Crosby Connection (The Suzy Special)

When I think of the village I will always think of Crosby Connection and it’s three different locations. I first started getting sandwiches there when I worked at the old Citi Habitats location on Great Jones street in 2002. I wold see people lining up at the tiny storefront on Crosby Street and couldn’t believe [...]

Ravioli Fair Cart (Chicken Parmigiana Sandwich)

I no longer work in the Financial District as my entire department got transferred to the more plush diggd of the Upper East Side/Midtown but there are a few places that I had eaten at downtown that I have not yet posted about including the Ravioli Fair Cart. The Ravioli Fair Cart is a rather hot commodity [...]

Bouley Markey (Grilled Bacon Sandwich, Salad/Hot Bar, Fresh Lemonade, Gold Chocolate Tart And Macaroons)

You know how when you build something up in your head with so much anticipation that it basically guarantees that something will usually be a letdown? Well that’s what happened to me recently both with the film “Paranormal Activity” (more on that this weekend) as well as David Bouley’s Bouley Market in Tribeca. Let me [...]

Vinci’s (Veal Cutlet Hero With Lettuce, Tomato, Onion And Italian Dressing)

Vinci’s never gets the love that it deserves. Perched on a rather out-of-the-way block, 61st and 1st, I imagine that almost all of the pizza/restaurants business comes from hungry patrons of the nearby rather dilapidated cineplex and regular neighborhood folk such as myself. It’s easy to explain Vinci’s lure. They make pretty good thin crust [...]

Sophie’s (Fried Pork And Plantain Sandwich, Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer)

Another solid and reliable place to get lunch in the Financial District is Sophie’s. I don’t like the fact that they’re only open until 4pm or the fact that if you order a side of tostones ($1.99) you’re lucky if you get more than four or five but they do have a great selection of [...]

Dinner For One (Max’s Caprese Sandwich)

I love the combination of fresh mozzarella cheese with tomatoes and basil but unfortunately a lot of bad restaurants have found a cheap way to capitalize on a perfect combination of flavor by using poor and out of season ingredients. Let’s be honest if you order a Caprese salad in 80% of the restaurants in [...]

Pret A Manger (Quite A Few Things)

I didn’t do any food writing last week so as I promised and to help me catch up I’m going to feature a food post all five weekdays this week. Enjoy! Yes, Pret A Manger is a chain and no I usually do not endorse chain restaurants especially in NYC where there are so many [...]

‘wichcraft (Heirloom Tomato BLT)

I’m absolutely planning on doing a “simply the best” post on New York’s top dishes and including my top ten instead of just five. It’s going to be very hard to leave this seasonal sandwich off of that list. The reason that the sandwich is only offered seasonally is because Tom Colicchio, owner of the [...]

MadeMan Lists USA’s Ultimate Sandwiches

7. Ham Smash ‘Em Up The Ham Smash ‘Em Up is the most Democratic of the sandwiches on this list because it’s predicated on the assumption that no sandwich could ever live up to the name Ham Smash ‘Em Up. It’s like a continuously-increasing world record of a sandwich. It’s the (deep-fried, double-decker, heavy-bacon’d) carrot that [...]

Mamoun’s (Falafel)

My good friend and expert on pizza, wine and coffee (website here) introduced me to Mamoun’s on MacDougal Street about eight or nine years back. Usually we’d show we’d show up smashed at 2 or 3 in the morning, wait on the long ass line and each order 2 sandwiches with hot sauce when we’d [...]

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