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The Skinny Pig: Some Bites from Egg
By Dara Pollak Perhaps one of New York’s best brunch spots, Egg, is located on North 5th street in my lovely neighborhood of Williamsburg, though I rarely come here because the wait is usually outrageous. But my mom happens to really enjoy it, so I put our names down last Saturday and within barely 15 [...]
TSP Blog Giveaway: Tix to Cool Cravings or Cupcake Cakewalk
By Dara Pollak Here’s hoping that Hurricane Irene doesn’t pay us a visit until late Sunday or Monday, because then you can enjoy what’s left of the summer this weekend at OpenHouse Gallery’s two “cool” events, Cool Cravings and the Cupcake Cakewalk. I happen to have two tickets to each event and I am ready [...]
The Skinny Pig: Some Bites from No. 7 Sub
By Dara Pollak I go to Greece for one week and when I come back No. 7 Sub has three new sandwiches. The NERVE. It started when my cubemate friend Gil showed up the other day with a sandwich for lunch. He got the “Filet-o-Fish” which is adapted from the ever-popular (though never a favorite [...]
The Skinny Pig: Bites From Taim Mobile Falafel Truck
By Dara Pollak Being of half-Jewish descent by way of Romania, I don’t know much about many of the Jewish holidays (sorry Safta), but I know a thing or two about falafel. And hummus. I had both recently from the Taim Mobile Falafel Truck, and I was very happy; even the fries with saffron mayo [...]
The Skinny Pig: Some Bites From Greece!
By Dara Pollak I think my stomach is still readjusting to food in the US, so I haven’t been eating out as much as I’d like these past few days. As I sit here feasting on water and crackers, I will torture myself (and yourself) by posting some pics of the many greek salads and [...]
The Skinny Pig: Bastille Day Celebration
By Dara Pollak In honor of Bastille Day, French restaurants all over town are offering prix-fixe menus for the first annual French Restaurant Week (July 10-July 17th). Personally, I think they could have done a better job at some of these menus, but they’re also competing with Restaurant Week which might not have been the [...]
