AlwaysInvestigating: Nine More Great Sandwiches
Arthur Bovino — June 02, 2010
Leonardo Scarpone’s Italian ‘Dagwood’ at Sanpanino.
Love the Robs, and we always look forward to New York Magazine’s epic articles and slideshows listing the City’s bests. But what’s with the numerical widows? This year’s fantastic sandwich list, “Dagwood, Eat Your Heart Out,” appears in print with 51— the online version, 101. And last year’s Most Notable Burgers numbered 82. Don’t our friends at the magazine like round numbers?
A bunch of our favorites showed up, but the heart-sinking sadness we experienced when some didn’t make the list combined with our hatred of widows, compelled us to suggest the addition of another nine sandwiches (in no particular order) to put the list out here on the interwebs at 110. Adhering to the non-burger rules that seem to have been applied to this round-up, we’ve omitted these.
As for the article title, Sanpanino’s Italian Dagwood, while commissioned, could have made the list too.
AlwaysInvestigating: New York’s Best Bauru (at Brunch!)
Arthur Bovino — April 02, 2010
From left: Bauru Sandwiches from New York Pão de Queijo, Beco, and Casa.
The Bauru. A Brazilian sandwich consisting of soft, hollowed-out bread with a flaking crust, tomatoes, pickles, moist roast beef or ham, and melted cheese that oozes out. The Bauru originated in São Paulo in 1934 at Ponto Chic, but there are three renditions in New York, the best available only at brunch.
AlwaysPartying: Brazilian Day Festival 2009
September 04, 2009
The “Little Brazil Street” sign at 46th Street and Avenue of the Americas.
Man, Brazilians know how to party anywhere. They’re using a three day weekend for the 25th annual Brazilian Day Festival on Sunday (September 6th). What better way to celebrate the social and economic achievements of American workers than by drinking caipirinhas and eating salgadhinos and grilled meat, then using an American national holiday on Monday to recover from the fun?
The festival (view site) takes place on 6th Avenue from 42nd to 56th Streets and on 46th Street from Madison to 7th Avenue. Festivities should start around 1pm on Sunday. About 25 blocks will be taken over by people celebrating with food, live music and vendors selling Brazilian items. The organizers, which include TV Globo Internacional, are expecting a record turnout.
AlwaysHungryNY.com has its own little tribute to Brazil today, a round-up of previously published posts about Brazilian food and Brazilian restaurants in New York City.
Food in Brazil:
Pizza Rodizio at Pizza à Bessa pizza, served rodizio-style in Brasília, Brazil.
Tapiocas rolled tapioca crêpes filled with sweet and savory things.
Brazilian Food in New York:
Pao de Queijo an addictive, South American salgadinho.
Rio Bonito Astoria’s Supermercado Brasileiro, sells Brazilian products like açai and catupiry.
Batidas milkshakes made with cachaça.
Açai Na Tigela frozen açai pulp with granola and banana.
If we’ve piqued your interest in eating some Brazilian food (like Casa’s moqueca, right) read our review of Casa or visit a Churrascaria (Brazilian steakhouse) or one of the other AlwaysHungryNY.com approved Brazilian restaurants. As with any cuisine, you can use use AlwaysHungryNY.com’s Very Advanced Search to find a great place to eat. Just click on the dropdown menu for Cuisine and select Brazilian. You’ll get a list including the restaurants below. Click on their names to visit their restaurant pages for more information including recommended dishes.
BarBossa 232 Elizabeth Street
Churrascaria Plataforma 316 W. 49th Street
Churrascaria Riodizio Tribeca 221 W. Broadway
Esperanto 145 Avenue C
Or, if you’re just hankering now for some good South American food, use AlwaysHungryNY.com’s Very Advanced Search to find something that’s just right for you. Just go to cuisine and select South American from the drop-down menu and it will provide you with a list of AlwaysHungryNY.com approved restaurants.
HungryChefs: Chefs Love Lupa, Mixed on Hot Dogs
The Gluttoness — June 11, 2009
Roasted Pork Shoulder “Gyro” with Pickled Cucumber & Yogurt from Anthos at Street & Savory
Some of the country’s best chefs attended Citymeals-on-Wheels’ Street & Savory Tasting Event. We’ve already brought you pictures of all the dishes and rounded up our favorite plates, but we were also able to speak with the chefs.
Our questions were obvious: What are you AlwaysHungry for? Which New York City restaurant do you crave? And in keeping with the night’s theme: what would you serve if you opened your own street cart? Some chefs took the easy route, promoting dishes they had prepared for the evening, others were quite creative with their responses.
Making the Grade: Casa
Arthur Bovino — May 04, 2009
“Your meal at Casa will likely commence in true Brazilian fashion: surrounded by a party, amidst Bahian white, the staff making out with patrons, a couple talking intimately in the vestibule, and you, uncertain you’ll get a table even with a reservation. As when visiting Brazil, it’s best to adjust to your surroundings, not hope they’ll catch up to you. Maracuja (passion fruit) caipirinha in hand, you’ll soon realize everything will be just fine.”
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