Eating In Translation
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Eating In Translation examines interesting, usually inexpensive food in and around New York, and occasionally farther afield.
Thanksgiving weekend is typically a quieter one for New York-area food events, but don't miss out on Makan Tuesday bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Thanksgiving weekend is typically a quieter one for New York-area food events, but don't miss out on Makan Tuesday bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
Lahori chargha — Pakistani-style marinated and steamed chicken, its skin crisped by a quick deep-fry — at Balochistan Restaurant, Fairview, New Jersey. Also shown: slow-cooked, supertender Saranan mutton rosh; an expanse of soft, sesame-seeded til roghni naan; suji halwa.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Lahori chargha — Pakistani-style marinated and steamed chicken, its skin crisped by a quick deep-fry — at Balochistan Restaurant, Fairview, New Jersey. Also shown: slow-cooked, supertender Saranan mutton rosh; an expanse of soft, sesame-seeded til roghni naan; suji halwa.
Chicken mole and pork chileajo tamales from Mike's Restaurant, Jersey City. Also shown: the takeout entrance (Mike's sitdown restaurant is around the corner, at 602 Palisade Ave.); a convenient platform, down the block, for outdoor dining.
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Chicken mole and pork chileajo tamales from Mike's Restaurant, Jersey City. Also shown: the takeout entrance (Mike's sitdown restaurant is around the corner, at 602 Palisade Ave.); a convenient platform, down the block, for outdoor dining.
Thanksgiving egg roll with chili-cranberry sauce, Comfortland, Rivington St., Manhattan
H/T eldersveld on Reddit's FoodNYC board
H/T eldersveld on Reddit's FoodNYC board
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Thanksgiving egg roll with chili-cranberry sauce, Comfortland, Rivington St., Manhattan
H/T eldersveld on Reddit's FoodNYC board
H/T eldersveld on Reddit's FoodNYC board
Dragged through a Danish garden: Scandinavian festivals highlight my roundup of New York-area food events through Thanksgiving bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Dragged through a Danish garden: Scandinavian festivals highlight my roundup of New York-area food events through Thanksgiving bit.ly/nyfoodevents...
A lamb kebab pita bowl, plus comped fries and dipping sauces for a first-time customer, at Emirate of Bukhara, a weekday lunch truck on West 52nd St. near Sixth Ave., Manhattan. Turkish, but with deep roots in Uzbekistan, the proprietor proudly explained.
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A lamb kebab pita bowl, plus comped fries and dipping sauces for a first-time customer, at Emirate of Bukhara, a weekday lunch truck on West 52nd St. near Sixth Ave., Manhattan. Turkish, but with deep roots in Uzbekistan, the proprietor proudly explained.
Snow pea leaves in supreme broth at a return visit to the wonderful albeit off-the-beaten-track Secret Kitchen, 18520 Horace Harding Expy., Fresh Meadows, Queens. Also shown: stewed brown pork belly; chicken with garlic sauce; lobster with ginger and scallion.
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Snow pea leaves in supreme broth at a return visit to the wonderful albeit off-the-beaten-track Secret Kitchen, 18520 Horace Harding Expy., Fresh Meadows, Queens. Also shown: stewed brown pork belly; chicken with garlic sauce; lobster with ginger and scallion.
At $7, and no bigger than a mandarin, Elbow Bread's sauerkraut potato knish is hardly the bargain I used to buy at midtown street carts. But the filling is uncommonly rich (from butter? schmaltz?), tempered by sauerkraut threaded throughout. One, please; hold the mustard.
November 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
At $7, and no bigger than a mandarin, Elbow Bread's sauerkraut potato knish is hardly the bargain I used to buy at midtown street carts. But the filling is uncommonly rich (from butter? schmaltz?), tempered by sauerkraut threaded throughout. One, please; hold the mustard.
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...