black beans
17
Mar
2011
Cubana Social: Fancy Place for Your Lack of Cash
My deepest apologies to potatoes, but I think I’ve fallen in love with another fry. Sweet potato fries never charmed me, but yucca fries are quite possibly the greatest (savory) fried food I’ve ever eaten. Specifically, the yucca fries with tomatillo sauce from Cubana Social. The fries speak for themselves,
22
Nov
2010
The Bodega Goes Gourmet: How to Make the Most of Deli Food
When I first moved to New York, I remember walking to the nearest deli in search of butter or anything resembling butter that I could find on my block. Hidden behind crumbling Dominican wedding cakes and varieties of beef jerky I hadn’t even heard of ( a rare thing indeed),