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Bites from the Big Apple

October 31, 2010

For various reasons, including Canadian Thanksgiving, I had to return to Toronto halfway through the recent New York City Wine & Food Festival. I figure I’ll catch up with the likes of Bobby Flay, Martha Stewart and Alton Brown when they do their stuff in Miami during the South Beach version of this Food Network event in late February, 2011.

Meanwhile, here – in no particular order – are the results of my sleuthing as I spent much of four fabulously sunny and surprisingly balmy fall days walking the streets of Manhattan, nibbling and noshing as I went.

The Meatball Shop, 84 Stanton St., in the Lower East Village is must-visit haven for fans of the versatile, ubiquitous in almost every culture, often delectable food: the meatball. Choose from the lists of meatballs, sauces and side dishes. There are also sliders, subs and pastas incorporating the house specialty. A cozy room with a comfortable bar and friendly, helpful servers. And the prices are right. Read more…

Filed Under: New York City, Restaurant Tagged With: 5th ave, alton brown, canadian thanksgiving, cozy room, delectable food, food festival, food hall, food network, food stations, harrod s, madison square park, mario batali, martha stewart, phenom, prosciutto, side dishes, square park, stanton st, walking the streets, wondrous city

Miracle on Allen Street

October 11, 2010

NEW YORK: Call it my Higher Power, divine intervention, a charmed life …..

How else to explain this almost unbelievable story?

It was Day Three of my recent four-day visit here. (Two more days were spent travelling from and back to Toronto by VIA/Amtrak train – a quick word of advice, don’t try it and, if you do, take enough to eat for the 12-hour trip as the “food” from the cafe car, including coffee, is basically inedible.) While here, I also attended parts of the Food Network Wine & Food Festival: a new offshoot of the Miami event that’s been going for several years and is a similarly hectic, celeb-studded whirlwind of demos, parties and tastings. More on that later. Read more…

Filed Under: New York City, Restaurant, Story Tagged With: amtrak train, body experience, divine intervention, flecks, food festival, food network, gail simmons, hubbub, miami event, New York, offshoot, ramen noodles, rice pudding, risotto, stanton st, tasty chicken, telegenic, top chef, unbelievable story, wallet, what this means, word of advice

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Marion Kane, Food Sleuth®

Marion Kane has been a leader in the world of food journalism for a few decades. She is an intrepid populist whose work combines social commentary with a consuming passion for all things culinary. For 18 years, she was food editor/columnist for Canada's largest newspaper: the Toronto Star. She lives in Toronto's colourful Kensington Market and is currently a free-wheeling freelance food sleuth®, podcaster, writer and cook.

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