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WORLD FARE: A blast from the past at PL Bagels

October 24, 2017 mgardiner

I was working in the Helmsley Building, a 35-story Beaux-Arts building towering over Grand Central Station. Every morning I’d get off the subway, head straight to the bagel shop for a cinnamon-raisin bagel (with butter) and eat it at my desk with a cup of bad coffee. So, when I … [Read more...]

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SAN DIEGO CITYBEAT FOOD ISSUE: Best-kept-secret ethnic eateries

August 11, 2016 mgardiner

The types of places featured on Guy Fieri’s Food Network show, Diners, Drive Ins and Dives, are generally not the restaurants I want to frequent. As I’ve observed in the past, “What makes [the show] work is the sense it highlights examples of a mythical ‘authentic American … [Read more...]

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WORLD FARE: Best Sandwich on the Planet, Part 3: Tip Top Meats

June 11, 2014 MAG Leave a Comment

German food sports a bad rap. It's no exaggeration to say that the term "gourmet German cuisine" is seen as an oxymoron. This is partly because much traditional German food is heavy, perhaps well-adapted to soaking up the country's justly famous beer. It's drinking food, if not … [Read more...]

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