a lot with this, but I’d stick to some classics: Peychauds, Angostura, etc. If you are in New York or you can have the stuff shipped to you check out lenell's to soruce all of this stuff at one spot.

distill your own rye if you have the equipment (a co-worker does it). Nothing homemade allowed in your tails?! Crazy! If you are up for a drive, LeNell's liquor store in Red Hook, Brooklyn has a good selection of ryes.

places in Manhattan more (Lobster Place in Chelsea Market, Wild Edibles, etc.) Extensive deli counter, but I think it’s on par with the Harlem Fairway. A stop by LeNell's, probably the best place in NYC to buy bourbon and...

on their own and demonstrate a true caring for the distillers work. The hardest thing is to get away from some of the corporate schlock, but it’s out there (go order from lenell's in nyc if you want to get out of the down...

Chicago : Jays potato chips (BBQ is the best) Garrett’s popcorn Maurice Lenell Cookies Vienna Hotdogs Johnnies Italian Beef

of having a decent selection of everything in one place, with parking. The olive oil tasting bar is great. Nice source of Agave Juice. Otherwise Whole Foods has less selection of groceries but better prepared food. Don’t...

find yourself nearby, sit at the bar and try the lamb pastrami and get a Virginia Gentleman bourbon ($2 per 2-oz. pour, Lenell turned me on to this as a great inexpensive bourbon and I really do enjoy it). It’s a perfect...

Park Avenue Liquors in Manhattan has one of the best Scotch selections in the City. LeNell's in Redhook, Brooklyn has one of the best American whiskey selections in the country (at least outside of Kentucky).

Farmers Markets: http://www.nyfarmersmarket.com/regionmetrokings.htm Red Hook has a FM Fairway and LeNell's (booze). Lacks Ethnic restaurants, but the Ball Fields could make up for it, no subway stop.

cookie I have ever had ... made by the Maurice Lenell Cooky Company (yes, that’s how the spelling is on the package!) out of Chicago, IL., called “Mr. Chan's Chinatown Almond Cookies.” They contained few...

to fairway, baked, lenell's, and various other red hook places is to continue down union to van brunt and take a left. however, it’s a looong walk. Red hook is a great place to bike around, tho, if you are so inclined. as to...