Whenever I hang out with Slovenians, I learn something interesting. As I sat around Café Marlene, a Slovenian-owned spot in Sunnyside, my Slovenian companions started reminiscing about their favorite Slovenian meals, which did not include Icelandic putrefied shark. Their favorite Slovenian dishes did, however, include dormouse stew called obara, which is apparently a delicacy consumed […]
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Some food fads really need to die. Take wheatgrass shots, for example. I don’t dislike the stuff, but much of the world is convinced that it’s, like, the most miraculously awesome-est thing you could ever put into your body. But once upon a time, a group of six extremely health-conscious business tycoons (co-owners of a […] Read More >> |
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Normally, peas are healthy vegetables. They’re green and perky, and your mom probably forced you to eat them when you were a kid. I like peas and would eat them more often… except for the fact they’re good for your health. That takes all the fun out of them. So it takes a rare […] Read More >> |
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Like most people who live in Manhattan, I’m guilty of perpetually ignoring the Bronx. I’ve eaten food from almost 90 countries, but have deigned to visit the Bronx only three times. That’s kind of lame, and I kind of suck. But my anti-Bronx suckitude isn’t actually all that bad by Manhattanite standards: according to a […] Read More >> |
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Our Dutch evening had the potential to be absolutely epic. The friendly folks at the Netherlands-America Foundation organized a night of Dutch jazz and Dutch food as part of Five Dutch Days, an annual festival celebrating Dutch history and culture in NYC. (Is anybody else impressed by the fact that I just used the word […] Read More >> |
