A quipe from the keep-warm countertop box at El Guayo Deli Grocery, 2298 Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan. Artwork (c. 2025) by Snoeman, who has decorated many shops in Washington Heights, their ice machines in particular.
Baked eggplant with minced pork and preserved vegetable, sautéed lotus root with bean paste, lobster with ginger and scallion, and sizzling plate chicken with fermented black bean, Congee Village, Flushing, Queens
It's been a minute: a juicy, cumin-scented Uzbek pilaf at Taam-Tov, in the upstairs dining room overlooking West 47th St., Manhattan. Also shown, decades ago: a sandwich-board man on the street outside.
A thin-crusted Hot Head slice, with pepperoni and hot honey, at Masani Pizza, Forest Hills, Queens. Also shown: where to make the tip like O.G. Anunoby.
