Stracchino and Sun-dried Tomato Tartine
The stracchino and sun-dried tomato tartine at Buvette, like a lot of menu items at this inviting West Village “gastroteque,”...
Burrata Pizza
Keste Pizza & Vino receives its shipment of fresh burrata from Italy on Thursdays, then immediately starts serving the special...
Philly Cheese Steak Dumplings
Since I wrote about my meal at Fireside and discovering their Philly Cheese Steak Dumplings, they have become one of...
Smoked Fish Cobb Salad
The signature smoked fish Cobb salad at Petrossian is artfully prepared with the ingredients all lined in perfect rows atop...
Cheese
Anne Saxelby’s selection of American farmstead cheeses in her Essex Street Market shop is just lovely. With a focus on...
Bibingka (Philippine rice cake baked in banana leaves with feta & Gouda cheese)
Cendrillon’s bibingka is a sweet and savory cake that I could eat all day long as a snack or dessert....
Halloumi Dust
They say, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” so for my halloumi dust dessert craving from Anthos, I will...
Cauliflower & Taleggio Cheese Gratin
The cauliflower and taleggio cheese gratin may be an accompaniment on Smith’s menu, but, as far as I’m concerned, it...
Halloumi Eggs, poached, with roasted halloumi cheese, olives, salad and za'atar pita
The Halloumi eggs at Café Mogador make the ideal brunch! Tired of eggs benedict and omelets? Two poached eggs are...
Kalitsounia (lightly fried traditional Cretan cheese & mint dumplings served w/ clover honey)
S’agapo’s fried dumpling is fluffy, flaky and delicious! The key is to drizzle clover honey over the dumpling, which makes...
Baked d'Anjou Pear w/ blue cheese in clover honey & garlic oil
Ivo & Lulu may have a short and simple menu but that ensures they’re good at what they make. The...
Chèvre Cheesecake Croquette
Pichet Ong’s chèvre cheesecake croquette is really quite adorable. I love the name and the concept. It’s not really a...
Le Soufflé aux Deux Fromages (cheese soufflé)
During weekday lunchtimes, the Madison Avenue French institution, La Goulue, serves a sumptuous, light and fluffy, Gruyère and Parmesan cheese...
Ham, Gruyere & Egg Crêpe
The charming thing about Palacinka is that it’s a high-profile but low-profile joint. What I mean is that it’s laid...
Grilled Cheddar Toasts
Cheddar toast should be easy, as it’s just cheese and bread. But you have to have the right type of...
Torta del Casar
Talk about stinky cheese! It doesn’t get much worse than this. This Spanish raw sheep’s milk cheese is cured for...
Mac & Cheese
The mac & cheese at Westville is on the runnier side, and the focus is less on cheese than on...
