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vegetarian buffalo ________

I don't know about veggies, but I do know that the original (and best) buffalo sauce recipe is made using Frank's Red Hot & butter...it can be found here

http://www.franksredhot.com/retailrecipeview.php?id=RE1303&recipe=BUFFALO-CHICKEN-WINGS

Anything else is just an imitation

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

At the Brownstone in NJ, I highly recommend a pancake wrap...it's a big pancake stuffed with eggs and cheese and stuff..mmmmmm

Also, I 2nd Mamouns...I would go there for Sat lunch since it's not too heavy and you can save room for Katz's. Gray's Papaya is an EXCELLENT suggestion.

For Sunday dinner, this is a bit of an unorthodox suggestion, but I would really recommend Indochine. They have a great pre-theater dinner special that's $28 for 3 courses. The food there always delivers, and it's a lovely place

Lastly, if you like sushi, you should really go to Yama near Irving Place...the spicy tuna roll there is exactly what a spicy tuna roll should taste like, and the fish is super fresh.

Anyway, it seems like you have an amazing line up planned...I wish I was going to all of those places!

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@salpico - that sounds amazing...I haven't had an egg cream in far too long. I'm off to buy some U-bet & Seltzer!

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vegetarian buffalo ________

I don't know about veggies, but I do know that the original (and best) buffalo sauce recipe is made using Frank's Red Hot & butter...it can be found here

http://www.franksredhot.com/retailrecipeview.php?id=RE1303&recipe=BUFFALO-CHICKEN-WINGS

Anything else is just an imitation

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

At the Brownstone in NJ, I highly recommend a pancake wrap...it's a big pancake stuffed with eggs and cheese and stuff..mmmmmm

Also, I 2nd Mamouns...I would go there for Sat lunch since it's not too heavy and you can save room for Katz's. Gray's Papaya is an EXCELLENT suggestion.

For Sunday dinner, this is a bit of an unorthodox suggestion, but I would really recommend Indochine. They have a great pre-theater dinner special that's $28 for 3 courses. The food there always delivers, and it's a lovely place

Lastly, if you like sushi, you should really go to Yama near Irving Place...the spicy tuna roll there is exactly what a spicy tuna roll should taste like, and the fish is super fresh.

Anyway, it seems like you have an amazing line up planned...I wish I was going to all of those places!

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How New York Gets the English Breakfast Wrong

After living in the UK for a while, what I miss most is a proper fry-up...I just can't get it right, and I've never had one here that compares...

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What would you eat for 30 days?

@salpico - that sounds amazing...I haven't had an egg cream in far too long. I'm off to buy some U-bet & Seltzer!

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Dulce de Leche/Caramel Cheesecake in New York?

Have you tried Junior's? They have an outpost in Grand Central.

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Tipping on Alcohol

As a former waitress and bartender, I can tell you that most people tip on the total bill, and $1/drink. If you order a glass of wine at your table, do you take that out of the amount you tip on? Quite honestly, I would have been pretty upset if someone took out the price of the liquor to base their tip on. Not upset enough to stalk someone out of the restaurant, but upset nonetheless.

Also, you tip $1/drink and on the 3rd drink you get a buyback (on which you should tip the price of the drink). It will ensure plenty more free drinks in the future!

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Bagels & Pizza in the East Village

I think the bagels on 8th & 3rd are really good...they're just like Ess-A-Bagels (maybe they get them from there). Mariella Pizza on 16th &1st is awesome!

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Gerrit's Satellite Wafers: Cute Packaging, But Tastes Disgusting

I had NO idea that they had beads inside!!! I always thought they were like marshmallow-y candies that look like diaphragms

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Best Halloween Candy?

My favorite candy was, and still is, Tootsie Rolls. However, as long as a house gave me candy, I was happy!

My least favorite things to get (and things I would NEVER give out now) were little boxes of raisins, pennies, and anything that wasn't candy. I know some people are talking about giving out pencils or stickers or whatever, but I strongly feel that Halloween is about giving kids candy and nothing else! When I was a kid, I didn't care how cool something I got was, if it wasn't candy, it might as well have been garbage.

That being said, we get a variety of candy, and let kids pick out 3 pieces (more toward the end of the night).

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Must Eats in NYC?

Katz's deli for sure! This wouldn't be the place to order lox, but it is the place for Pastrami & knishes (they also have a GREAT hot dog). I would also highly recommend Ess-A-Bagel for bagels (obvs).

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Tipping

20% on the post-tax amount...service has to be reeeeally bad for me to tip less.

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Sliders in the City?

Kenny doesn't give anyone discounts!

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The funny thing is that when I clicked on this topic, I got the Blackberry ad...

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What Londoners Think of New York Food: The 'Madison Avenue Bagel'

When I lived in London, I had a devil of a time finding a decent bagel (I'm from NY, that's what I used to eat for breakfast)...Anyway, the ones in Golders Green were decent....but by work in Camden they were dreadful, like rolls with a hole in them. I eventually gave up, but I made my parents schlep bagels from Ess-A-Bagel on the plane when they came to visit!

