The first week I was solo. This did not hamper me.
Providence
Staying with Patucci and Mark is always an exercise in gluttony. They are both excellent cooks (and hosts!).
Denden on Benefit
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For Patucci: KOREAN RAMEN
spicy Korean noodles with vegetables and egg
Split: KIMCHI PANCAKE korean pancake/egg batter, flour, onions, kimchi
For me: JAP CHAE sweet potato noodles stir fried
in sesame oil with vegetables and mushrooms
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| The Apricot Scones have Almond Paste in them |
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| #goals |
Troy, NY
Plumb (no photos)
Barneveld and Yorkville, NY
The Village Diner
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For him: Village Giambrotti - Grilled Home Fries, Ham, Bacon, Italian Sausage, Greens, 2 Eggs, Mozzarella -- AMAZING.
For her: Eggs over easy and awesome Home Fries
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Spinach Stick -- spinach, chickpeas, and feta cheese in bread dough
Meat Sfiha -- mini pizzas topped with ground beef, onions, tomato, and pine nuts
Spinach Pie -- spinach, onion, and lemon in bread dough
Pita made on premises
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My Aunt Bunny presides over breakfast there daily. We took my mom over and met up with:
Desantis Meat Market & Deli
East Newark, NJ
Tops Diner (under new management and not as great as before)
NYC
William Greenburg Desserts -- it's our pre-Met Museum tradition
Xi'an Famous Foods
Scotch Plains, NJ
Nunzio's Pizza
STOP THE MADNESS!
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| Me, Aunt Bunny, her daughter Kitty, Kitty's daughter Jade (behind the ketchup), Kitty's daughter Sam, Allie, Mom, Severo |
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| Tomato Pie slices for later. I ate mine while Severo toured the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. |
Tops Diner (under new management and not as great as before)
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For him: CORNED BEEF HASH & EGGS with buttermilk pancakes
For her: CUBAN BREAKFAST two eggs, chorizo con arroz y frijoles negros, salsa verde, fresh pico, maduros
(To go, I put the chorizo and salsa on a brioche bun to eat on the flight home. WINNER)
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William Greenburg Desserts -- it's our pre-Met Museum tradition
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| We didn't get any luminescent cupcakes. Aren't they wild? |
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| Tiger Vegetables Salad (celery and cilantro) In bag: Spicy Cumin Lamb Burger Spicy & Sour Spinach Dumplings |
Nunzio's Pizza
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| Two jars of frozen "gravy" to go. |
