Went to Smoke Joint (87 South Elliott Place, Brooklyn, NY) and got some pulled pork and some chopped beef (both $7.50) sandwiches. Both were fantastic: succulent and flavorful. The bread did a great job holding the filling in and didn’t hide any of the meaty taste. Sides were tasty too, but who cares about them? [...]
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Stand4 (24 East 12th st, between University Pl and 5th ave) is some kind of mix between a French bistro and an American burger joint. It sounds nice but comes off a bit like a cafeteria. Or maybe it was all the kids eating with their parents that did that. There are lots of kids, [...]
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
New York Hot Dog and Coffee (245 Bleecker St, NY, NY), a Korean chain, gave away 100 of their bulgogi and kimchi hamburgers today. Let me repeat that, 100 free kimchi and bulgogi hamburgers. Free. 100. Yup, that sounds like a good reason to take a lunch break. Thanks to A Hamburger Today for the [...]
My trip to No. 7 (7 Greene Avenue, Fort Greene, Brooklyn) was fun, strange and perplexing. It’s a classy west-village-esque restaurant in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The bar tops are marble and the lights are dim. More importantly, they serve some crazy sandwiches. Off the bar menu, we ordered both the fried cod sandwich and [...]
Now that you know all about the wichcraft book, let’s move on to the only real test of a book that matters: are the sandwiches delicious? We picked one of the more approachable recipes and whipped it up in the SANDWICHLab.
marinated white anchovies, with soft-cooked egg, roasted onions, salsa verde and frisee
The recipe is straightforward: [...]
Anthony Bourdain said it was “the best sandwich in america” and the “apex of the sandwich making art.” This is what first drew me to the three little pigs: if bourdain says it’s so good, I want to taste it. Thankfully, the ingredients aren’t so exotic and are much cheaper than a flight to [...]