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Hey everybody, Sarah here--
Listen, I can understand the nostalgic appeal of eating food from your childhood--I actually grew up working class, but my parents just didn't happen to take me to White Castle or Burger King, and I can't help that. My mother grew up on a farm in the Midwest, and was used to cooking at home to stretch money. (My grandfather, on the other hand, did take me out to McDonald's for breakfast, and I still remember how sweet those pancakes tasted.)
When I drove across the country, moving to LA and back, we stopped for fast food a few times, but more often tried to find cheap, mom-and-pop places, NOT because I'm somehow above fast food, but simply that food was more interesting (not the same everywhere), and better to support the local economy.
Actually, I don't live in a bubble, eating only Kobe beef--people don't go into writing for the big bucks. At Fork in the Road, we focus on cheap eats-- things like $1 dumplings in Sunset Park. We get all over the city, just trying to find good stuff, the cheaper the better.
Hey, I had no idea so many people take White Castle so personally. I didn't turn the burger down— I ate it, and I did like it—just thought the patty itself was a little strange. But you never know, maybe I'll get hooked.
Himalayan Yak in Jackson Heights Finally Serves Yak
Wow Joey--looks great. I tried that same brand of mopani worm a few months ago, and thought it tasted like dirt crossed with dried shrimp. Psilocybin mushroom sounds much more exciting!
Baoguette: Great Vietnamese Sandwiches in Murray Hill, Possibly the Best Banh Mi in NYC
I also liked Baoguette, but I don't think it comes close to the overwhelming deliciousness of the banh mi at Ba Xuyen (4222 8th Ave
Brooklyn, 718-633-6601) in Sunset Park. I haven't found a banh mi in the city that's better than theirs. Plus, Ba Xuyen only charges $3.50.
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@ Adam--I do like Shopsins (for some reason I don't mind burnt onions), but I"ll have to get out to White Manna soon.
@ Scoreboard: Thanks for the apology, but if you look at the comments, it's actually my colleague Chantal who made the remark about the Twinkies. I've had them. Chantal was just trying to add to the conversation, I'm sure, and had no idea how offended you would be.