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Foodie Vacation

Costa Rica...the comida tipico es mucho delicioso!

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What to do with a pancetta endpiece?

Make Pasta Amatriciana, or use it to make a fritatta...nom nom nom

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Breakfast/Bagel Suggestions in NYC

Seriously, Ess-a-Bagel is just the best...I'm a 4th gen Jewish NYCer, and there's no better...it's the gold standard

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NYC Bakeries field trip

OK...let's cut the BS and get right down to it - Veniero's for cannoli, and anything else you want, but you have to have the cannoli!

Also, make sure to have a black & white cookie!

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Perogies at home

The cheese is def farmer cheese..

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How do you eat 10 courses?

Puke and Rally, tonight at the Astrodome!

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How do you eat 10 courses?

This is the awesomest thread ever...

@kristen314 - I just laughed so hard, I almost puked!

Anyway, I did the pasta tasting menu at Babbo, the portion sizes were perfect, but I definitely ate an early lunch, and didn't munch on bread before the meal came. It was perfectly portioned, and, although I was really full, I wasn't any more full than any other big meal. Now, I'm kind of obsessed with tasting menus.

Don't worry...it will be fun!

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foodie related halloween costumes ideas anyone?

I went as a table one year...I took a big piece of cardboard, covered it with a tablecloth, plastic place settings, an empty orange juice container, a bagel, etc. I cut a hole in the middle for my head, wore all black, and put some plastic flowers in my hair...it was a huge hit

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How do you make make edamame?

Edamame "pesto" is wonderful...try using manchego cheese and mint...no nuts, tho

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

Wait, no regular, plain pizza slice?!

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

Barring any major changes here are my plans for the trip for anyone curious:

Saturday Lunch: Katz Deli/Shopsin's
Saturday Snack: Sugar Sweet Sunshine
Saturday Dinner: Minetta Tavern
Saturday Dessert: Rice to Riches & Sweet Revenge (I know 2 places!)

Sunday Morning Snack: Doughnut Plant
Sunday PseudoBreakfast: Chelsea Market
Sunday Lunch: Shake Shack
Sunday Snack: 2 Little Red Hens
Sunday Dinner: Motorino
Sunday Dessert: Momofuku Milk Bar

Monday Breakfast: Brownstone Diner in New Jersey
Monday Lunch: Dim Sum GoGo/Katz (If I can make it to Shopsin's on Saturday, Katz will go here)
Monday Snack: Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

I tried to maximize my locations based upon where I will be in the area and that is why some things are rearranged. Thanks again to everyone for your comments and suggestions. I know Sunday looks loaded and Saturday is kind of dessert heavy as well but who isn't up for a good challenge, right?

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

I recently did a 2 day stay with my girlfriend in NYC and we managed to go to Taim, Gray's Papaya (twice), Shake Shack, Lombardi's, Rice to Riches, Pink Berry, Katz Deli, Le Relais de Venise, Mister Softee and an arepa street vendor dude. We also managed to check out central park, times square, the nbc place where they do the today show, get lost a bunch, go to brooklyn to check out a comic store, and check out the NY Art Book Fair in queens, which was the reason we went to begin with. We stayed in midtown and had a blast and a half. We were not able to check out Shopsins which was the #1 place on our list but oh well.

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

As of 1:04 pm today, there is one opening for Momofuku Ko lunch on Sunday, Dec 6th @ 12:10 pm. If it's still there by the time you check, I'd rearrange my schedule to have a chance at one of the hardest-to-get reservations in the city!

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vegetarian buffalo ________

I LOVE taking extra-firm tofu, draining it very well, then cubing it. Toss in a fryer or pot of hot oil and fry for a few minutes. You'll know it's done when it starts getting brown. Drain on paper towels and toss them into a bowl of Frank's hot sauce and butter! They are so addicting!!!

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vegetarian buffalo ________

@joyyy, ok you made us crave some veggie buffalo wings (I've never eaten meat but wing sauce smells amazing). I used this fake chicken which is from the same place in Chinatown that @madelyn mentioned. You can order their stuff online. I sprayed a cookie tray with cooking oil and the tops of the "wings" with cooking oil then baked on 400 F until golden and flipped them over. Then I rolled them around in Franks Red Hot Sauce (used the recipe linked to above but decreased the butter significantly) and had them with a side of ranch. Here's a photo of my fake wings. We had a few Health is Wing vegan wings so I baked those and doused them in Franks...also good. Good luck!

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vegetarian buffalo ________

@joyyy, I haven't tried this but Suvir Saran has a recipe for making "paneer" using ricotta cheese. It's been on my list to try it out to confirm whether it makes a good recommendation as a substitute. Spread ricotta cheese evenly in a bread pan and bake at 450 F until it's browned on top (about 40 minutes). My guess is to spread it at least in 1 1/2 inch thick layer and to oil the bread pan. You could then use it as you would paneer. If you try this out, drop me a comment at hungry desi and let me know how it is...I'm curious!

