Eat quinoa instead! KEEN-WA. It's stupidly simple to make (1:2 grain:water ratio, boil for like 2 minute, cover & let cook for 15 more. done.). It's also a complete protein, unlike rice, making it a tad bit healthier, in my opinion. Google it!
VeganYumYum's fried okra!
http://veganyumyum.com/2007/05/southern-dinner/
There's this little tiny po-boy shack in midtown new orleans, near the levies. I can't even remember the name....but whoamigod, the po boys in this shack were so good that I forgot all about Johnny's and all the other "famous" po boy spots in the city.
back to nature kosher dills, to be exact.
or claussen mini dills...but i'm not a huge fan of high fructose corn syrup.
New Orleans and DC (as far as ethnic food goes...especially Ethiopian)
Atlas Cafe
2nd Ave between 4th and 5th
NY, NY
212-539-0966
Cafe Viva
Broadway between 97th and 98th
NY, NY
212-663-8482
Cake Shop
152 Ludlow Street
NY, NY 10002
212-253-0036
Curly's Diner (previous owner of Veg City Diner)
14th Street between 1st and 2nd
NY, NY
212-598-9998
Edgar's Cafe
255 84th Street
NY, NY
212-496-6126
this sounds boring, but garlic. i never realized the regional cuisines it spans. great stuff, that garlic.
(and +1 on the good balsamic + good olive oil.)
i adore the layer cakes at formerly yura, now the corner bakery on 3rd ave and 93rd st.. the yellow cake is my favorite but they don't have it all the time. their cupcakes are lovely, too.
amy's is another good place to get a delicious slice of cake.
Happy happy B-days!!! And what a fun idea. You are so lucky to have so many choices. I've been to NYC several times and the only one of the bakeries I'm familar with is Magnolia which I wasn't impressed with at all. These are such great suggestions for my next visit. Does Chick-a-Licious or Blue Ribbon Bakery do cakes?
Baked in Red Hook is awesome... But you need to go to Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery (Get the Bob cake and a big cup of banana pudding)
I love the Busy Bee Cake at Blackhound. It's on 2nd between 10th and 11th.
The Buckhorn in San Antonio, New Mexico for its fantabulous green chile cheeseburger served with homemade French fries. (hey, if Texas can have a Paris, New Mexico can have its own San Antonio). Try the homemade salsa and homemade corn tortilla chips as a starter; and add a side of pinto beans and chile to round out your meal of the day. Watch out for lifelong cravings.
My current go to rice is short grain brown rice. Bring 1 3/4 cup of water to a boil. Add a pinch of salt and a tablespoon of butter or olive oil. Add 1 cup of short grain brown rice. Stir once, cover and reduce the heat to low (I turn it all the way down). Let it cook for 45 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it stand for a further 10 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.
Seriously, this has always worked for me.
The Salt Lick, in Austin, although they don't make anything you can eat in the car.
Since you wrote about hamburgers, I will mention White Manna in Hackensack N.J. My friend was in the hospital nearby for over a year and the best thing I did was bring her double cheeseburgers from White Manna. Ultimate joy. It's those little things that mean a lot. When people are in a hurry and there is a long line, they are told to go to McDonalds across the street. If they go, they don't know what they are missing.
Back when I lived in New York, I used to make periodic road trips up to Boston (usually for the regional science fiction convention Boskone). Going either direction, we always made a point to stop in Vernon, Conn for Rein's New York Deli. You'd think that living in Manhattan in those days that I would have had enough of the classic Jewish delicatessen. Nope, Rein's was always the additional lagniappe to any trip. Ah, that pastrami and corned beef, knishes... slobber. Now that I live in Seattle, I really pine for that type of food.
Anywhere near Carrizozo, NM-- I like to stop in Cloudcroft for the view-- for cherry cider. It's delicious, sharp, sweet, bubbly, and tangy.
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