Holsten’s, the diner where they filmed the last scene of The Sopranos. As part of a tour we stopped there for complimentary onion rings and sampled some of their home-made chocolates. My favourites were chocolate-covered pretzels, which seemed to get outlawed in the UK ten years ago. Petition for their return!
Read moreEisenberg’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 […]
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