Potato Salad

The Japanese potato salad at Cocoron is near perfection. Flavorful yet delicate, the potatoes are mashed into a silky smooth...

Soba

The name of the hip Lower East Side soba joint, Cocoron, is Japanese for heartwarming, and indeed this soba specialty...

Caprino Pizza

The Caprino pizza at San Marzano is remarkably flavorful and well balanced. Topped with Fontina, goat cheese, caramelized onions, shiitake...

Baby Eel Salad Over Arugula

I tried angulas, baby eels, a traditional Basque dish, while in Madrid and was instantly hooked. Now I just light...

Cheese

Anne Saxelby’s selection of American farmstead cheeses in her Essex Street Market shop is just lovely. With a focus on...

Pan-Fried Bean Curd w/ Soy Sauce

Oftentimes the poetic names of Chinese dishes are lost in translation. For example, “Pan-fried bean curd with soy sauce” definitely...

Mochi Ice Cream

Also sold at Whole Foods stores in New York and at GourmetFoodMall.com I grew up eating Bubbies ice cream in Honolulu (on...

Butterfly Roll

It’s called a butterfly roll because this pastry is shaped like a butterfly, with four rolls of dough, laced with...

Grilled Cheddar Toasts

Cheddar toast should be easy, as it’s just cheese and bread. But you have to have the right type of...

Gelato

Il Laboratorio del Gelato supplies a good majority of New York City’s top restaurants’ gelato and for good reason. Owner...

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