Is it Frankenbrine’s monster? As if salted cucumbers weren’t already having a moment: Gherkin-istas all over the US are traveling to a New York deli to try a sandwich that’s literally “in a pickle.” “It has been pickle mania,” Anthony Fiorito, the owner of Seven Brothers Gourmet in Oceanside, Long Island, which sells around 250 … Read more
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream usually draws customers with gourmet takes on classics like vanilla and pistachio. But occasionally, the artisanal ice cream maker headquartered in New York slips in what it calls a “shock flavor,” like Hidden Valley Ranch or pizza. Surprising flavor combinations – think gravy-flavored Jones Soda or Sour Patch Kids Oreos — … Read more
Call it an an act of snack-rilege. Can a bagel without a hole be called a bagel? The question is tearing NYC’s boiled dough community apart after local stalwart Utopia Bagels decided to reinvent the bread wheel, releasing the city’s first-ever intentionally no-hole bagels earlier this month. From now until Feb. 12, the classic Whitestone, … Read more
She’s not averse to grabbing some grub. Most people might would balk at finding a bug in their food; however, one South African woman likes adorning her dishes with an array of creepy crawlies straight out of an insect zoo. “I’m obsessed with insects,” Joanne Techow, 30, told NeedToKnow.online of her penchant for entomophagy — … Read more