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Ethnic Cuisines

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2009

    Pics of Nha Toi's Banh Mi

    I know Eater declared banh mi "over," but in my opinion, the banh mi fad is that rare thing: a trend that actually results in an increase in delicious, affordable food. This week, my column reviews Bep and Nha Toi, two new Vietnamese spots in Williamsburg. Bep serves pho, bun and other simple dishes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    Cookbook Tester: Takashi's Noodles

    Wakame Soba (the photos in the book are much prettier than mine)Takashi's Noodles by Takashi Yagihashi is a new cookbook from 10 Speed Press containing Yagihashi's exacting and precise recipes for Japanese noodles. The chapters are broken up by noodle type: ramen, soba, udon, somen, Asian noodles ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    Banh Mi in Williamsburg

    I stopped by 172 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg yesterday to see how Banh Mi's construction is going (the space used to be a Polish butcher shop). Looks nice from the outside, but the paper over the windows is so throughly taped up, I couldn't see inside. No one seemed to be working, so maybe they' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    The Early Word--Hanco's Park Slope

    The classic--sort ofAs Hailey pointed out, the new Hanco's on 7th Avenue in Park Slope, which opened on Saturday, is peddling banh mi at the inflated price of $7 each. The other, older Hanco's in Boerum Hill sells the same sandwiches for $5.25. For comparison, the most awesome banh mi in the city ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Good Things: Canned Fish, Beet Kimchi

    Two snacks that I have eaten lately and loved: This is wild-caught, Portuguese mackerel (skinless, boneless) packed in a zesty Portuguese piri-piri sauce. When you lift up the fillets, you see a couple of red chiles floating in there, as well as carrot, cucumber and clove. This is for fishy fish lov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    The Early Word--Tortilleria Nixtamal

    Fish tacos made with skate The word on Chowhound and Serious Eats about the month-old Tortilleria Nixtamal in Corona, Queens, has been rapturous. The reason for all the fuss? The tortilleria is the first known New York establishment to make its own nixtamal and grind it into fresh masa (corn dough) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2009

    Incredibly Cheap Eats -- Street Tamales

    A tale of two tamales, one red and one green (click to explode) Not sure how when it happened, but East Harlem's 116th Street has become of paradise of Latin street vending. At $2 for two, the tamale meal you see above constitutes one of the city's most formidable Incredibly Cheap Eats. Purchas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Cold Weather, Warm Noodles

    Does the debate over the authenticiy of ramen, and the finer points of the ramen philosophy, leave you cold, or even strike you as a bit twee? Are you tired of waiting in line to pay $20 for a bowl of noodles? Can you actually say you give a shit if a pig foot, in the southern Japanese s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Pix from Krishna Cuisine

    In conjunction with our review of Jersey City's new vegetarian restaurant, Krishna Cuisine, and for people who would rather look at pictures of food than read about it, here are some photographs of the principal dishes. One of the remarkable appetizers presented, as far as we can time, for the first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Fork in the Road Eats Korean BBQ in Flushing

    This week, my column is on Ga Si Ri, a charcoal Korean barbecue spot in Flushing. (Right now the picture that's up with the column isn't actually of Ga Si Ri.) I love this place, even though it seems that you can only get the kalbi (short ribs) grilled over the coals--everything else over gas. But t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Our Man Sietsema Suggests Red Sauce

    Like Lady and the TrampThis week, Our Man Sietsema is in Dyker Heights at Colandrea New Corner Restaurant, which is not new at all, having been founded in 1939. We gather that it's the sort of place that's decorated in the flamboyant style of old Italian aunties--all bad oil paintings and fake clas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    Regional Indian Home Cooking: Marathi Spiced Shrimp

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Strange Snacks of the World--Noodle Sandwich

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    The Early Word: Baoguette

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    The Early Word -- Indian Express

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Worth Every Penny: Soba-Ya's Lunch Box

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    Singha's Pizza Now Serving Frankies

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    Incredibly Cheap Eats: QMart Korean Snacks

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Our Man Sietsema and the Surreal White Blobs

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    The Early Word: Kambi Ramen House

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    The Early Word -- Salumeria Rosi

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    NY Best Markets: Han Ah Reum

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2008

    Best Markets: M2M

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    Thai Me Up, Thai Me Down

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    What's For Dinner?

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2008

    Recipe Improv with Michael Psilakis

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2008

    Our Man Sietsema and the Wierd Sushi Bar

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2008

    Wylie Dufresne Plays with Tofu

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Best Markets: Sunrise Mart

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2008

    24-Hour Goat-Tripe Curry and Other Good Stuff

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2008

    Red Egg: Chinese Peruvian

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    Fork in the Road Gorges on Bahn Mi

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2008

    Memorial Day Special: Lazy Picnic Eats

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2008

    Our Man Sietsema and Fork in the Road Join Forces, Eat Dosas

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2008

    Merkato 55 Deathwatched

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    "Sleeping with the Fishes"

    Spiced shrimp, Marathi-styleYou know how you find the same thick-gravied saag paneer and rogan josh at every neighborhood Indian restaurant? Aside from those standard Punjabi-style spots, we're lucky that we also have lots of south Indian restaurants in New York, some of them great, where we can go ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 4, 2008

    A Talented Guerreran Cook Climbs Down Off the Awning

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2008

    Last Meal: Blanc's César Ramirez Gets His Goat

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2007

    Our Man Sietsema: 'Then There's the Really Nutsy Stuff'

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2007

    New UES Ramen Joint: "Halfway Decent"

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2007

    Our Man Sietsema: 'As Smoky as a Fireman's Helmet'

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2007

    Our Man Sietsema: 'Indians are Snackers'

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2007

    It's a Good One: Homemade Soba Noodles with Uni

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2007

    Our Man Sietsema: 'an intravenous drip of sticky honey'

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2007

    Our Man Sietsema: 'A tour de force of dodgy pork parts'

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2007

    Japanese Restaurant Week

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2007

    A Bahn Mi Double-Whammy

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2006

    Our Man Sietsema: "Reeling with Fat and Carbs"

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2006

    Fat Tuesday: Yakitori Totto Edition

    Restaurante Taqueria Guerrero near the corner of 39th Street and Fourth Avenue

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