Finally, Good Shrimp Parm in NYC

Quick Rec: MD Kitchen's Shrimp Parmesan Sandwich

Yowza!

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Quick Rec: Sandwicherie, Miami

La Sandwicherie: Master of the French-American sandwich [VIDEO]

Grab that vinaigrette and go go go!!

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Quick Rec: Japanese Rice Balls

Japanese Rice Balls

Addictive and kinda healthy!

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1932: Exploding Crabs & (real) clam chowder

Exploding Crabs, 1932

"I wouldn't hurt those crabs if I was back there again."

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rest stop france shames walt whitman

rest stop france shames walt whitman [SLIDESHOWS]

"... don't we deserve better in the USA?"

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italy: coffee, granita

italy: coffee, granita

Over the course of several visits and with Alexia as my guide, I have learned how to do coffee in Rome.

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quick rec: good cheap bivalves nyc

quick rec: good cheap bivalves nyc

"... even if it seems high rents have chased most bargains out of town New York City remains a waterfront city and deals still do exist."

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bien cuit - yearning for pizzette

bien cuit - yearning for pizzette

Smug counter help, lunching ladies who gossip about nannies...

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pizza rustica: is it pizza?

pizza rustica: is it pizza?

We have many names for those elongated sandwiches stuffed with meats, vegetables, and cheese ...

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rocco's top notch cephalopods

rocco's top notch cephalopods

The first time I had Rocco’s impeccable fried calamari it was because I needed to get my car inspected....

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notes on process: cookies & confit

notes on process: cookies & confit

Many pizzamen I’ve met have described dough-making as a nuanced process....

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getting to the bottom of rice balls

getting to the bottom of rice balls

In November 2010 I posted a story about the rice balls at Joe's Superette in Carroll Gardens...

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lamb noodle soup

lamb noodle soup

The Golden Shopping Mall — a labyrinthine bazaar of food stalls, beauty salons, and random other shops — harbors a multitude...

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the catskills sandwich

the catskills sandwich

Whenever a new or forgotten Interesting Food enters my consciousness I become fixated and relentless...

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the sicilian critic: rice balls

Updated on 05.9.2011 by Michael Berman

the sicilian critic: rice balls

In a neighborhood full of food shops with pedigreed ingredients and high prices...

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katz's ticket deciphered

katz's ticket deciphered

Enter Katz's Delicatessen and just as you begin to look around and soak in all the amazing smells, some guy hands you a ticket....

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a tasty buffet

a tasty buffet

I just photographed an event for a local hospital, celebrating the pending opening of the "Brooklyn-Chinese Family Health Center," in Sunset Park...

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spaghetti & meatballs, eataly & iowa

spaghetti & meatballs, eataly & iowa

A few years ago I started a different blog, called the Berman Food Mall...

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