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Where To Eat Out On Thanksgiving In New York: The Restaurants
@NYminknit if you associate great food with a high price tag you're probably not a "foodie" in the first place.
BTW, I despise the word "foodie."
And I agree, let's here some of the other options out there!
Happy Halloween From Serious Eats: New York!
Best Pumpkin whoopie pie: Baked in Red Hook
Tried One Girl Cookies and was beyond disappointed. Overbaked or stale. Decide for yourself.
NYC Food Events For the Weekend (and Beyond)
Greenpoint Food Market! It's indoors, perfect for this wintry weather we've been having.
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NYC Food Events For the Weekend (and Beyond)
Don't forget about the Greenpoint Food Market! There's a full house this weekend!
http://greenpointfoodmarket.wordpress.com/
Where To Eat Out On Thanksgiving In New York: The Restaurants
@NYminknit if you associate great food with a high price tag you're probably not a "foodie" in the first place.
BTW, I despise the word "foodie."
And I agree, let's here some of the other options out there!
Happy Halloween From Serious Eats: New York!
Best Pumpkin whoopie pie: Baked in Red Hook
Tried One Girl Cookies and was beyond disappointed. Overbaked or stale. Decide for yourself.
NYC Food Events For the Weekend (and Beyond)
Greenpoint Food Market! It's indoors, perfect for this wintry weather we've been having.
NYC Food Events For the Weekend (and Beyond)
Thank you Robyn! Keep up all of your great work! Love SE!
NYC Food Events For the Weekend (and Beyond)
Nothing about the Greenpoint Food Market?
The Dessert Files: The Top 5 Pumpkin Sweets to Kick Off Autumn
The pumpkin whoopie pies from Baked blow One Girl's out of the water. Not impressed with them at all! One Girl's chocolate whoopie pie was even worse. I still can't figure out if it was over cooked or just stale.
Sugar Rush: Whoopie Pie From Milk & Cookies
My favorites can be found at Baked in Red Hook. The ones I had from One Girl Cookies were dreadful. They shouldn't have been serving them. I still can't figure out if they were stale or just way overbaked.
TGI Friday's and Tim Hortons Come To Union Square
Ugh is right! Welcome to McHattan!
What one food mag should I get?
I love Saveur for ideas and destination eating. I recently got a subscription on Ebay for 3 years/$18. Search under "magazine gift certificate". I had my first issue in about 5 weeks.
Anyone else sad about Guss'
Nalega, I so miss Ratners! I know in the end the food and service had slipped tremendously but it was still better than nothing.
As a kid we used to go for dinner with my parents and grandparents. And my dad would sometimes bring home their blintzes, pierogen, potato soup and onion rolls. My mother would fry everything up and we would feast!
looking for a good food book or cookbook to read
Have you read Gastropolis Edited by Annie Hauck-Lawson and Jonathan Deutsch? Highly recommend!
Dear Murray's Bagels: Get a Toaster, Please
Ed, I completely agree! While I prefer a fresh, untoasted bagel, a bialy is so much better toasted and the only way I'll eat one. My husband and I recently had this discussion as I toasted the last Kossar's bialy I had in the freezer.
Is the fish and chips at A Salt and Battery worth seeking out?
I also prefer A Salt and Battery to Chip Shop. In fact the last time I dined at Chip Shop will most likely be my last time. It's a shame really because I enjoy the atmosphere of the Atlantic Avenue location. The food just isn't up to snuff.
Keep in mind that at A Salt and Battery you order at the register and then hope there's some space at the counter to either perch yourself on a stool or stand to eat your fish and chips.
What's So Weird About That?
As a kid my father often brought home quarts of soup, onion rolls, blintzes and pierogen from Ratner's. I loved the food and so looked forward to those meals but there was always a slightly embarrassing aspect if friends were around. I felt like the kid who's parents had the "weird" food. I never knew how to explain it.
I would kill for a Ratner's meal today!
Hating on Cupcakes
"Umm, they're just cupcakes. Worry about other, more deserving things."
