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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things (So Far)

September 9, 2009
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things (So Far) A summer of taxi adventures in New York City has led to some astoundingly delicious things to eat. In the interest of exploiting remembered pleasures, here are my seven favorite cabbie-recommended dishes to date – in random order. If you’re anywhere near the Biggest Apple, I hope you have a chance to try them:
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Fire in Queens

July 1, 2009
Fire in Queens The first thing I noticed when I opened the menu at Tangra Masala – the Indian-Chinese restaurant recommended by Mizanur, the star of last week’s taxi adventure – was the sea of chili pepper symbols. 108 chili pepper symbols. 108 hot and spicy dishes out of 159. (Yes, I counted them. I’m nerdy like
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