From where you live currently - post pictures or descriptions of typical/ unique local food (including deserts) around you. Don't be shy, post! Looking forward to seeing some real cool things to check out ^_^ ... we've got members on here from all over, so it'll be fun.
NYC has a bit to offer and here's some of the unique stuff ... DirectDK I'm looking at you to recommend some local eats
The battle of the best Pastrami sandwich is between Katz and Carnegie ...
Katz -
Carnegie -
I had the pastrami sandwich at Carnegie before Thanksgiving and the pastrami is a lot softer than Katz, BUT Katz wins in my book just on overall taste and bite.
Artichoke pizza ... right after a disappointing Nader Sadek show, we hit up Artichoke and it was my first time there. Flawless. I can't remember the last time my eyes kinda rolled back as I mumbled how good something tasted. I didn't expect it to be SO good. I need to try their other slices like the crab slice.
Here's an article on them - http://guestofaguest.com/everything-you-need-to-know/artichoke-pizzeria-buzz/
I've tried Lombardi's (they first pizza joint in NYC per the Guinness Book) and I really like Vezzo's. I've yet to try out Grimaldi's though.
Gray's Papaya for hot-dogs ...
Waffle Truck guys ... people flock to wherever they are, they send out tweets (http://twitter.com/#!/waffletruck/) and there's always a line >_<'
Arepa lady!
Rice To Riches for the best rice pudding in Manhattan ... THE BEST ... I love this place because of the tons of witty comments like "No Skinny Bitches Allowed" at the door, "Stressed spelled backwards is Desserts", etc.
53rd and 6th Halal Cart guy ... massive following, big lines at 2 AM on weekdays even ... their hot sauce is pretty good, I enjoy it actually, it's made my friends sweat.
Pomme Frites ... french fries in 3 sizes and a whole lot of good dipping sauces to go with!
Go Go Curry for Japanese curry ... versus Curry-Ya for their limited time only baked Japanese Curry ... hmmmm ... I rate Go Go Curry higher but both places are unique and must-haves.
Go Go Curry -
Curry-Ya -
NYC has a bit to offer and here's some of the unique stuff ... DirectDK I'm looking at you to recommend some local eats
The battle of the best Pastrami sandwich is between Katz and Carnegie ...
Katz -
Carnegie -
I had the pastrami sandwich at Carnegie before Thanksgiving and the pastrami is a lot softer than Katz, BUT Katz wins in my book just on overall taste and bite.
Artichoke pizza ... right after a disappointing Nader Sadek show, we hit up Artichoke and it was my first time there. Flawless. I can't remember the last time my eyes kinda rolled back as I mumbled how good something tasted. I didn't expect it to be SO good. I need to try their other slices like the crab slice.
Here's an article on them - http://guestofaguest.com/everything-you-need-to-know/artichoke-pizzeria-buzz/
I've tried Lombardi's (they first pizza joint in NYC per the Guinness Book) and I really like Vezzo's. I've yet to try out Grimaldi's though.
Gray's Papaya for hot-dogs ...
Waffle Truck guys ... people flock to wherever they are, they send out tweets (http://twitter.com/#!/waffletruck/) and there's always a line >_<'
Arepa lady!
Roosevelt Ave. nr. 78th St., Jackson Heights
Maria Piedad Cano might be New York’s most revered street vendor. She’s a Chowhound cult favorite, a former lawyer and judge, she says, and, most telling, the subject of a MySpace page that forecasts the likelihood that she’ll be appearing at her regular spot each weekend. Her presence is iffy and weather-dependent; she winters in her native Colombia and reassumes her curbside position in spring, but only on Friday and Saturday nights and generally after ten o’clock. And for a former officer of the court, the once-permit-challenged corn-cake specialist hasn’t always been a stickler for the letter of the law: When asked by Chow.com why she works the graveyard shift, she replied, “Because there are fewer police walking around.” Still, faithful fans make the pilgrimage for her specialty: two types of ethereal Colombian arepas, brushed with margarine and griddled until brown and crispy. The arepa de queso is thicker and smaller, its soft insides infiltrated with melted cheese. The flatter, wider one, arepa de choclo, is made with a different corn batter and folded over salty grated cheese. There are skewered sausages and denser, smaller arepitas, too, but they’re not what’s earned the mild-mannered sidewalk chef her infatuated following, or the nickname “Sainted Arepa Lady.”
Rice To Riches for the best rice pudding in Manhattan ... THE BEST ... I love this place because of the tons of witty comments like "No Skinny Bitches Allowed" at the door, "Stressed spelled backwards is Desserts", etc.
53rd and 6th Halal Cart guy ... massive following, big lines at 2 AM on weekdays even ... their hot sauce is pretty good, I enjoy it actually, it's made my friends sweat.
Pomme Frites ... french fries in 3 sizes and a whole lot of good dipping sauces to go with!
Go Go Curry for Japanese curry ... versus Curry-Ya for their limited time only baked Japanese Curry ... hmmmm ... I rate Go Go Curry higher but both places are unique and must-haves.
Go Go Curry -
Curry-Ya -