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Keste vs. Luozzo
Thanks All.
Just returned from Keste and it was a big hit. 6 of us split 5 and it was plenty. We had
2 Margherita, del Re, Salsicca, Vegatariana
We all thought it was great. Crust around the middle was firmer than anticipated.
Sugar Rush: Raspberry Rugelach at Russ & Daughters
I'd put Zabars a notch above NJR.
Believe it or not, the pre-packaged rugelach from Delancey Dessert Co. (available at Fairway and, I'm sure, other supermarkets) is very respectable (and delicious)
Sugar Rush: Momofuku Milk Bar's Arnold Palmer Cake
Wow - looks like I picked the wrong week to give up beverage inspired desserts...
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Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
Thanks Ed. Like you, I would pass about 10-15 pie joints on the way from my apartment just to get one from Sal. Despite the ordinary ingredients, it was an extraordinary slice!
Keste vs. Luozzo
Thanks All.
Just returned from Keste and it was a big hit. 6 of us split 5 and it was plenty. We had
2 Margherita, del Re, Salsicca, Vegatariana
We all thought it was great. Crust around the middle was firmer than anticipated.
Sugar Rush: Raspberry Rugelach at Russ & Daughters
I'd put Zabars a notch above NJR.
Believe it or not, the pre-packaged rugelach from Delancey Dessert Co. (available at Fairway and, I'm sure, other supermarkets) is very respectable (and delicious)
Sugar Rush: Momofuku Milk Bar's Arnold Palmer Cake
Wow - looks like I picked the wrong week to give up beverage inspired desserts...
Salumeria Rosi: One Man's Pleasure in Feeding People
Another great addition to the neighborhood. Can't wait to check it out.
Did Cesare bring his famous Tuscan Fries to the menu? They were the best at both Beppe and Maremma...
Does Your Grocery Store Have You Crying Tears of Joy?
I have the UWS Fairway about 100 steps from my apartment. No place I'd rather get my daily (artisinal) bread.
I have some Wegmans experience from Jersey Shore summers - it is pretty great place once you figure out where everything is!
West Branch, the Neighborhood Restaurant of a Serious Eater's Dreams
Great news Ed. When you throw that stone it probably hits my apartment. I love the short ribs at Ouest so can't wait to try this version.
Cesare Casella's Salumeria Rosi To Open October 15th
Great news. Another nice addition to the neighborhood. I'm hoping his incredible Tuscan fries from Beppe and Maremma will be available.
Managing the Line at Shake Shack UWS
As an UWS resident, I hope I won't have to wait too long for my fix. I have a feeling with the proximity to AMNH and Central Park, it will get its fair share of crowds on location alone.
Maybe all those brunchers across the street at Isabellas will munch on a Shack burger while they wait in line..
Who Makes A Great Roast Beef Sandwich? A Butcher Named Schatzie, of Course
Ed - looks great. The dressing indeed makes me shudder. How does the Roast Beef stack up against Fairway?
Win a FastPass to the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party
Dear Old McDonald
Had a smoker on the farm
Pig E-I-Over
Rest in Peace: Robert Graham, Everyone's Best Friend at Fairway
Ed - Great post. He was a gem. We UWSers are lucky enough to have Fairway as our neighborhood store, and were even luckier to have someone so special as its maestro. I can still hear his voice..."next on 4 young man!!"
Ed Levine's Serious Diet: Week 6, Are Flavor Intensifiers One of the Keys to Losing Weight?
I'm not a fan of salad dressing, but folks in my Weight Watchers meeting swear by those salad sprays.
I also add a lot of spice to make sure i eat slowly - this is also a big must in consuming less. Last night I made myself a nice lean trimmed chili rubbed pork chop!
Ed Levine's Serious Diet Week 5: Can 'Start Living, Stop Dieting' Work for a Food Writer?
I'm a WW believer. I'm down 33 lbs. You really can't appreciate what moderation truly means until you keep track of everything that goes into your mouth. And the meetings are a great motivator.
Come join us - 7:00 tuesdays right in the ansonia! You have to use the 73rd st. entrance so you won't be tempted by Patisserie Margot on your walk!
Abitino's in Murray Hill
Agreed. We have enough C+/B- slices around that we don't need a C-! Besides they lost points with me when I saw the counter guy spraying the windex all over inside without removing the pies!
Abitino's in Murray Hill
we had an abatinos briefly on the UWS. it's already mysteriously changed name to pizza paradise or something lame like that. I guess lame slice, lame name.
