Alan Kaufman

Alan Kaufman, the Last (Pickle) Man Standing

gastrolust.com​They may have battled for briny supremacy on the Lower East Side, but Alan Kaufman, the owner of the Pickle Guys, isn't celebrating this week's news of Guss' Pickles' impending closure.   "It's a shame," says Kaufman. "I used to make the pickles for Guss. I started in 1981 ... More >>

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It's Friday afternoon, which means it's time to give a little love to the best posts of the week:Sietsema rounded up the 10 Best Food-Themed Shows of all time.LUPEC stands for Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails.Anita Lo has returned from her Mongolian boar hunt, and has no pl ... More >>

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