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There is a similar concept at the train station in Amsterdam. I don't believe it is the same company, but you order the pasta you want, the sauce you want, they whip it up right in front of you and serve it in a Chinese Food take-out container. I had several meals there while in Amsterdam, cheap & satisfying. Looking forward to giving these US options a shot.

Bar Jamon. 17th Street, right off Irving, behind Casa Mono. Very tiny wine bar. Delicious cheese plates.

Best place in Manhattan for spices. They have every spice I've ever needed and the prices are great. Just today I bought 6 nutmegs for $3 and then saw the ground stuff in a jar at the grocery store for over six bucks.

MenuPages.com keeps everything neat and organized right on my computer screen. No more paper menus!

Dessert Truck Stop

Find "My Life in France" by Julia and her nephew. That is a great book. I will go see this movie though I wish it were just the "Julia" part of the story.

I loved the collection of food essays called "Alone in the Kitchen with Eggplant". Each story is about eating alone, cooking for one, going to a restaurant to dine alone and each has a recipe.

I am in the middle of My Life in France by Julia Child and her nephew. It is funny! And I love her descriptions of the meals she had in Paris that changed her life. It is a like a love story, Julia & her husband, Julia & Paris, and Julia and food. Lovely pictures too.