Eating In Translation
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Eating In Translation examines interesting, usually inexpensive food in and around New York, and occasionally farther afield.
Filipina bibingka prepared the traditional way, over (and under) charcoal, return in my roundup of New York-area food events for November 13-20 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Filipina bibingka prepared the traditional way, over (and under) charcoal, return in my roundup of New York-area food events for November 13-20 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
A BLT at the cozy counter of Aloha Kitchen (whose awning continues to carry the name Highway Deli & Coffee Shop), 6111 173rd St., Hillcrest, Queens
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A BLT at the cozy counter of Aloha Kitchen (whose awning continues to carry the name Highway Deli & Coffee Shop), 6111 173rd St., Hillcrest, Queens
A torta salata with squash (Long Island cheese squash) and pancetta (more evident to the palate than to the eye) on an autumn afternoon outside Bread and Salt, Jersey City
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A torta salata with squash (Long Island cheese squash) and pancetta (more evident to the palate than to the eye) on an autumn afternoon outside Bread and Salt, Jersey City
The Gobbler, a Thanksgiving-season sandwich dressed with mushroom stuffing and cranberry sauce on a garlic baguette, featuring not turkey but the chicken that you'd expect at a restaurant called Poulet Sans Tête, Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Gobbler, a Thanksgiving-season sandwich dressed with mushroom stuffing and cranberry sauce on a garlic baguette, featuring not turkey but the chicken that you'd expect at a restaurant called Poulet Sans Tête, Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan
Shabiat, phyllo filled with ashta, lightly dressed with syrup and crushed pistachios, one of many homemade desserts at the Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church Bazaar, Ridgefield, New Jersey. The bazaar concludes Sunday, 1:00-4:00, with assorted mezze, a midday lamb dinner, and more desserts.
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Shabiat, phyllo filled with ashta, lightly dressed with syrup and crushed pistachios, one of many homemade desserts at the Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church Bazaar, Ridgefield, New Jersey. The bazaar concludes Sunday, 1:00-4:00, with assorted mezze, a midday lamb dinner, and more desserts.
Eat chili, help fund a food pantry: Read my roundup of this and other New York-area food events for November 6-13 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Eat chili, help fund a food pantry: Read my roundup of this and other New York-area food events for November 6-13 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
No syrup provided, none needed: excellent oatmeal griddle cakes at Breakfast by Salt's Cure, Morton St., Manhattan. Molasses in the batter, and in the cinnamon butter, more than balanced the saltiness of soft-scrambled eggs. Should've ordered sausage, too!
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
No syrup provided, none needed: excellent oatmeal griddle cakes at Breakfast by Salt's Cure, Morton St., Manhattan. Molasses in the batter, and in the cinnamon butter, more than balanced the saltiness of soft-scrambled eggs. Should've ordered sausage, too!
An almojábana, my favorite Colombian cheesebread, at El Cafetal, 10225 Jamaica Ave., Richmond Hill, Queens. If you'd prefer pan de bono, pan de yuca, or perhaps even something sweet, no worries — the extensive bakery display offers many temptations.
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
An almojábana, my favorite Colombian cheesebread, at El Cafetal, 10225 Jamaica Ave., Richmond Hill, Queens. If you'd prefer pan de bono, pan de yuca, or perhaps even something sweet, no worries — the extensive bakery display offers many temptations.
Beef rendang, lempur ayam, and lontong sayur, Indonesian dishes served to a gamelan soundtrack at tiny Indo Mix, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Beef rendang, lempur ayam, and lontong sayur, Indonesian dishes served to a gamelan soundtrack at tiny Indo Mix, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
Onion bialy (biteaway view), Kossar's, West 72nd St., Manhattan
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Onion bialy (biteaway view), Kossar's, West 72nd St., Manhattan
Observances of Día de los Muertos headline New York-area food events, October 30-November 6 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
October 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Observances of Día de los Muertos headline New York-area food events, October 30-November 6 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
In chilly weather, a warm blanket — of cheese — on a mortadella-stracchiatella square at Luigi's Pizza, Ozone Park, Queens
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In chilly weather, a warm blanket — of cheese — on a mortadella-stracchiatella square at Luigi's Pizza, Ozone Park, Queens
Pork ribs with garlic are a chef's special, buried at the very bottom, on the menu of Hot Kitchen Sichuan Style in Flushing, Queens. There's no reason they can't be an appetizer! Also shown: wontons in hot oil, sautéed pea sprouts, and fish filets with bean curd sauce.
October 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Pork ribs with garlic are a chef's special, buried at the very bottom, on the menu of Hot Kitchen Sichuan Style in Flushing, Queens. There's no reason they can't be an appetizer! Also shown: wontons in hot oil, sautéed pea sprouts, and fish filets with bean curd sauce.
Bubur cha cha (also advertised as pengat) and bubur gandum, coconut-milk-enriched desserts from the new Malaysia Food stall, in a repaved alley at the base of the LIRR platform, Flushing, Queens. Not rushing for a train? Have them heat up your dessert!
