Sofrito

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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Dinner as Deafening

August 31, 2009
Dinner as Deafening If you read my last post about Nuyorican Super Cabbie Iris Javed, you know she’s led a life of extremes. You also know that no ordinary restaurant would satisfy the cravings of this wonder woman behind the wheel. Enter Sofrito – a Midtown East hot spot that’s part salsa club, part meat market and

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