining
May 4, 2010
Set Sail for Maima's Pepper Coast
Munching shrimp heads at New York's only Liberian restaurant
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April 21, 2010
Battle of the Dishes: Falafel Sandwiches From Mamoun's and Cheep's
In one corner: Mamoun's.Dirt-cheap falafel sandwiches are something of an East Village institution (insofar as there are any East Village institutions left these days), so the shuttering of Snackalicious Cinderella Falafel on Second Avenue last January was greeted with a certain degree of con ... More >>
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January 5, 2010
Mimi's Hummus Will Open Its Market on Jan. 25, With a Bar to Follow
Brownstoner.comMimi's retail sibling, Market, will open on Jan. 25. While eating at Mimi's Hummus on New Year's Eve, one-fourth of Fork in the Road heard owner Avi Shuker mention in passing that the market he's opening next door to his Ditmas Park restaurant would be opening at the beginning ... More >>
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October 7, 2009
Tabbouleh, That Unlikely Dance Club Anthem
In the Middle Eastern restaurants that dot the planet, tabbouleh is little more than that reliable if somewhat unexciting staple of parsley, tomatoes, bulgur, and assorted herbs. On YouTube, however, tabbouleh occupies a more rhythmic realm. Check out this video, which stars a Borat doppelganger wh ... More >>
Dining
July 15, 2009
Baghdad in Your Belly at La Kabbr in Hell's Kitchen
In the Middle Eastern restaurants that dot the planet, tabbouleh is little more than that reliable if somewhat unexciting staple of parsley, tomatoes, bulgur, and assorted herbs. On YouTube, however, tabbouleh occupies a more rhythmic realm. Check out this video, which stars a Borat doppelganger wh ... More >>
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June 15, 2009
What Ahmadinejad, Moussavi, and Khamenei Are Eating as the Iranian Election Dispute Flames Up Anew
Typical restaurant meal in Tehran (which Moussavi won't be eating--he's under virtual house arrest) would include kebabs, chello rice, and grilled mild or hot peppers. photo: razzletravels.blogspot.com While newsies sit on the edge of their seats watching riots erupt in Tehran, fo ... More >>
Dining
May 27, 2009
Getting Your Phreak On at Gazala Place
Unique Middle Eastern restaurant flowers in Hell's Kitchen
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May 14, 2009
The Early Word--Sintir
For-now-signless Sintir offers a mysterious face to its East Village neighborhood Sintir is the East Village's pretentious new Moroccan restaurant, turning a cold shoulder to its long-running competitor, the still-delicious Cafe Mogador. The restaurant is named after a three-stringed lute, ... More >>
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February 24, 2009
Turkish Restaurant Opens In Fort Greene
For many months, a banner with pictures of kebabs promised a new Turkish restaurant on the corner of Fulton Street and South Elliot in Fort Greene. Finally, Deniz (662 Fulton Street, Brooklyn), has opened. Co-owner Yucel Yuksel lives in Bensonhurst, where he also co-owns the Turkish fast food resta ... More >>
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January 28, 2009
Bati Yummy, Now Open for Lunch
Bati (747 Fulton Street, Brooklyn), the new Ethiopian restaurant in Fort Greene, is now open for lunch after a soft opening the weekend before last. A friend and I tried Bati last weekend and had some of the best Ethiopian food either of us had had in recent memory. The restaurant is still waiting o ... More >>
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January 14, 2009
Condiment Lover: S'chug
While rooting around Holy Land Market the other day, I came across one of my favorite condiments:s'chüg. It's a Yemenite/Israeli hot sauce, a rough mash of red chiles, sweet red peppers, a big dose of garlic and cilantro. It's sharply hot but not painful, with a rounded sweetness from the sweet pe ... More >>
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October 7, 2008
New This Week: Naya
While rooting around Holy Land Market the other day, I came across one of my favorite condiments:s'chüg. It's a Yemenite/Israeli hot sauce, a rough mash of red chiles, sweet red peppers, a big dose of garlic and cilantro. It's sharply hot but not painful, with a rounded sweetness from the sweet pe ... More >>
Dining
July 2, 2008
Need a Makanek? Try Cedars Meat House
Flouting traffic laws, we seek out a Lebanese barbecue in Astoria
Blogs
May 23, 2008
Memorial Day Special: Lazy Picnic Eats
Flouting traffic laws, we seek out a Lebanese barbecue in Astoria
Blogs
April 28, 2008
Merkato 55 Deathwatched
Flouting traffic laws, we seek out a Lebanese barbecue in Astoria
Blogs
April 18, 2008
Mamoun's Hot Sauce To Go
Flouting traffic laws, we seek out a Lebanese barbecue in Astoria
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March 26, 2008
Our Man Sietsema at Merkato 55
Flouting traffic laws, we seek out a Lebanese barbecue in Astoria
Dining
March 25, 2008
Is African Food the Next Big Thing? Maybe With Merkato's Spectacular Catalog.
Famed Aquavit chef offers a kaleidoscope of African fare in the meatpacking district
Dining
February 5, 2008
Scooping up Raw Meat in Bay Ridge
Midnight at the oasis
Blogs
November 30, 2007
Falafels, Like Bugs, Free Next Friday
Midnight at the oasis
Blogs
August 29, 2007
Our Man Sietsema: 'As Smoky as a Fireman's Helmet'
Midnight at the oasis
Dining
August 21, 2007
Getting the Last Laffa
Full of chutzpah, Brooklyn Israeli joint braves Manhattan
Dining
July 10, 2007
African Resto Assimilates
Thanks, France, for the mustard and the memories
Dining
December 27, 2005
Downloading Doner
New Queens Boulevard Turk turns up the lights and the charm
Dining
December 6, 2005
Shibam!
Perfect winter food near the corner of Court and Atlantic
Dining
May 24, 2005
Stinky Herb
The very best lamb chops in Astoria are not exactly Greek
Dining
January 20, 2004
Phat Fat
Taking a giant toki at a new Uzbek eatery in Rego Park
Dining
February 5, 2002
Kabul Cheese Steak
Taking a giant toki at a new Uzbek eatery in Rego Park
Dining
September 4, 2001
Slimed!
Taking a giant toki at a new Uzbek eatery in Rego Park
Dining
April 25, 2000
Very Berberé
Taking a giant toki at a new Uzbek eatery in Rego Park
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