Preface:Loisaida Throwback Crawl: Kossar’s BialyLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Doughnut PlantLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Pickle Battle From Guss’ Pickles, we walked a few blocks over to Eldridge for one of my favorite spots in the LES- The Dumpling House. They’ve recently renovated since the last time I was here about a year ago, taking over a neighboring storefront […]
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April 1, 2009
Loisaida Throwback Crawl: Pickle Battle
Preface:Loisaida Throwback Crawl: Kossar’s BialyLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Doughnut Plant There’s a pickle war in town, did you know? In the Lower East Side, within a two block radius, at that. Well actually, two blocks, and up to Cedurhurst, NY. I had no idea, until Todd, a UM reader who came out with us, gave us […]
March 31, 2009
The UM Reader, vol. 049
MUST READ: A disgruntled Virgin passenger writes a letter to Sir Dick Bronson himself, complaining about the food, which he calls a “CRIME AGAINST BLOODY COOKING”!!! Apparently Dick called this guy to personally retaliate. HILARIOUS. (Telegraph UK; via Swati) Brooklyn Food Conference: On May 2, Brooklynites will get together for workshops and panel discussions in […]
March 30, 2009
Loisaida Throwback Crawl: Doughnut Plant
Preface:Loisaida Throwback Crawl: Kossar’s Bialy The Doughnut Plant is just a few doors down from Kossar’s, so how could we not make a stop? Shamefully, as with many of the stops we made throughout the day, this was my very first time there… EVER. Why do you think I suggested to do this crawl? So […]
Loisaida Throwback Crawl: Kossar’s Bialys
For Umamiventure #15, I opened up the polls to UM readers to vote for our next food trip. Between Astoria for merguez sandwiches, Jackson Heights for tacos and a food crawl in the Lower East Side, the LES won in a landslide. While it was commented by a few that it was a “safe” choice […]
March 26, 2009
Pig Candy at Roni-Sue’s Chocolates (NYC)
When I heard about the Vosges Mo’s Bacon Bar a year back I thought it was the awesomest creation in the world. Little speckles of bacon in a bar of chocolate? Count me in. So when I saw a sign exclaiming, “Pig Candy Is Here!” at Roni-Sue’s Chocolates in the Essex Street Market, I stopped […]
March 24, 2009
Mission Street Foods: Paging Dr. Octagon (SF)
My curiosity bubbled when I read about Mission Street Foods (MSF) in the San Francisco Chronicle back in February. Started by a husband and wife team Anthony Myint and Karen Leibowitz, the duo served dishes like pork belly and cilantro aioli sandwiches for $5 out of a taco truck until the sidewalk could no longer […]
The UM Reader, vol. 048: Special LOST Tribute
How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich, by the Losties Jack1. Gather ingredients2. Point gun at ingredients and shout “HOW DO I MAKE A SANDWICH OUT OF YOU?!?!?”3. Breathe heavily through your nose as though you were about to hit ingredients4. Give up and make the sandwich yourself, and eat it bitterly Kate1. Make separate […]
March 23, 2009
$100/5 Days/NYC/Tourist: Reflection
Preface:$100/5 Days/NYC/TouristDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4 – GAME OVER! Since Obama officially announced this country’s Recession a few months back (they called it the “Bagel” on West Wing season 5; Recession is a bad, bad word), all we hear on the news any more is about jobs lost (unemployment at 8.1%!), tanking stocks (Nasdaq down […]
March 20, 2009
$100/5 Days/NYC/Tourist: GAME OVER!
Preface:$100/5 Days/NYC/TouristDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4 Takeout from Spice. Two lunch specials and an appetizer. $8 each after tax and tipping delivery guy. $100/5 Days GAME OVER!!!!!! Unless I don’t eat for the rest of the day??? Uhhh… Probably not. High-5 for making it to the fifth day!!! Will wrap this series up this weekend […]