Moruno spice from La Boite A Epice
Photograph courtesy of La Boite A EpiceSpanish Provisions at Despana
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Find | Spanish Food Shop
Despana
For Spanish ingredients,?it’s hands down the best place to go to in New York City. The owners, Marcos and Angelica Intriago, do such a great job of selecting the products, and they carry things that you just can't get anywhere else - like momaja?(air-dried tuna), Iberico ham, boquerones?(pickled anchovies), and of course, the best selection of olive oils from Spain in the city.?They carry Don Bocarte anchovies, which are the best quality anchovies, period. And they have an amazing range of Spanish olive oils and vinegars. They also have a great selection of prepared foods, so if you need a break from all your Spanish food shopping, you can grab some tapas or a bocadillo and hang out in their cafe area. They also have a great selection of Spanish cookbooks and tableware, and right next door, an amazing wine shop with a terrific selection of the best juice Spain has to offer.
408 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013
T: 212.219.5050
www.despanabrandfoods.com
Find | Spices
La Boite a Epice
If you're a food geek,?La Boite a Epice?is a must-stop on your New York City visit. It was created by Lior Lev Sercarz, who is an amazing chef and a great friend of mine. He is the man every chef and every restaurant goes to for their spices. He does wonders with spice blends, like you wouldn't believe. We worked on a spice blend together, it's #21, the Moruno.?I would highly recommend paying him a visit at his shop on the west side. It's a little out of the way but, the best things are found with a bit of adventure, right?
222 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
T: 718.624.0014
www.staubitz.com
Sahadi's
I love Sahadi's on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn for spice and specialty goods from all over the Mediterranean rim, and one of the best places in the city for Middle Eastern ingredients.?
187 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201
T: 718.624.4550
www.sahadis.com
Find | Butcher
Staubitz?
From Sahadi’s, it's a nice walk over to Carroll Gardens, where my favorite butcher shop?Staubitz?is on Court Street.
724 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
T: 212.247.4407
www.laboiteny.com
Chef Andy Ricker of Pok Pok and his Chicken Wings
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Eat | Restaurants To Take A Visiting Chef
Pok Pok
At first glance, it's a really casual, cheap and cheerful kind of place, not at all precious or refined. But Andy Ricker's food is just incredible - the flavors are so intense, the execution is perfect - and it's actually all very traditional, by-the-book Northern Thai cooking. If you go to Pok Pok, you have to have the wings - they will blow your mind. I also love the?Laap Pet Isaan, which is a spicy duck salad. And pretty much everything else on the menu.
127 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
T: 718.923.9322
www.pokpokny.com
Pork & Lo Mein at Excellent Pork Chop House
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Eat | Off The Beaten Track
Excellent Pork Chop House
By now, Doyers Street isn't that off the beaten path, but one place I really enjoy, which you don't hear much about, is?Excellent Pork Chop House. It's down the street from Apotheke and Nom Wah Tea Parlor, next to a noodle joint (also very good). Excellent Pork Chop House serves Taiwanese food, which you don't see much of in Manhattan's Chinatown. I go simple and get their classic Pork Chop Over Rice, which is a pork chop, ground pork and pickled vegetables over rice.?
3 Doyers Street, #1, New York, NY 10013
T: 212.791.7007
www.excellentporkchophouse.com
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