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A Pastrami Break and an Adventure Postponed
Today's taxi adventure has been pushed back due to snow, wind and slush. In the meantime, I wanted to share the gastronomic highlight of a weekend behind the wheel of a yellow cab: the pastrami sandwich at 2nd Ave Deli. Kebob and Sour Cherries at Ravagh Persian Grill
Ravagh Persian Grill in Murray Hill – one of two Persian restaurants that Eli Parviz recommended after we got lost during our quest for his favorite Colombian food – is more elegant than most of the places where I wind up on the taxi adventures.
When I walked into the dining room the day...Read more »
Adventure in Brief: Return to Haandi
When I asked Kadri Sayed what his favorite thing about New York was, he slapped the steering wheel and unleashed his words with enthusiasm:
“This is a multicultural city. Everyone says I’m American. It’s beautiful. We love New York. You have different people from different backgrounds, and we can live together.”
“If you live in New...Read more »
Adventure in Brief: Mr. Chaudary’s Greasy Spoon
Cabbie name: Ilyas Chaudary
Where he comes from: Gujrat, Pakistan
Currently resides: Brooklyn
Years in New York: 22
Years driving a taxi: 10
Pre-yellow taxi vocations: Gypsy cab driver, cook at a Greek restaurant
What he misses about Pakistan: Everything. In 2 years, he’ll retire from cab driving, go back to Gujrat, and plant a vegetable garden.
Favorite restaurant in Manhattan:...Read more »
Reader Fare: Hot Fusion at Chinese Mirch
Ever since Taxi Gourmet reader Gluttonous Prime left this haunting comment: “…As for Indian-Chinese in Manhattan, there’s Chinese Mirch right across the street from Curry in a Hurry. It’s always packed, and the spicy crab mu shu is worth the wait,” I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that mu shu.
Yesterday, I finally...Read more »
Curry in a Hurry
To a seasoned New Yorker, the fact that I ended up at ‘Curry Hill’ on my first Big Apple taxi adventure is about as surprising as finishing a food quest at a steak house in Buenos Aires.
Still, I was thrilled when a Bangladeshi cabbie named Mizanur dropped me off at Curry in a Hurry.
“I...Read more »