Like what? Pizza? :P
Hating on Cupcakes
I don't think SSS's are any better than Magnolia. I never understood all of the hipster douche suck ups when it came to that place.
I'll also add Crumbs to the list of "crumby" cupcakes in NY. These were even more of a disappointment on my second try. I won't be going there again.
Next time I'll head to Dessert Club. I've heard some good things.
Archway Cookies Also Saved From Bankruptcy
Nice! I'm really happy for the employees.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters
Plain bagel with cream cheese, sturgeon, tomato, raw onion and a glass of fresh squeezed oj. With a b/w cookie chaser!
Cook the Book: Millionaire's Shortbread
Renato and Matt are awesome! They provided many of the wonderful desserts for our wedding last spring. Our guests were enthralled with the spread.
And they make the absolute BEST Pumpkin Whoopie Pies in NYC!
Are foodies Democrats or Republicans?
One-time Hillary supporter now going full steam ahead with my vote for Obama!
Palin/McCain=Pain
Sugar Rush: Warm Date Cake from Moto
I just commented to my husband that we hadn't been to Moto in ages. I'm not a huge fan of dates but their Date Cake is one of my favorite "comfort" desserts ever.
Killer Five Guys topping combos?
Not exactly killer, but I always go with the Cheeseburger or Little Cheeseburger with ketchup, mayo, pickles, raw onions and lettuce. And the regular fries.
Now if only they had shakes...
Where To Eat Out On Thanksgiving In New York: The Restaurants
Also, for affordable/good food, less atmosphere (think stepped up diner) Green Kitchen 77th +1st Avenue is offering a traditional Thanksgiving Day menu with appetizer + traditional turkey entree + dessert for $19.95!
Green Kitchen has been around for a loooong time - has NYC history.
NYC Food Events For the Weekend (and Beyond)
And the 1st Annual Brooklyn Pie Bake-Off Benefit in Williamsburg! http://brooklynpiebake.tumblr.com/
Where To Eat Out On Thanksgiving In New York: The Restaurants
I am the Executive Chef at the Bridge Cafe. We are offering our Popular Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner again this year. In a very comfortable and homey enviornment. Everyone is family at the Bridge. The Cost is $58.00 per person/$25.00 for children 12 and under. We are serving a three course meal including an all natural organic, free range, hormone and antibiotic free turkey. Our menu can be viewed on our website. www.bridgecafenyc.com. We wish everyone one a Happy Thanksgiving.
Where To Eat Out On Thanksgiving In New York: The Restaurants
Sotto Cinque annual Thanksgiving Wine & Dine Home-made Feast ($32/adult; $10/child 10 & under).
Haven't tried but it's in the hood 84th + 3rd.
The Dessert Files: The Top 5 Pumpkin Sweets to Kick Off Autumn
I just had a scoop of pumpkin ice cream from Sundaes & Cones on E. 10th Street. UNBELIEVABLE! It's perfection on a sugar cone!
The Dessert Files: The Top 5 Pumpkin Sweets to Kick Off Autumn
Whimsy and Spice has a great spiced pumpkin sandwich cookie. They are at the Brooklyn Flea sometimes and on etsy.com. Yum!! And their earl grey sandwich cookies and chocolate-cardamom cookies are also SUPER! :-)
The Dessert Files: The Top 5 Pumpkin Sweets to Kick Off Autumn
I've been making almost daily excursions to Two Little Red Hens for their array of pumpkin goods, including scones, muffins, cupcakes, loaves, etc. I was really underwhelmed by the pumpkin scone from Alice's Tea Cup - the one from TLRH is far better, IMHO.
NYC Food Events For the Weekend (and Beyond)
@CornflakeGirl: Thanks for the heads up; I'll add it to the post.
Sugar Rush: Whoopie Pie From Milk & Cookies
That's a bummer, milk and cookies is usually great. Big fan of their ice cream sandwich and brownie sundae. Ditto on the Baked shout out. Baked has amaaaaaazing everything including whoopie pies.
