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Why We Love Hamburgers: New York's Earliest Burgers

Local chain Joy Burger turns out a modern-day burger, possibly one of 7,000 places in the city that currently do. As the name suggests, the hamburger originated in Hamburg, Germany, perhaps late in the Middle Ages, when mincing techniques usually used to make pork sausage were applied to beef, whi ... More >>

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10 Iconic Foods of New York City, and Where To Find Them

​Ultra-creamy New York cheesecake may be the world's richest dessert. Hotbed of culinary fusion, NYC is not only a repository of cuisines from around the globe, but the place where many important dishes originated, if not by pure invention, then as uniquely compelling adaptations of things t ... More >>

Kurt Elling

Holland Herring Festival to Take Over Grand Central Oyster Bar

WikipediaEat up while you can​June might signal the start of summer, but for the epicurean set, it's also the beginning of the short Hollandse Nieuwe (New Catch) season, celebrating the nieuwe maatjes, a/k/a delicious cured herring. Fork in the Road is a big fan of the little swimmer, having ... More >>

Holland Herring Have Arrived at Russ and Daughters

A happy customer demonstrates how to eat a Holland herring. They're best consumed in the company of understanding friends.​ The nieuwe maatjes season has officially begun: as of this morning, the aquatic delicacies, otherwise known as new catch Holland herring, are available at Russ & Daughte ... More >>

Holland Herring Will Arrive at Grand Central Oyster Bar on June 9

Clupea harengus​June is the most sacred month of the year for lovers of Clupea harengus, which are more widely known as the Atlantic herring. That's because June marks the arrival of the nieuwe maatjes, or new-catch herring, from Holland, and new-catch herring are to regular herring what a Bir ... More >>

Countdown to New Holland Herring at Russ and Daughters

Last year's catch​The time for New Holland herring--equal to the finest sushi--is almost upon us.

I Locavore: Old Chatham's Shaker Blue Cheese at Saxelby Cheesemongers

Thanks for the cheese, sheep​ "I stuffed figs with this the other day," said Anne Saxelby, as she handed me a taste of Old Chatham's Shaker Blue. "It's like butter." And it is--like butter crossed with one of the most completely delicious blue cheeses I've ever had.

Pirate Radio Gets a Tame U.S. Release, but We Still Love Rock 'n' Roll

New Catch Holland Herring at Russ and Daughters

Open wide: New catch Holland herring and chopped onion Today is the first day of the new catch Holland herring season at Russ and Daughters. The small, silvery fishes from the cold waters of the North Sea are at their peak once a year, starting now and lasting for approximately the next four weeks ... More >>

No Fish by 2048? The End of the Line--Interview with Journalist Charles Clover

Photo courtesy The End of the Line "Imagine a world without fish." That's the tagline of The End of the Line, a documentary that landed on my desk last week. The press release goes on to say that if we continue to overfish the oceans at the current rate, there will essentially be no fish to eat by ... More >>

Hugs and Kisses #35: North Sea Radio Orchestra

I of the Needle

Mysterious skin: John Irving's latest is a sex-and-ink epic

Cocteau Metal

Lovely lady voice fronts scary instruments, sits in chair

Home's Stead

Cult Classics, Not Bestsellers

Gods and Monsters

Road Kill

The Fall of Man

Truth and Consequences

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