H/T Kim, @garsleat
H/T Kim, @garsleat
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Bubur cha cha (also advertised as pengat) and bubur gandum, coconut-milk-enriched desserts from the new Malaysia Food stall, in a repaved alley at the base of the LIRR platform, Flushing, Queens. Not rushing for a train? Have them heat up your dessert!
H/T Kim, @garsleat
H/T Kim, @garsleat
Pyongyang soondae, by Ma Youngae, at the recent Korean Harvest & Multicultural Festival in Murray Hill, Queens, is one of my favorite local festival foods for eating some now, then tucking away some to eat later. Invariably, it's never much later.
October 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Pyongyang soondae, by Ma Youngae, at the recent Korean Harvest & Multicultural Festival in Murray Hill, Queens, is one of my favorite local festival foods for eating some now, then tucking away some to eat later. Invariably, it's never much later.
Christmas red and green arrive early: stuffed tomatoes and peppers at the St. Spyridon Greek Food Festival and Bazaar, Wadsworth Ave., Manhattan. Continues Saturday, noon-6:00, and Sunday, with a dance performance (arrive early to beat the after-church rush!), noon-5:00.
October 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Christmas red and green arrive early: stuffed tomatoes and peppers at the St. Spyridon Greek Food Festival and Bazaar, Wadsworth Ave., Manhattan. Continues Saturday, noon-6:00, and Sunday, with a dance performance (arrive early to beat the after-church rush!), noon-5:00.
The season finale of the Queens Night Market is just one of many New York-area food events for October 23-30 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
October 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The season finale of the Queens Night Market is just one of many New York-area food events for October 23-30 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
Leeks with dried tofu and glass vermicelli, one of the lesser-known but colorful combos at the wonderful Dongbei restaurant Golden Palace Gourmet, Flushing, Queens. Also shown: chive pockets; scrambled eggs with chopped toon leaves; dry-sautéed string beans with minced pork.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Leeks with dried tofu and glass vermicelli, one of the lesser-known but colorful combos at the wonderful Dongbei restaurant Golden Palace Gourmet, Flushing, Queens. Also shown: chive pockets; scrambled eggs with chopped toon leaves; dry-sautéed string beans with minced pork.
Magangni, eggplant-and-okra stew loaded with lamb, from 2M Guinea Food. Hefty, especially the rice, for my $12. The truck, still wearing some old Mexican signage, parks on Ave. A just above Tompkins Square Park, near a bike-delivery hub that seems to supply most of its customers.
October 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Magangni, eggplant-and-okra stew loaded with lamb, from 2M Guinea Food. Hefty, especially the rice, for my $12. The truck, still wearing some old Mexican signage, parks on Ave. A just above Tompkins Square Park, near a bike-delivery hub that seems to supply most of its customers.
It's not large, this mango-passion fruit-vanilla mochi. But, being mochi, it's much too pillowy and chewy to be gobbled down; multiple nibbles are needed to reveal the rice cake's near-liquid core. All the better. At Pavlo Mochi, Ave. B, Manhattan.
October 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It's not large, this mango-passion fruit-vanilla mochi. But, being mochi, it's much too pillowy and chewy to be gobbled down; multiple nibbles are needed to reveal the rice cake's near-liquid core. All the better. At Pavlo Mochi, Ave. B, Manhattan.
What uncommon festival finds await you this weekend? New York-area food events, October 16-23 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
October 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What uncommon festival finds await you this weekend? New York-area food events, October 16-23 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
Maple donut, Masa Madre, Sunnyside, Queens
October 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Maple donut, Masa Madre, Sunnyside, Queens
Fermented rice, kneaded with fish, lend a sour richness to Shan rice; garlic chives offer a counterpoint. At the latest quarterly MAHAA fundraiser, benefiting the Myanmar American Humanitarian Aid Association, Elmhurst, Queens.
October 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Fermented rice, kneaded with fish, lend a sour richness to Shan rice; garlic chives offer a counterpoint. At the latest quarterly MAHAA fundraiser, benefiting the Myanmar American Humanitarian Aid Association, Elmhurst, Queens.
Bofe, a piquant beef offal stew, and an hojaldre, a savory fried "leaf" of dough, at Saturday's Panamanian Parade and Festival in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Torn pieces of hojaldre make superb (and very tasty) utensils; next time I'd buy two.
October 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Bofe, a piquant beef offal stew, and an hojaldre, a savory fried "leaf" of dough, at Saturday's Panamanian Parade and Festival in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Torn pieces of hojaldre make superb (and very tasty) utensils; next time I'd buy two.
A Burmese food fundraiser, the annual Panamanian parade and festival, a daylong Indigenous celebration, and a new indoor Mexican bazaar highlight my roundup of New York-area food events, October 9-15 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
October 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A Burmese food fundraiser, the annual Panamanian parade and festival, a daylong Indigenous celebration, and a new indoor Mexican bazaar highlight my roundup of New York-area food events, October 9-15 bit.ly/nyfoodevents...