Before the birth of hipster food carts, before the Vendy Awards, before eating on the street was ever considered cool, Muhammad Rahman was selling lamb pita from a cart on 45th St. and 6th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.
Muhammad’s devotees know his story well. Within a few years of leaving his post as the sous-chef
When a Brazilian tells you where to get good feijoada in New York, you add the place to your restaurant list and vow to get there someday.
When a Brazilian from Minas Gerais tells you where to get good feijoada in New York, you drop everything and go.
Besides being Pele’s birthplace, Minas Gerais is the
“I don’t think you’ll like this,” the waiter said, “It’s very traditional.”
I’d just ordered Sul Lung Tang, a soup made with bone broth, tripe, scallions, noodles and beef that is Korea’s preferred way to tame a hangover.
“Have you had it before?”
I hadn’t.
But after Taxi Gourmet reader Paul raved about Sul Lung Tang and its
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
Once my co-adventurer and I scanned the specials board that greeted us at Vicente, we knew we’d stepped out of steak and milanesa territory. Chicken stuffed with prosciutto, mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes and asparagus? Risotto with beef, mushrooms, sage and cream? Sweet and sour pork with caramelized sweet potatoes?
To our hibernating palates, this wasn’t food.
For months now, I’ve been itching to try many of the restaurants that you’ve been recommending – and now I’m finally going to get around to it.
I’ll report back soon on my first reader-inspired food adventure.
In the meantime, you might be relieved to know that the police caught the cab driver who
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