Eisenberg’s, opposite the flatiron building. A famous sandwich joint from 1929, at which we grabbed the above breakfast. It wasn’t the food that made it, more the 60+ yr old guy behind the counter gabbing on about his sick mother, his rich aunt, and being invited to Amish reservations. Hilarious and memorable.
Read moreMickey Mantle’s – best steak in the world.
Read moreNow here’s one of my absolute favourites. I’d played with stir fries for years, and only kind-of enjoyed the results. It never felt particularly special though, just muddy and bland. “Use the holy trinity” Ken Hom would intone. “Rice wine vinegar,” he’d bark. And that was that. Identikit meat + noodle + veg + jar of Amoy sauce stir-fry, and […]
Read moreKing of teatime desserts, the New York style cheesecake. I’m not a great sponge-baker so this kind of non-flour dessert works great for me. One thing I really recommend is a springform cake tin – one with a clasp on the side. It makes getting it out dead easy. Easy first stage – mix melted butter and broken biscuits (digestives […]
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