A little rant: I hate pumpkin lattes. And for the past 2 months, they were everywhere!! I think pumpkins are great, but there’s something entirely unpleasant when it’s made into coffee form. It’s usually not even a pumpkin flavor, but something cinnamon syrup-y. Thankfully, mass marketing tells us that after Thanksgiving, autumn is over and it’s now time for winter … Read More
Unusual Fusion
I’ve been mildly obsessed with a particular kind of fusion food for a while now: “Indian-Chinese.” Before I explain, I’d like to point out that what we in the U.S. refer to as Chinese food is fusion and not the kind of food you might find in China. Dishes like chopsuey, General Tso’s chicken and fortune cookies were invented in … Read More
ballpark food: Miller Park and Racing Sausages
Miller Park is the beautiful modern home of the Milwaukee Brewers. It also features uniquely Midwestern delicacies not found anywhere else. Let’s take a short tour: Would you like some Kettle Corn? Here, it rates its own stand. But really, it’s all about the sausages. Here are some brats, cooking up for a ravenous crowd. What’s that you say? You … Read More
ballpark food: Wrigley Field & Chicago Dogs
Don’t eat it. No, seriously. I was warned by my boyfriend, who went to school in Chicago, that the food at Wrigley is terrible, that people go to the McDonald’s across the street and bring that food into the game. I ignored this, and decided instead to follow the suggestion of a Wrigley Field usher, who recommended the Italian beef … Read More
outerborough appetite: indian food in jackson heights
There is Indian food on 6th Street and Indian food in Little India, and then there is Indian food in Jackson Heights. Forget the Jackson Diner, walk right past it to Delhi Palace. Take a seat along with the Indian families and the tourists and the new New Yorkers there bringing their out-of-town visitors. Ignore them. Focus on the food. … Read More