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vegetarian buffalo ________

@Madelyn - If there were an indian neighborhood or grocery store closer than 100+ miles away, I would already be all over it :P

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vegetarian buffalo ________

@ joyyy - depending on where you live, you don't need to make paneer... in Jackson Heights in Queens, NYC at Patel Brothers they sell frozen paneer pieces. And maybe even frsh paneer too. Just look for your nearest indian neighborhood.

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vegetarian buffalo ________

oooh, I've never used or eaten tempeh, but I might just have to try it for this. I also like the cheese suggestion ... might have to start making paneer, too!

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vegetarian buffalo ________

We get Health is Wealth veggie buffalo wings then season them with franks red hot when they are almost finished cooking. Red Bamboo in NY has the best fake buffalo wings I've had...so good with a beer. May Wah in Chinatown sells the tofu product that Red Bamboo uses but I haven't gotten around to recreating them at home.

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vegetarian buffalo ________

Quorn chicken nuggets. You can season them with hot sauce to taste.

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vegetarian buffalo ________

I like Morningstar products, and although their buffalo chicken wings were too spicy for me, I'd suggest giving them a try.

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

Keeping up with you deli and cheesecake desire, I would say go to Carnegie Deli on 55th and Seventh Avenue. You can have really good sandwiches and really good cheesecake - all in one place. Then, if you feel the need to go to brooklyn - give Junior's cheesecake a try. But I really love Carnegie Deli. Have a great time in NY.

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

Thanks again for the additional comments and after some further review I have replaced Lombardi's with Motorino, scratched King Papaya from Dinner from Sunday Dinner, and have added Minetta Tavern for Dinner on Saturday.

So pretty much Saturday is totally on lockdown so that is 1 day. Basically at this point I am looking at filling Sunday Breakfast and another dinner or lunch. I say either because I am willing to move things around based upon when it is best to hit some restaurants or depending on how early I need to get there.

For Motorino, how hard would it be to get a single spot by myself at lunch on Sunday or Monday? I am willing to move by Shake Shack meal to dinner on Sunday if it would be easier to do Motorino when I know I can get there right when they open on Sunday.

Thanks guys keep up the great work.

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

Try Locanda Verde for bfast. The crispy garlic potatoes are awesome, as is the french toast. It is not expensive and downtown in Tribeca. Great place.

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

my mini chinatown food tour - recommend it to my visitors who want to have a taste of a lot for a little in under and hour...

copied from part of a yelp review:

Here's my circa 75-minute (including the ride on the B or D from 40th and 6th) lunch break tour of Chinatown - best with a partner so you can share everything and get the most flavor and diversity for your money.

-Get out at Grand St and head SE to Prosperity Dumpling on Eldridge. Order 10-15 fried. Eat in or eat while you walk....

-Down to Canal, where you'll head east until you hit Elizabeth. Once southbound on Elizabeth, you'll eventually run into ViVi Bubble Tea on Bayard. Grab an order of light, crispy popcorn chicken for $3 with your choice of spice - I prefer curry.
- take a left out of ViVi and then a right on Mott. Close this perfect circle of a tour by picking up the #1 (say yes to spicy!) at Banh Mi Saigon (http://www.yelp.com/bi...) on the east side of Mott just before Grand.

20 fried at prosperity = $4
popcorn chicken at ViVi = $3
Banh Mi at Saigon = $3.75

Total cost for a 3 course meal for 2: $10.75

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

@MFSeattle - i believe mr. gabriel has moved to a new location.
See http://nymag.com/restaurants/features/59442/.

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

Splurge on one meal while you are there... Babbo or Per Se. Have fun!! It sounds like a fabulous trip. :-)

Oh, and you HAVE to get a black and white cookie (from Glaser's Bake Shop- I think they have the best in town) while you're there.

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

I also have to give Lombardi's a thumbs down. Posto is really good and has 2 or 3 sister restaurants around the city.

@_cjw_ I tried to go to Charles Southern Kitchen last spring and it was closed and the phone had been disconnected. Has it reopened?

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

i find everyone at the communal tables at momofuku ssam to be really friendly- it would probably be a great place to dine solo, and you can get some more recommendations there.

how about breakfast at prune or clinton st. baking company? or veselka? some personal favorites :)

what a great trip - have a wonderful time!

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

so i could do this all day ;)

burger - you got shake shack, so if you're going to have a splurge, i'd shift away from minetta tavern and do one or two dishes at a high end great place (walk in early at counter) babbo, eleven madison park, bread bar at tabla, etc., or, no quite so high end something at balthazar or similar.

for chinese, if you're not doing momofuku (which is not chinese per se), i'd say new york noodletown, one of the grand sichuan restaurants.

for pizza, besides franny's, motorino and the pizza at the bk flea, maybe get a slice for extra snack at artichoke. i also like posto, which is a different style, thin crust.

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

i agree with eatingraoul. motorino or co. are far better options than lombardi's.

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Dec. 5-7 Loner Vacation

I so want a trip to NYC now. Gastronomy heaven.

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