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Please visit my website, ethnojunkie.com. My mission is to introduce you to some delicious, accessible, international treats (hence, “ethno-”) that you’ve never tasted but soon will never be able to live without (hence, “-junkie”).

Hope to see you there!
A Christmas Minute

The sun was setting on one of those rare snow globe days that would have sent Currier and Ives back to the drawing board.

My daughter Alex and I were fulfilling our annual Macy’s pilgrimage to see Santa when....

Read the whole story at ethnojunkie.com/?page_id=21278
December 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Today’s post: Fok Noodles Express

A couple of posts ago I did a shout-out to Pinklady Cheese Tart in Chinatown. Literally across the street (and I mean “literally” literally) at 12 Mott, you’ll find Fok Noodles Express.

Get the details at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20963

#ethnicfood #NYCfoodtours
May 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Now Boarding! “Ethnic Eats in Elmhurst” on May 12 at 1pm!

Check out my Elmhurst food tour for some delicious Indonesian, Thai, Chinese, Malaysian, Japanese, Taiwanese & Nepali goodies!

Visit ethnojunkie.com/?p=19231 and sign up to join in the fun!

#ethnicfood #NYCfoodtour
May 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Now Boarding! “Exploring Eastern European Food in Little Odessa” on May 10 at 1pm!

Check out my Brooklyn food tour for some delicious Russian, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Uyghur, Turkish, Uzbek and Ukrainian treats!

Visit ethnojunkie.com/?p=19260 to sign up & join in the fun!

#ethnicfood #NYCfoodtour
May 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today’s post: Chinatown’s Worst-Kept Best-Kept Secret

Shhh!!! Its name is Fu Zhou Wei Zhong Wei Jia Xiang Feng Wei and getting there is half the fun!

Read the whole story about their first-rate Fujianese soups, dumplings and buns at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20927

#ethnicfood #NYCfoodtours
April 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Today’s post: Pinklady Cheese Tart

I’m old enough to remember “Pink Lady and Jeff,” the ill-fated 80s television show and I know the gin and grenadine cocktail, Pink Lady. These Chinatown Japanese cheese tarts are not those....

Read on at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20893

#ethnicfood #NYCfoodtour
April 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Today’s post: And Now for Something Completely Different!

One of the hallmarks of my ethnojunkets is that I always endeavor to introduce my guests to something they’re never tried before that’s guaranteed not to be “weird!”

Get the details at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20876

#ethnicfood #NYCfoodtours
April 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Today’s post: Alpha Bakery

It’s the inception of food tour season and a new top-line, first-class Greek bakery has come to Bay Ridge!

Read about Alpha Bakery & Mediterranean Marketplace at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20861

#ethnicfood #NYCfoodtours
April 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I usually share photos of savory treats we enjoy on our ethnojunkets but today’s post is filled with Russian sweets we’ll also be enjoying on this season’s “Exploring Eastern European Food in Little Odessa” food tours.

Get the details at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20822

#ethnicfood #NYCfoodtours
March 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Today’s post: Hakka Kau Yuk

In my last post we explored Italian 86th St but Chinese bakeries also cohabit the area. Some of these establishments offer a selection of lunchworthy steam table dishes as well. Like this one...

Read on at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20810

#ethnicfood #NYCfoodtours
March 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Today’s post: Prosciutto Bread Winner

Props to Bensonhurst and this unique prosciutto bread: distinctive and in a class by itself. It’s pillowy soft, satisfyingly chewy, and richly flavorful – all two pounds of it!

Learn where to find it at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20796

#ethnicfood #NYCfoodtours
March 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Today’s post: TADA

Nope, it's not a fanfare.

One of my (ostensibly innumerable) guilty pleasures is KFC – Korean Fried Chicken, that is, and not something else bearing the same initialism. Hey, IYKYK....

Read on at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20784

#ethnicfood #NYCfoodtours
March 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today’s post: PNK Surinamese Cuisine.

I know of only one Surinamese restaurant in NYC and it’s in South Richmond Hill. Get the details at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20741

#food #foodsky
February 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Today’s post: Chinatown Storefront Vendors

Chinatown restaurants are typically superb and I practically live in Chinatown food courts, but don’t overlook the storefront vendors that pepper the landscape....

Read on at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20723

#food #foodsky
February 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today’s post: Lunar New Year 4723 (2025)

This year’s celebratory feast featured a whole steamed fish stuffed with ginger, scallions and onions as the centerpiece, char siu chow fun and a stir-fry of shiitake mushrooms....

Read on at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20703

#food #foodsky #ethnicfood #worldfood
January 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Today’s Post: Burmese Harp

I’ve ferreted out any Burmese cuisine I could find at food courts and restaurants, so some months ago I visited Burmese Harp (8510 4th Ave in Brooklyn) which was barely a few days old.

Go to ethnojunkie.com/?p=20688 for the whole story!

#food #foodsky #worldfood
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Today’s post: Pomo FOMO

Wandering around the outskirts of Prospect Park, we stumbled upon Pomo, a Mexican-inspired bar and pizzeria. Here’s their Pastor pizza: marinated pork in pastor sauce, fresh mozzarella, red onions, cilantro and avocado tomatillo sauce.

Read on at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20673
January 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Previously, I’ve written about the some of the unique treats we’ve enjoyed in Little Fuzhou along East Broadway in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Here’s another – and this one comes with an air of mystery....

Read on at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20664

#food #foodsky
January 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Another instapost: “Thai” Red Vegetable Curry

Oyster mushrooms, pea shoots, green beans & red onion elevated with a packet of Thai red curry paste I had in the freezer, served over Shanxi planed noodles which is when it stopped being “Thai.”

Read on at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20655

#food, #foodsky
January 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Today’s post from ethnojunkie: Curry Cauliflower

This is an instapost. It's what happens when I make something tasty that was effortless prepare & reasonably photogenic but there's no overarching storyline associated with it because, well, time.

Read on at ethnojunkie.com?p=20628

#food #foodsky
January 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today’s post from ethnojunkie: Seeing is Deceiving

How do you follow 2 months of indulgent holiday feasting accompanied by a generous complement of seductive leftovers plus a procession of hypercaloric desserts without incurring post-holiday anticlimax?

Find out at ethnojunkie.com?p=20614

#food
January 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Christmas Minute

The sun was setting on one of those rare snow globe days that would have sent Currier and Ives back to the drawing board.

My daughter Alex and I were fulfilling our annual Macy’s pilgrimage to see Santa when....

Read the whole story at ethnojunkie.com/?page_id=20026
December 23, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Rumpumpumpom – A Christmas Cocktail

I wrote this poignant piece in 2020 and nothing much has changed. So here it is again ICYMI.

Merry Christmas to all the lovers out there.

You can read it at ethnojunkie.com/?page_id=15947

#christmasdrink #christmasdrinks #christmascocktails
December 21, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Christmas is officially celebrated on two days in Ukraine, Dec 25 and Jan 7; backlash against the Russian invasion has prompted Ukrainians to look westward.

Learn about Ukraine’s Christmas traditions, both old and new at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20563

#food #worldfood #christmasfood #christmasfoods
December 20, 2024 at 1:43 PM

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Homemade Christmas Cookies, Day 3: Chocolate Pecan Whiskey Balls
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More cookies to come! Read more at ethnojunkie.com/?p=20535

#cookieparty
December 18, 2024 at 8:23 PM