Sugar Rush: Whoopie Pie From Milk & Cookies
Where I live (not whoopie pie territory) it's popular for bakeries and grocery stores to offer sandwiches made of two enormous crunchy cookies with a frosting-like filling. Disgusting, but potentially delicious--except for the obvious fact that when you bite into the cookies all the filling gooshes out. That's just one thing that makes a soft whoopie pie so wonderful.
I used to know a wonderful web site that sent them by mail order, but I've lost the URL.
Sugar Rush: Whoopie Pie From Milk & Cookies
Don't understand the obsession with Whoopie pies anyway!
Totally disgusting!
Sugar Rush: Whoopie Pie From Milk & Cookies
If the filling isn't made of shortening, it can't be called Whoopie Pie.
What one food mag should I get?
If you live in an area that has an "edible" magazine that's the one to subscribe to. They all focus on locally grown and produced foods. Great recipes and photo's.You can also pick up copies for free at advertisers locations but subscriptions help to support the magazines and the local foods movement. FYI: I am the publisher of edible South Shore, we cover southeastern Massachusetts.
TGI Friday's and Tim Hortons Come To Union Square
That's funny Adam. I live in a brownstone Brooklyn neighborhood and several years ago many of the neighbors were all up in arms about a fast food joint was going to be placed in their neighborhood. The restaurant? A Nathan's.
TGI Friday's and Tim Hortons Come To Union Square
Union Square lost any of its character years ago. This will make no difference.
TGI Friday's and Tim Hortons Come To Union Square
I will point out that Friday's started in Manhattan. Per Wikipedia:
Still, it's pretty lame to see one come to Union Square. Even though there's already a McDonald's and a Starbucks or two and a Whole Foods and was recently home to Circuit City and Virgin Megastore. Given all that, it still seems beyond the pale. Guess it's only time before we see a Hershey's store—and maybe a Planet Hollywood can open in the former Virgin space.The Friday's restaurant chain was founded in 1965 in New York City, featuring standard American cuisine, bar food and alcoholic beverages. The restaurant was located at the corner of 63rd Street and First Avenue. The exterior featured a red-and-white striped awning and blue paint, and the interior included wooden floors, Bentwood chairs and striped tablecloths; the bar area added brass rails and stained glass. The employees were young and wore wacky uniforms, and every time someone had a birthday, the entire restaurant crew came around with a cake and sang Friday's traditional birthday song. The location is now a British pub called "Baker Street"; the brass rails are still there.
What one food mag should I get?
I love Fine Cooking. I used to get Cook's Illustrated, but found the "one and only" attitude more annoying than endearing.
What one food mag should I get?
American, Saveur. UK, Olive. Australia, Donna Hay.
What one food mag should I get?
No mention of La Cucina Italiana? Gorgeous pictures, great articles, and wonderful recipes.
What one food mag should I get?
Cooks Illustrated gets my vote too. But, after reading this I might switch to Cooking Light for a year or so.
What one food mag should I get?
Cook's Illustrated online - ALL the recipes and issues.
I subscribe to Saveur, Bon Appetit, and Cuisine At Home.
What one food mag should I get?
I sub to Everyday with Rachael Ray and Saveur. I have always loved Saveur. I used to sub to Bon Appetit (for many years) and to Gourmet (still love it but don't sub). My mom subbed to Food & Wine for many years. I don't like Bon Appetit as much as I used to. I would go with Saveur if you want an interesting magazine aside from good recipes. If you want a magazine of just good recipes to cook from then I would go with Food & Wine. I also like the new Food Network magazine. It is a difficult question to answer. So many good ones.
What one food mag should I get?
How come nobody mentioned "Taste of Home" ? I think it's great.
What one food mag should I get?
Gotta be Saveur, it's just too much fun!
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Don't forget about the Greenpoint Food Market! There's a full house this weekend!
http://greenpointfoodmarket.wordpress.com/