The chef and I traded bites, and my paling paled beside his haring. I got food envy, and I immediately forgot my obsession with eel broodjes in favor of a new food fixation; sandwiched in a brown or white roll, two large pale pinkish slabs of just slightly brined raw herring were layered with crisp sweet pickles and diced white onion. It is a genius trifecta of taste, and I ate one every day of our five day trip.
Read MoreUnlike the pan de quejo at O Café, the pogácsa at The Hungarian Pastry Shop have more puff than cheese—tiny baked curlicues of Parmesan on top-- and flaky layers that separate easily as in the best Southern biscuit. Ask for them to heat it up; it will take 20 minutes in a strange hamster cage contraption that warms items just enough to soften the cold, luxurious butter.
Read MoreWe freelance writers are always looking for the next best café table on which to lay our laptop, snag some wifi, drink excellent coffee and have that just right baked treat to power us through the next page. I thought I had found such a place in Earth Café, which opened on Broadway and 96th in 2014.
Read MoreNot only is Café du Soleil a très bon snacking experience, but it’s also the perfect place for New York City women friends to sit, drink and kibbitz. Flexing conversational muscles is a sport with us, and we can do it here without having to shout over a raucous Happy Hour crowd.
Read MoreIf you're like me and can't stand to eat raw apples, slice them thin and layer them in a Perfect Sandwich, preferably one using leftovers from the Chef
Read MoreBefore our meal came, the lights turned off so abruptly we thought a fuse had blown, further thwarting our attempts to eat. A thumping Uzbeki-English pop rendition of Happy Birthday blared in surround sound (Hippy Hippy Birt-day tooo Yooo). My shy sister looked at me, dagger-eyed. But the cake went to another diner. “If you do this to me, I will kill you,” she whispered, as I looked sheepishly into my lap.
Read MoreFor those who seek home-cooking with French flair at a decent price, Poulette is a welcome find
Read MoreThe first in a series on cheese puffs, featuring Brazilian pao de queijos and a protein-packed spin on avocado-toast
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