Here are my five favorite New York-based, taxi-assisted food finds from 2011, courtesy of a few wise cabbies, and some very food-savvy passengers.
Tags: ben's deli, chicken in a pot, chicken tikka masala, hop shing, jamaican food, lamb burger, manhattan food, new york chinatown, New York Food Adventures, oxtails, pakistani food astoria, peas and rice, roti, roti boti, sweet plantains, vareli, Walkers Woods Caribbean American Restaurant
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Before Saliou Seck became a yellow taxi driver four years ago, he sold jewelry on 47th Street. Every week, he eats the kosher food he now craves, thanks to his ex-colleagues in New York's Diamond District.
Tags: ben's kosher deli, jewish deli new york, matzo ball soup, midtown, New York Food Adventures
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Fearless forager Peter J. Kim ventures out on his first New York City taxi adventure and ends up eating curry with his fingers at a 24-hour deli where they don't know Lindsay Lohan.
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Eat the World in NYC author Jared Cohee takes a taxi adventure to the Bronx with a new cabbie from the Caribbean - and stuffs himself with fried pork.
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After a year and a half in New York City, I know there are too many interesting cab rides, too many great meals, too many only-in-New York flavors to leave the taxi adventures here behind.
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Before I take off for taxi adventures in Berlin next week, I want to thank my passengers for leading me to some great food. I've spent the past week stuffing myself with their suggestions, and here are five things I know I'm going to crave long after I leave New York.
Tags: dok suni, little oven, lorusso's focaccia, macarons, new york food, New York Food Adventures, oxtails, pinche taqueria, pork ribs, rum cake, walkers woods
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The menu is changing at a popular restaurant in Astoria's Little Dhaka - and that might not be a bad thing.
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Not every taxi adventure leads to something delicious. But something delicious is always around the corner in New York.
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We were speeding down Park Avenue when the cab driver's voice ripped through the speakers in a reggae lament. The pain in the music was real - and so was the regret in Demba Sacko Dit Dembson Bahama's eyes as he told me about the end of his marriage.
Tags: african food harlem, african food new york, demba sacko, ginger juice, harlem, New York Food Adventures, reggae, west african food harlem
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A cheerful cabbie leads the way to a Punjabi food smackdown in the East Village. 
