resident, there’s little containers of spices, bulk oil and vinegar, gads of cured animal products like meat, olives and cheese forever. If only they made sandwiches. Ate at Lidia’s and was underwhelmed despite the...

, however the business diner is not necessarily a refined gourmand, hence the reason the restaurant with fancy looking grilled cheese sandwiches and tomoto soup is packed while the place with pickled fish and dill flavored tails...

. For freshmade frozen treats, try the fabulous Murray's Ice Cream off Pennsylvania in Westport (just a wee bit north of the Plaza), Foo’s Frozen Custard in Brookside (just a little farther south of the Plaza and near where...

and sandwiches like grilled cheese, tuna, BLT and ham. If you get the burger, ask for grilled onions. Otherwise the burger comes with a thick slice of white onion, tomato, lettuce and mayo. It is served in a paper-lined plastic...

't make that mistake again. The corn was only a pale shadow of the summer version, but the chili and cheese was as good as always! Anne

. The sweet potato frites were nothing great, more like fresh potato chips. And, we had a muffuletta sandwich, too, but I don’t know if it was worth the money. I can buy those cold cuts and cheeses, plus a muffuletta mix (I...

I came up with 91 – there may be a couple lolling about on my nightstand that didn’t get included. Didn’t include “periphery” books on cookware/cheese/wine/beer/cooking science etc. A favorite...

food is laying in thick, lifeless and nasty sauces. That said, Zabars can not be beat for the following: Kitchenware, bread department, smoked fish counter(well Murrays is better, but Zabars is damn good for the freshly cut goods),...

I love reading food “experts” from the first half of the 20th century. it’s all pompous ignorance. Chinese food is for babies, since all the food’s cut up for you. Italian food is fine if you don’t...

107th and 108th – make sure to ask for the dark ones of whatever variety you choose (personal favorite is the everything bagel with scallion cream cheese). Or Murray's, on 6th between 12th and 13th.

fresh vegetables on the side. Unless I want to do everything from scratch like lasagne (the pasta and the sauce; cheese is from my favorite cheese store, Murray's), that’s reserved for the weekends. I truly detest take out...

up when we went to Europe and New York, but no longer. This discussion has looked to me like the intersection of old tastes and new tastes. It’s like the difference between the green can of parmesan cheese that is sold on...

pecorino cheese, but these were pretty good, tho' slightly undercooked. The yam mash I could take or leave. I didn’t think the flavor combinations came together all that well, I really felt that the beef, yams and favas...

outside the box" and try new things. What I question is if we know we don’t like it, should we continue to try to like it? For instance, I have never liked blue cheese, foix gras, or blueberries; all very common and...

In that 45 minutes, my friends and I would polish off a cheese plate and another bottle of wine, but then we all prefer eating and drinking to accounting.