DISHES OF THE WEEK (2016):
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PASTRAMI BACON at HOMETOWN BAR-B-QUE – January 7
CHICKEN OYSTER YAKITORI at SOBA TOTTO – January 14
CHERRY TREE RED ALE at GUN HILL BREWING COMPANY – January 21
QUESO OAXACA TORTA at MISCELÁNEA – January 28
POLENTA STICKS at PAT LAFRIEDA MEAT PURVEYORS at THE PENNSY – February 4
COFFEE EGG TART at NEW FLUSHING BAKERY – February 11
CHEESE CARAMEL from CHEESE GROTTO – February 18
EGGPLANT BORANI at AFGHAN KEBAB HOUSE – February 25
POTATO CANNELLONI at AVANT GARDEN – March 3
YUZU DASHI RAMEN at NAKAMURA – March 10
EMMY SQUARED’S DETROIT-STYLE PIZZA at CHOICE EATS – March 17
PASTRAMI BUNS at IVAN RAMEN SLURP SHOP – March 31
LOBSTER at ASTRID Y GASTON (in Lima, Peru) – April 7
PAPPARDELLE WITH WILD BOAR RAGU at SAN MARZANO – April 14
HAMACHI CRUDO at QUALITY EATS – April 21
SHORT RIB at KANG HO DONG BAEKJEONG – April 28
POLLO ALA BRASA at INCA’S GRILL PERUVIAN CUISINE – May 5
ROAST BEEF AND SIDES at MR. DONAHUE’S – May 12
KUBANEH BREAD at TIMNA – May 19
IBÉRICO PRESA at AMADA – May 26
WILD KING SALMON BACON at SHELSKY’S OF BROOKLYN – June 2
CHEESEBURGER TACOS at EMPELLÓN AL PASTOR – June 9
ADJARULI KHACHAPURI at ODA HOUSE – June 16
THREE HOUR KYOTO NEGRONI at KOBRICK COFFEE CO. – June 23
DRY POT at MÁLÀ PROJECT – June 30
CARROT CREPE at OLMSTED – July 7
DOUGH’S BANANA CHOCOLATE MUFFIN at BIRCH COFFEE – July 14
RENDANG BEEF at RASA – July 21
BREAKFAST SANDWICH at COURT STREET GROCERS – July 27
GRILLED PORK BÁNH MI at NAM NAM – August 4
MARGHERITA PIZZA at BRUNO – August 11
ZUCCHINI CHIPS at KIKI’S – August 18
PICKLED HERRING SMØRREBRØD at GREAT NORTHERN FOOD HALL – August 25
RICOTTA HOTCAKES at TWO HANDS BAR & RESTAURANT – September 1
BERKSHIRE PORK TENDERLOIN at GABRIEL KREUTHER – September 8
SPECIAL EUROPEAN ROUND-UP – September 15
ICE CREAM SANDWICHES from THE GOOD BATCH at THE VENDY AWARDS – September 22
CHEESEBURGER at JOE JUNIOR RESTAURANT – September 29
FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH at ESME – October 6
INIHAW TUNA BELLY at TITO RAD’S GRILL – October 13
PELMENI at ANTON’S DUMPLINGS – October 20
SHIITAKE “CACIO E PEPE” at NIX – October 27
ACAÍ BOWL at GALERIA – November 3
PANDI-ICE CREAM at HOUSE OF INASAL – November 10
U & I at MU RAMEN – November 17
HAM FOR THE HOLIDAYS at FOSTER SUNDRY – November 24