In Videos: Sandwich Day on '30 Rock'
You know, this has to be based on some kernel of truth... Because everything on TV is, right? And Tina Fey would never lie to me... So does anyone know of this magic sandwich store?
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The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
I like Leskes out in Bay Ridge. They're nice and sticky, not the creepy glaze that a lot of places use.
Dinner Tonight: Tartiflette
I made something like this for New Year's Eve dinner, but it was called La Truffade and they said the only cheese to use was Cantal.
There's no stock in my recipe and you cook the potatoes in the bacon fat, but other than that, uhm, almost exactly the same thing!
Best Bakeries in New York City
For the city's best apple turnover Tarrallucci e Vino cannot be beat.
Batali vs. Bittman Pasta Saucing Smackdown: Who's Right?
Absolutely C. Sometimes you want a big plate of perfectly dressed pasta, and sometimes you want a huge howl of crunchy veggies and some noodles. It's a big world, there's room for everyone and their pasta preferences!
Mario Unclogged: The Hams of Italy
I love the Croatian version of prosciutto, Prsut. The meat tastes fattier and a little meatier and goes ridiculously well with the Dalmatian cheese, Paski Sir. Good stuff. Worth the trip from anywhere.
____ smells better than it tastes
I am so insulted by pancakes and waffles. They smell utterly divine and then you put them in your mouth and... nothing. I actually hold a grudge against them.
What's Your Favorite Local Cheese?
I'm a huge fan of Hawthorne Valley's Bianca. It reminds me of the soft, white, un-aged farmer's cheeses I feel in love with on a trip to Croatia last summer. Ideal for late-summer tomato sandwiches.
I Took the Locavore Challenge (Sort of)
You could make your own yogurt from local milk (cow, sheep or goat! you choose!) My boyfriend and made some this weekend and it's incredibly easy as long as you have a convenient place to incubate. A styrofoam cooler works perfectly. As to salt, I bet you could get some local salt from Syracuse if you tried really really hard, but olive oil? bah. Anyone that tells you you can't use olive oil b/c it's not local is a scrooge.
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In Videos: Sandwich Day on '30 Rock'
It's possible it's based on Defonte's in Red Hook. Defonte's has been around a long, long time, and it is the kind of place teamsters frequent.
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
Toojays which anybody who vacations or live south of tampa in FLorida would know has the best B&W's they have 20 locations in florida. They also have the best NY deli sandwichs out of NY
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
Greenberg's? Pheh! The icing is good, but the cake is too fluffy, almost Twinkie-like. They are actually better if you let them get a little stale.
I have not had any of the upstate black and whites, but here in the city, my vote for best b&w goes to the East Broadway Kosher Bakery on Grand St.--they've been my favorite since they actually were on East Broadway. The cookie is moist without being spongy; the icing has the appropriate light snap, but is not the sugar helmet that too many inferior cookies wear.
In addition, with Kossar's and the Donut Plant within 100 feet, it has to be one of my favorite culinary blocks in the world. (And the Pickle Guy is just around the corner, too!)
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
I confess I've not tried the B&Ws at any of the places mentioned. But I've eaten many a B&W in the city and, yes, most of them are dry and crumbly in the base and overly sweet and gooey on top.
My own personal favorite is sold at Nussbaum & Wu's on 113th and B'way. I don't know if they make them themselves, but they do sell them on cookie sheets, so who knows. The base is moist and cakey, and the frosting is almost ganache-like, with intense vanilla and chocolate flabor. Mmmmm.
They also sell a Brown & White which, I believe, is coffee-flavored, but needless to say, as a purist, I've never tried it.
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
Moishe's Bakery on 2nd avenue in the east Village is a contend for best B&W.
--Guttergourmet
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
I grew up in Syracuse were they always were half moon cookies. It wasn't until I moved to Brooklyn well over 25 years ago that I heard everyone call them black & whites. So, I found it nostalgic when I went to the NY State Fair (in Syracuse) this past fall and once again heard people order half moons at the bakery booths. Harrison Bakery had several booths there.
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
as a kid, the best part about the 12 hour road trip to NYC to visit relatives was the promise of a black and white cookie. i've tried to explain the exquisite wonderfulness that is black and white cookies to my friends here in Michigan, and everyone things i'm nuts, because it's really just a dry, cakey, almondy cookie with some frosting on top.
the cakier the better! when i was a little kid, my sister and i would share one, and we'd make my mom cut it half exactly, so we each got the same amount of black & white frosting.
just the mention of these wonderful cookies brings back such happy memories!
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
The Donut Pub on 14th St, just off Seventh Ave, has fresh and wonderful donuts and variations thereof. (Let's argue about what a true cruller is, how to spell it, how to pronounce it). But the Black and Whites (some frosted just white, others just black) are exquisite cake-like discs with achingly sweet icing. Really just about perfect as far as I can eat.
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??
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
Amanda - you said:
"Perhaps nostalgia and home-bound loyalties make me a touch biased, but I really believe this is one of the few food corners in which upstate has the city thoroughly beat."
I agree but I think "Utica Greens" deserve a mention. There's absolutely nothing in NYC I've tried that's close to them (or elsewhere for that matter).
Littlebluesiren - you absolutely have to try the "stretch bread" at Pasta's Daily Bread bakery next time you're in town. I still enjoy a loaf of Columbus bread on occasion but Pasta's bread is far superior to theirs and IMHO competes with the very beast breads NYC has to offer.
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