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i remember watching my dad cooking from the silver palate, but the first cookbook that was just my very own was a copy of the moosewood cookbook, which went with me to college.

either a bagel topped with all manner of smoked fish, or 5-for-a-buck dumplings in chinatown alongside a quart of wonton soup and hot tea.

pan roasted brussels sprouts with caramelized shallots and balsamic vinegar. also, butternut squash soup, mmmm.

gojuchang is also great on eggs; it's like a way more savory version of sriracha.

my boyfriend once entered an informal drinking contest and prepared by consuming an entire roast chicken. it kept him sober for something like 8 hours.

My mom was stuck cooking for us when I was growing up, but I really learned by watching my dad. And from obsessively reading cookbooks, which I still do.

my answer is always the same: bagels or bialys, all manner of smoked fish (whitefish, lox, sable, sturgeon, herring, etc etc), a schmear, sliced cukes, tomatoes, and red onion, coffee, and a black and white cookie.

Bagels, bialys, or onion twists and a whole spread of smoked fish (whitefish, lox, sable, sturgeon, baked salmon, herring in sour cream). Sliced tomato if it's in season, cucumber and red onion. Hot coffee. A black and white or a jelly donut for dessert. And then a trip back to the sofa for a nap.

it changes weekly, but my new favorite is chaubier.

a warm bialy with cream cheese and a variety of smoked fish; sliced ripe tomato, red onion, and kalamata olives; a fantastic chocolate egg cream; and then for dessert a cup of crappy coffee (because i truly find my hometown's coffee to be endearingly terrible) and either a few rugelach from zabar's or rainbow cookies from veniero's.