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Scandinavia

May 1st, 2014  |  by  |  published in Access, Community | 1 Comment »

Arlene Rutuelo and her mother Helen Bakke stand behind the counter of Nordic Delicacies, the Scandinavian store they have managed since 1987. Photo: Marie-Jose Daoud.

Nordic Delicacies, the last vestige of what was the largest Scandinavian population in the United States.

Survival To Go

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East Side Glatt on Grand Street (Photo: Mary Wojcik)

A Lower East Side kosher butcher hunts for new customers as old ones move away.

Sri Lanka

April 23rd, 2014  |  by  |  published in Community | 1 Comment »

(Clockwise from front) Chicken devil, chicken curry, beans with onions, and white rice are always available on Sundays at New Asha Sri Lankan Restaurant. Photo: Amanda Burrill

Don’t come for the ambiance, but stick around for the food; Staten Island’s Little Sri Lanka.

Staten Island Italian

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Staten Island Italian

One man and eight nonnas are preserving Italian traditions by rotating regional cuisines. Meet the grandmothers of Enoteca Maria on Staten Island.

Preserving Haiti

April 23rd, 2014  |  by  |  published in Community | Leave A Comment »

Fritai: pork, taro root, sweet potato, plantains, and pikiliz.

Haitian cuisine is flourishing in Brooklyn. Kombít is the place to go for it.

Hookah

April 23rd, 2014  |  by  |  published in Community, Health | Leave A Comment »

Mexican inspired menu at La Canela Restaurant and Hookah Lounge. Photo: Esha Mahajan.

Hookah– traditional, or with a cheeseburger, and with a health warning either way.

Comfort Food, With a Taste of Africa

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Jollof rice with fish at Papaye. Photo: Johanna Barr.

Sam Amoah, a native of Ghana, serves soul food to a dedicated army of regulars in the Bronx.

Fresh Tortillas

April 23rd, 2014  |  by  |  published in Business, Community | Leave A Comment »

Fresh Tortillas

A building with peeling paint, on a backstreet in Bushwick, Brooklyn hides a delicious secret: Los Hermanos, a tortilleria that bakes thousands of fresh tortillas every week.

La Morada Preserves Oaxacan Culinary Traditions in the South Bronx

April 23rd, 2014  |  by  |  published in Community | Leave A Comment »

Chile relleno with mole blanco and homemade papaya juice.

By Ellen Park Natalia Mendez often does double duty as chef and hostess at her Oaxacan restaurant, La Morada, located in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx. Mendez, 44, opened the 10-table restaurant five years ago to bring authentic Oaxacan cuisine to New York. New York residents have long complained of the lack […]

Greek Food, Now and Then

April 23rd, 2014  |  by  |  published in Community, Health | Leave A Comment »

Grilled Octopus at Gregory's 26 Corner Taverna. Photo: Alexandra Torrealba.

The past and future of Greek cuisine reside on opposite sides of Ditmars Boulevard, in Astoria, Queens.