Archive for March, 2012

#114 Switzerland: (checks eyebrows carefully)

  Supposedly, Swiss fondue is one of the world’s sexiest foods.  In fact, fondue is so sexy that I could only find one friend who was willing to eat fondue with me… and he actually sort of hates cheese.  I even invited one of NYC’s most accomplished food bloggers, and he responded by saying simply, […]

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#34B Uzbekistan: bring on the horsemeat!

  I went to Sheepshead Bay, looking for Armenian food.  Instead, I found tasty dried horse meat.  And fake pet birds.  Life is good. Aladdin, a six-week-old Uzbek restaurant in the spot formerly occupied by Armenian-owned Garden Bay Café, serves all sorts of classic Uzbek awesomeness:  a colorful version of lagman (noodle) soup, solid renditions […]

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#113 Algeria: briks and boureks at Harissa Cafe

  Here’s why I love New York:  I was walking down a street in Astoria, feeling potbellied after visiting a Chilean bakery and a Jordanian bakery, when I noticed a cute little place called Harissa Café.  I took a peek at the menu, thinking I’d found a Moroccan restaurant, and noticed that several of the […]

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#112 Laos: I dream of (Chef) Jeannie

  I’ve probably googled some variation on the phrase “Lao food NYC” at least 20 times since moving to New York… and yes, I might be crazy and obsessive. But more importantly, I came up empty every time. This upsets me. It also upsets the amazing Robert Sietsema. It upsets me even more when I […]

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