Sigmund Pretzel Shop
Looking for a decent soft pretzel in New York City is a little like being thirsty in the middle ocean. There are pretzels everywhere, sold from ubiquitous street carts, but they’re completely inedible. Occaisionally one stumbles across handmade pretzels at…
Tompkins Square Dog Halloween Parade
If the sight of dogs dressed up in clothes makes you shake your head in disgust at the way people torture their pets, better visit Snackish another day. Because I just got back from the Halloween Dog Parade, and I…
Luke’s Lobster
I had my first lobster roll tonight. I tried to wait until I got home to eat it, but the toasted bread was just faintly warm under the crinkled aluminum foil wrapping, and I didn’t make it to the corner…
Wechsler’s Currywurst
Currywurst, a dish so popular in Germany that it has its own museum, is essentially sliced sausage, slathered in sweet-and-spicy tomato sauce, served with fries in a paper bowl. It’s meant to be eaten on the go, likely in the…
Greenmarket Peaches
Last night I slept under the covers. This is notable because during August my apartment never drops below a steamy 80 degrees (I don’t own an air conditioner, for various reasons). So the end of summer is usually a relief,…
Momofuku Noodle Bar
If you asked me to pick my favorite treat right now, I’d probably say Momofuku’s pork buns. You might ask, why pork buns, or more specifically, why Momofuku pork buns when there’s better and cheaper versions available in Chinatown and…
Supper
If I were to describe my ideal brunch, it would sound a lot like the one I had at recently at Supper. We rolled up at around 10:30am on a Saturday and were seated immediately in a shady spot on…
Think Coffee
Think Coffee’s iced cappuccino is my drink for the summer. Note: This is not an iced latte. The beverage consists of 3 shots of espresso mixed with a little cold milk (to avoid plastic cup meltage), a bunch of ice,…
Lula’s Sweet Apothecary
An all-vegan ice cream parlor that looks like an old-time sweet shop, Lula’s will please even rampant omnivores. The menu includes a couple of soy milk-based ice creams, including a convincing cake batter flavor, and about ten nut milk-based ice…
Alphonso Mangoes
Perhaps the most eagerly-anticipated fruit export in years, boxes of Indian mangoes have started cropping up in a few city delis, after a 20-year ban. Most Americans have only tasted Mexican or Guatemalan mangoes from the supermarket, whose stringy flesh…