Honeyed, sugared bacon is not a new thing. But for dessert? Park your doubts and your diet at the door of the new Hog Pit.
When this pioneer in the meatpacking district lost its lease, the owners wasted no time in relocating to 37B West 26th Street. They also added Magda Lech’s crisply shimmering bacon with a whipped cream dip to the menu. A basket of the bacon is $6.95. More
THANKSGIVING is the one meal of the year when I’m happier about the leftovers than the dinner.
The day itself is too hectic for an alpha cook like myself to sit down and eat. I’m constantly jumping up to deglaze the turkey pan or whisk the salad dressing while simultaneously catching up with a dozen long-unseen relatives and friends. By the time I reach my plate, I face tepid turkey, lukewarm green beans and pasty mashed potatoes.
But a leftover turkey sandwich on grainy whole wheat with mayo, gravy and cranberry sauce? It’s heaven between bread slices. Cold pumpkin pie? An ambrosial midnight snack. Even the candied yams get their postprandial moment, topped with Greek yogurt the next day.
The losers are the mashed potatoes. Gluey when reheated and even worse cold from the fridge, the trash can is their inevitable fate.
But this year, my leftover mashed potatoes are destined for a higher purpose: Spanish-influenced potato croquettes with smoked paprika and piquillo peppers — a recipe I had been dying to try since my last trip to Barcelona — and crisp-fried potato, salmon and spinach patties with a garlicky dill cream. More
JUST when you think you’ve witnessed all the restaurant kraziness there can be, along comes a Kurve. More
Suffice it to say, the Republican Party is largely comprised of white, married Christians. Anyone watching the two conventions last summer can't have missed the stark differences: One party was brimming with energy, youth and diversity; the other felt like an annual Depends sales meeting. More
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