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I agree it's ketchup. Sweet but with a bite of vinegar.

ribeye, w/sauteed mushroom

crispy, shredded peking duck. for some reason i never see this in America, where they slice the duck. only in London. anyone know why?

chimichurri sauce

I used to think, as David Letterman once commented, that soft shell crabs = Chiclets. But then I finally had some good ones. hungrychristel, you might want to give them a second chance if the shell is what's bothering you.

I had some good ones last year at Little Owl and Pearl's Oyster Bar. I don't get the hype about NY Noodletown. They were big but the shells were really hard.

portioning meat as a condiment rather than the main entree

Rib eye.

Mustard and a biscuit.

the smoked trout with hard-boiled eggs at Freeman's and the artichoke dip to share; smoked salmon eggs benedict; Spanish coffee and chicken soup when I'm sick.

deviled eggs

Pimm's cup.

egg rolls--a big production but always worth it

I like the Manna bakeries for the swiss rolls and egg custard tarts. Also, the bakery on East Broadway right around the corner from the F train has a great scallion roll and the buns with sweet topping filled with cream or pineapple. They also have this wonderful swiss roll kind of thing that looks like it is fried? in some sort of sweet crumbly pastry. Like cake in a pie. It's really good.