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@Kenji -- Have you had a Rosenfeld's bagel? Certainly best in Boston, and I'd put it up against any "New York" variety.

For the way a split-top bun is meant to be eaten, get a hot dog at Simco's on Blue Hill Ave in Mattapan. They sear both sides of the bun on a griddle, so it's golden and crisp.

just bought this at publix in central fl for $6. i chose the arribiata sauce because i wanted some heat. IT WAS HOT!! delicious, but if you aren't into spicy foods..this is not for you.

I just discovered MB's Vodka and Marinara Sauces. Because I'm such a fan I bought one of each. We had the Vodka sauce the other night and I decided I never need to make pasta sauce again! I could never touch the quality of this sauce. It had a little heat, bits of fresh tomato and garlic. It was so yummy. Now I have a problem. I cannot find the sauce anywhere! Either I can't remember where I found it, or where I got it has run out, or they aren't carrying it anymore. I am obsessed. I must find where to purchase this sauce.

Thanks, Kerry

I found them at Whole Foods in NY Columbus Circle. I tried the Alla Vodka and Arrabiata, both were wonderful. The Alla Vodka actually had real Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese in it. The Arrabiata was truly hot but I loved it. I tossed it will Parm Regg cheese and it was yummy.

@Walter F: What I've been doing is cooking the pasta to al dente, putting the sauce into the pot on fairly high heat, and then tossing the pasta in and cooking it until the pasta has sucked up the moisture. It's been working brilliantly. Maybe try that next time?

I found Mario's sauce at Publix in Nashville. They offered three different kinds...all of them had a tag mentioning they were "a new item". I bought it...tried it...and it was delicious.

If you watch Batali's "Authors@google" talk(youtube it), you will see that one of the audience questions is a man essentially begging him to bring back his line of sauces. Appartenly, they originally were released through Trader Joe's exclusively, but Batali terminated the agreement when TJ's altered the recipe without consulting him. I think $6 a jar is just too much for a broke college student like me.
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Yeah, we all have that killer sauce recipe that takes a bit of preparation to fix. But we don't always have the time. I've yet to find a sauce that suits my taste out of the jar no matter how much or little I pay for it. So I buy a quality sauce to start with [paying close attention to SALT content, watch for HFCS's and even then the SUGAR content due to dietary restrictions now, but by choice years ago] so I begin with a jar of sauce and tweek it a little or alot til I achieve the flavor I'm looking for. It doesn't matter whose name is on it they all need a slight adjustment or three.

It is so easy to make your own sauce from garden grown heirloom tomatoes. We grow many, and make varietal sauces and can them in both pints and quarts. Just pop open the can of sunshine in the chill of winter is heavenly!

Nothing like my Mean Green Sauce made from Green Zebra tomatoes, or mt oregano kissed Aunt Gerties Gold sauce, or Brandywine with garlic, Italian flat leaf parsley, garden basil and a kiss of chile-YUM!

Just a little update! So far I've seen four varieties of Batali's sauces: Marinara, Tomato and Basil, Vodka, and Arrabiata. I've tried marinara and vodka, and they were both fantastic. I added some peas and a splash of cream and parmesan and romano to my penne with vodka sauce, and I couldn't stop eating it. I'll get back to you once I've tried the other two.

I looove Stop&Shop's brand of sauces! and target's vodka sauce.

Just picked up two jars of Rao's Marinara yesterday at Fresh Market. Yes, it's a little expensive but if I'm not in the mood to make my own, Rao's is the BEST! Have tried several other brands without success. At Kroger's,(last week) I picked up the smaller jar, 15.5 OZ. of Rao's on sale, $4.99! Guess they were promoting the smaller jar size? New to me.