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
Ed - how were the 3 bites doled out? How one chooses to eat a black and white is right up there with how one chooses to eat corn on the cob.
I've always been partial to eating one side first - usually the white. Although I have taken the aggressive 1st bite right down the middle.
I prefer the minis for 1 sublime bite.
And by the way Ed, why did Greenberg shutter so fast in our neighborhood??
Ed Levine's Serious Diet: Week 1
Ed - not trying to be a shill here, but I've lost 27 lbs. so far (since late october) on Weight Watchers - it works. With a little planning, you could have had the pizza and part of a calzone with no guilt.
Come join us - 7:00 tuesday nights right at the Ansonia - it's right in the neighborhood!
Dean's Pizza Revisited
Ed - agreed. I dined there once and was underwhelmed. I've ordered in a few times and was very pleased with how the square pie traveled. They kind of give a half-hearted promise of 30 minutes or less as you hang up. I usually expect 45 and have the oven warming but have not needed it. Next time go for the roasted peppers. As a fellow resident in the west 70's, it's a nice option to have.
Pies Across America: Who makes the best?
Some recent memorable pies from my travels:
1) blueberry pie at abel's lobster pound - mount desert island, me
firm yet flaky crust offset by the oozing wild blueberries. better than the lobster
2) rock springs cafe - rock springs, az
a must eat on the road from phoenix to sedona. a tremendous assortment. i went all american with apple since it's my fave, and it tasted like it was baked expecialy for me that morning.
West Branch, the Neighborhood Restaurant of a Serious Eater's Dreams
We really wanted to like this place since we love Ouest. The food ranged from good (cheese gougeres) to over-rated (fish and chips for $20!) The atmosphere was nice, but for the price, we would rather spend our money elsewhere.
Our food photos: http://highlowfooddrink.blogspot.com/2009/07/west-branch-restaurant-in-new-york-city.html
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
Didn't find this story until now, but if you're still checking the comments, Ed, you did a fabulous job with this. Very nice tribute to a true culinary genius. I lived in NYC for several years starting in 2000. A friend of mine at the time, an Upper West Side native, took me to Sal and Carmine's. I, being from California, believed all NY pizza was good and anything that said "Ray's" was the best. Oh how wrong I was! I didn't get around to all the city's pizza places, but my first cheese slice from Sal and Carmine's remains one of the most memorable eating experiences of my life.
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
Thanks for this review. I just moved to Morningside Heights this week and had an itch for pizza tonight. Sal and Carmine's, here we come!
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
Oh indeed. I did the same thing the week after Sal's passing, heading up to the UWS from Williamsburg and buying a whole pie to take back home for my friends, who were too busy/lazy/skeptical to make the trip up and try a slice for themselves. Carmine gave me a fresh pie out of the oven minutes after I'd paid. I carried it, tied up in candystripe, onto the 3 train and then onto the L, attracting more stares than I've ever gotten in my life - just imagine someone balancing a hot pie on one hand while maneuvering through the commuter crowd during rush hour.
I reheated the slices for my friends on a cookie sheet until the cheese was just starting to burn. We had them with a few beers. I made believers out of everyone that night.
Great story, Ed!
PS: Wrote my own tribute to S&C here!
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
Nice story. I had the good fortune to live near Sal and Carmine's in the early 60's, and then to rediscover it with my kids (now themselves S&C loyalists) at new location in the 90's. It's still the best pizza bar none I've ever had, to my mind best appreciated when eaten plain. Contrary to what was suggested in a previous comment on this site, neither Sal nor Carmine was at all surly or grouchy, merely businesslike and not particularly given to chatting up customers. When our niece was starting a pizza place here in Vermont, they were both very helpful, taking an interest and offering advice and suggestions. We got the full story of how they were run out of the 95th Street building. But I never knew that they were brothers, or that Luciano was Sal's grandson. Thanks for all this Sal and Carmine's lore--it's wonderful to hear.
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
That's a really wonderful tribute... I will have to make a point to go up there and try it. Thank you.
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
That is just a beautiful pie.
No further comment is necessary.
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
When I moved to NYC in 1999, I was 20, broke and sharing an illegal sublet two blocks from Sal & Carmines, where I ate late dinners at least twice a week. Besides the great pizza, I appreciated the no nonsense vibe of Sal & Carmine - they never tried to talk to me beyond getting my order and then left me alone. They made me feel like I could be a real new yorker.
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
Not that I know of. Just a local New York chain that won't impress you at all and maybe a California Pizza Kitchen.
