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Bacon Egg and Cheese - Fresh Takes on a Bodega Classic

October 31, 2023 by Nancy J. Brandwein in The Perfect Sandwich

Variations on a theme of that NYC classic, the Bacon, Egg & Cheese, from the Bronx to the Catskills!

October 31, 2023 /Nancy J. Brandwein

Washington Heights, Motthaven, Bronx, Saugerties, Eggs, fried eggs

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The Lure of Leftovers

August 16, 2019 by Nancy J. Brandwein

In which a GI-challenged food writer revels in the comfort of leftovers —and the sunny satisfaction of putting an egg on it.

August 16, 2019 /Nancy J. Brandwein

comfort food, Italian food, farm-to-table, eggs, fried eggs, instant ramen

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Some Sublime Summer Sandwiches

July 31, 2018 by Nancy J. Brandwein in The Perfect Sandwich

It’s like a spiffed up Korean Sausage McMuffin, and you don’t have to swim across the Hudson River to eat one. But I did, and I would again,

July 31, 2018 /Nancy J. Brandwein

smoked meat, charcuterie, sausage, fried eggs, sandwiches, Hudson Valley, Fire Island, hard boiled eggs, egg salad, Italian cold cuts, Trader Joe's

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