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James Salter Sings to Clams, Likes Worcestershire in his Martinis

Things I learned about author James Salter while reading Nick Paumgarten's excellent profile of him in The New Yorker: "He has been known to sing 'American Pie' to clams when he shucks them." "He measures out his martinis precisely, down to a ritual drop of Worcestershire." "He always diligently ... More >>

Cathedral Is A Haitian House of Worship

A small restaurant shines bright on Church Avenue

The Good, the Bad, and the Tartare at Manzanilla; Pay to Pray at Cathedral

Spring is (finally) in the air and the warm weather seems to be lightening our moods as well as our wardrobes. Did the rising temperatures have the same effect on our critics? Tejal Rao has mixed feelings about Manzanilla in Gramercy, while Robert Sietsema writes a rave for Cathedral in Flatbush. R ... More >>

Finding The Perfect Jerk on Flatbush

Dueling spice-rubbed chickens

6 Best Jerk Chickens in Flatbush, Brooklyn

Typical sidewalk jerking operation Brooklyn is the jerk capital of the world, more so than even Jamaica itself. You can't go very far in Brooklyn neighborhoods like Crown Heights, Rugby, East New York, and Flatbush without seeing a 60-gallon drum spewing smoke -- the universal symbol of some of th ... More >>

Catch Up With Our Food Critics: Rao Enjoys "New York Nordic" and Sietsema Finds "Perfect Jerk"

This week, our restaurant critics ventured beyond the Manhattan dining scene, with Robert Sietsema on the hunt for authentic Jamaican jerk all over Flatbush, and Tejal Rao sampling new Nordic dishes at Williamsburg's Aska. How did their Brooklyn choices stack up? Read on to find out.

Guy Fieri Takes Heat: The Best Lines From Reviews of Guy's American Kitchen and Bar

Pete Wells's uncensored review of Guy Fieri's Times Square hangout took a turn for the, um . . . rhetorical. But other reviews (and one personal essay from our Nick Greene about the restaurant's opening night) had some thoughts on Guy's American Kitchen and Bar. They found interesting ways to descr ... More >>

Pulqueria: ¡Hola, los Cocktails!

Get sloshed on a different kind of breast milk

5 Fun and Tasty Ways to Get Drunk at Pulqueria

For this week's review, I headed down to Chinatown -- Doyers Street, specifically -- to check out Pulqueria, Christopher and Heather Tierney's new Mexican cocktail lounge and restaurant. The food pleasantly surprised me; standouts included the hibiscus flower enchiladas, a great mushroom quesadilla, ... More >>

Ichibantei vs. Otafuku: Which Restaurant has Better Octopus Balls?

Takoyaki at Ichibantei​ Otafuku has long been New York's go-to spot for takoyaki, the delicious gooey dough balls filled with chopped octopus, but the mini-eatery is getting a run for its money from its East Village neighbor, the recently opened "Japanese soul food" restaurant Ichibantei (401 ... More >>

Walkers Prawn Cocktail Crisps vs. Skips Prawn Cocktail Crisps

​The battle is joined! Prawn cocktail is the British equivalent of our own shrimp cocktail. But while our recipe dates to the early 20th century (it appeared as early as 1909 in a New Orleans cookbook as "Chevrettes a la Sauce Tomate,"calling for two tablespoons of ketchup), the English versi ... More >>

At the Greenmarket: New York's Best Bloody Mary

Toigo Orchards​Bottled bloody mary mixes are generally not an impressive lot, so you're excused if you think the headline on this post is a a bit of hyperbole.

Battle of the Weird-Ass British Potato Chips, Oops! Crisps

​Walkers, of Leicester, England, manufactures several oddball flavors of crisps that will be unfamiliar to Americans. Funny how each nation of snackers prefers its own strange potato chip flavors. In America, where the potato chip was invented in Saratoga Springs in 1853, we long ago grew tir ... More >>

Choice Eats Preview: Peppa's Jerk Chicken

The second annual Choice Eats event is scheduled for March 31, and tickets are going fast...Tuesday March 31, 2009 6:30 - 9:30pmThe 69th Armory at Lexington Avenue68 Lexington Ave @ 26th Street, NYCGo here to read more and buy tickets.Like last year, we've invited restaurants based on the recom ... More >>

Strange Snacks of the World -- Mochi Croquettes

The sublime mochi croquette at EN (click to enlarge) While rarely seen in restaurants, the croquette is central to homestyle Japanese cooking, as seen at the East Village restaurant Chiyono. The croquette probably originated in the Netherlands, but as made by moms all across Japan, features ... More >>

Best Markets -- El Quetzal

The quetzal is a tropical bird with colorful plumage and a long forked tail, a national symbol of Guatemala. El Quetzal is also the name of a Guatemalen grocery in Jamaica, Queens, located on Hillside Avenue, under which the F train runs. The grocery is less than a block from the Parsons Ave. ... More >>

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Jerk chicken joints face off across Brooklyn's Flatbush Avenue

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