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
Here I am in California, drooling over the picture of your pie. Haven't had one like that since I left Connecticut in 68. What a wonderful tribute to Sal. I'll be at JFK in October, any good slices in the airport?!?!
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
Nicely written except one thing: canned mushrooms are so much better suited to pizza than fresh, it's no wonder he remembered you for not liking them ;)
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
A well deserved tribute...Reminds me of a couple of great, old school, neighborhood pizzerias I grew up with in the Bronx, Paradise Pizza on the Grand Concourse and Burnside Pizza. The crusts were, likewise, the key to the pizza's delectability. I'm sure they used what is referred to as "pizza cheese," those small, curly cheese pieces that virtually every NY pizzeria once used. (Hm, I wonder where they all got the same cheese, and why?) And the sauce may even have been a slightly spiced, canned product, but the crust always crunched when you folded it, and the first bite always led into a perfectly chewy foundation topped by a perfect balance of cheese and sauce. I know other long time NYers will attest to this memory not merely being the result of the rose colored haze of decades past. To Sal, Carmine and all the other NY pizzaioli who,day after day, took pride in the pizza they made. Thank God there are still a few individuals out there with the same unwavering commitment.
Sal and Carmine's: A Post-Sal Pilgrimage
Sal and Carmine's were my first NY slices when I moved here 14 years ago, and even after all these years they're still my favorite slices. Thanks, Ed. Sal will be missed.
Sugar Rush: Raspberry Rugelach at Russ & Daughters
I too am a big fan of the rugelach at Zabars. Love the chocolate variety. Sadly, just don't get the chance to go up there often enough to get it!
Keste vs. Luozzo
Wow, I'm really surprised to see all the love for Keste here. I had an awful meal there. Three pies, three misses. Crusts were undercooked and lacked personality, sausage tasted more like flavorless chopped meat, the Keste pie came to the table lukewarm at best.
Salads were good, but I don't go to pizzerias for the salads. :)
Sugar Rush: Raspberry Rugelach at Russ & Daughters
Though not necessarily fancy or unique, Citarella's rugelach are nice and flaky and feature copious amounts of chocolate chips.
Sugar Rush: Raspberry Rugelach at Russ & Daughters
barney greengrass on the UWS, best rugelach in NY hands down
Sugar Rush: Momofuku Milk Bar's Arnold Palmer Cake
^ i'm assuming it is because the flavors seem inspired by the arnold palmer drink - which is half lemonade, half iced tea.
Sugar Rush: Momofuku Milk Bar's Arnold Palmer Cake
Tried this yesterday - and it was really unique and super delicious. I was trying to make it last for hours but it was gone in less than 30min. Definitely worth the trip to MMB.. Not sure if I missed it but does anyone know why it is called the Arnold Palmer?
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
I agree with Foodboy and Growler - Glasers beats Greenbergs in taste AND price! I think that their black and whites are number 1 and their brownies with nuts are out of this world.
Check them out - they are definitely worth the trip. We used to live just a few blocks away on the UES and it wreaked havoc on my diet.
Sugar Rush: Momofuku Milk Bar's Arnold Palmer Cake
I've had this numerous times since it was unveiled more than a week ago, and it has become one of my favorite cakes (dulce de leche being my absolute fave). It definitely is "lighter" than the other cakes available at Milk Bar, and it is very well suited for the upcoming summer months. Genius, Ms. Tosi!
Sugar Rush: Momofuku Milk Bar's Arnold Palmer Cake
OMG I have to try this. Not sure how I feel about the iced tea jelly, but hey, can't really go wrong with David Chang! Let's see if this can beat out my current favorite, the banana cake!
Sugar Rush: Momofuku Milk Bar's Arnold Palmer Cake
i want to go to there
West Branch, the Neighborhood Restaurant of a Serious Eater's Dreams
Has anyone had the foie gras there? I'm going tonight and I love foie gras, but their foie gras appetizer hasn't been listed as a "must-have" by any reviews I've read.
Who Makes A Great Roast Beef Sandwich? A Butcher Named Schatzie, of Course
FYI- I was in Schatzie's today (3/20/08) and was informed that they are moving to the west side sometime after Easter/Passover.
The Roast Beef sandwich was phenomenal by the way, although a little puny for $7.50. Thanks for the recommendation Ed.
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Thanks Ed. Like you, I would pass about 10-15 pie joints on the way from my apartment just to get one from Sal. Despite the ordinary ingredients, it was an extraordinary slice!