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The Celluloid Pantry: Melted Mozzarella and The Bicycle Thief (Italy, 1948). If you haven't checked out Nora's awesome column, this is a good one to start with.
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Landmark Ferry Building May Become Market: Another "culinary temple" in NYC!
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Survey for New Yorkers: Where Do You Buy Your Wine? This is not only interesting, but will help us select wines each week that people can actually find and drink.
SKGR and readers should get a kick out of this:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/0/1/3/10136/10136-8.txt
It is a *large* file.
Vino Vino: http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/41841998/new_york_ny/vino_vino.html
Chambers Street Wines: http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/33072585/new_york_ny/chambers_street_wines.html
I work downtown and live in NJ, so these are both great places right near a train and the staff is ALWAYS very friendly. Chambers Street ususally has tastings on Thursdays. Vino Vino I think does theirs on Fridays and Saturdays.
Astor Wines and Spirits - still at 12 Astor Place, but at a new location on Lafayette at 4th? as of March 20th
Burgundy Wine Company - 26th between 6th and 7th
So many very fine stores in this city
Vintage NY (soho)
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Best cellars (86 & lex)