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Momofuku Ko and Smiths reunion!!

veggie korma, though that's more like frequent vegetarian meal...

Come Rain or Come Shine

Pizzelles, of course. Other than that not much, probably a few things from Good to the Grain and Ancient Grains for Modern Meals that I haven't gotten to yet (really festive, I know). Last year I was living with someone that was baking constantly, so it will be nice to be to not have diet booby-traps everywhere!

Like Teachertalk said, "American Flavor" is the recognition of the fact that we are a nation of immigrants, and thus our cuisine basically gets to pick and choose our favorite elements from other cultures, some of which become so ingrained that we don't even think of them as "ethnic food" anymore (eg pizza). In 2011, it's totally commonplace for an office worker to lunch on Vietnamese or Cambodian sandwiches or queue up for Korean fusion burritos (in New York, anyway!)

I don't know about "crowd"...I think I'll stick to just one or two of my friends. Not a fan of lowest common denominator anything

is the montanara one-person-sized?

stealing the Wolfgang Puck from the Momofuku website because I don't know how to answer this question without being unnecessarily long:

“Ethnic crossovers also occur when distinct elements meet in a single recipe. This country is, after all, a huge melting pot. Why should its cooking not illustrate the American transformation of diversity into unity?”

Heidi Swanson

How can I say anything other than USQ? But I'll go with Jackson Heights since it's just a few blocks from my apartment, on Sundays when I can actually go, and year-round (rare for the boroughs!).

shake shack