i made my first trip to al-khaym lebanese bakery last week. a friend had recommended the bulgarian feta they carry. she was right, it’s delicious; but she was wrong about it not being very salty. they also had french,...

if you happen to walk in there at some specific times next week. c8w

to the tasty meat dumplings (they look like little ghosts). Finally, if you’re still hungry, have an order of the tasty yet altogether healthy steamed veggie dumplings. These go best with a sauce made of equal parts vinegar...

is less profitable table for them than a table that doesn’t. this is why i am less apt to bring more of my own bottles on weekends. during the week we, at least, try to order a bottle and we tip well when we bring our own...

For some reason I never think of this place when we think of something to eat. I think the name of it puts me off of thinking of it as a fine dining place. These reviews are excellent and I am going to make it a point to go...

I visited both Coal Fire and Crust this week and both my SO and I enjoyed Crust much better. Even though I liked the laid-back byo environs at Coal-Fire better, the food just wasn’t as good. We started with a caprese...

course meals for lunch and dinner for weeks on end with hardly any overlap of dishes and wildy varying techniques, ingredients and styles... i’d like to see anyone achieve this in europe! no one can lay a pinky finger on...

. “We are a generation of casual diners,” she said, "bred to enjoy good food in a relaxed setting... old world regulations just don’t work in this millenium." Now no one who sees me seven days a week will ever...

for an egg cream. Of course, another multitude of restaurants await. I’ve been known to also take the Village hike west to the Bleecker/Sixth Ave area and hit Ottomanelli’s for some meat, and Rocco’s for black...

of a Krispy Kreme doughnut—but make a filling meal as they are served open faced with abundant toppings. A wide selection of shmears, spreads, vegetables, and meats are available to customize your bagel. We chose one with...

—not the customer’s way—and the customer be damned. (Some possible examples: the chef who kicks people out of the restaurant if they ask for salt, because he/she he thinks the food is perfect. The chef who cooks...

, herbs, braised meats, root veggies, etc) introduced at exacts moments. This dish was compiled from a mix of recipes, some of which called for ongoing splashes of S&P while others suggested waiting until the end. As a cook, I...

So I finally had a chance to visit Phoenix Dumpling House. After a week in Tampa (where most Chinese places advertised “New York style” Chinese food, whatever that means), I was craving real Chinese food. We went in...

with the demise of Meatty Meat Burger, Maurice’s Snack n' Chat and Carl’s BBQ. Ahem. Primo’s don’t count – that’s cheating (closer to National anyway – forget the buttermilk and git your...

I second that. I know a lot of people who do it twice a year and turn out great results without being particularly good bakers. I have one aunt in her eighties who makes it every two weeks. She always has potica ready for you.