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Finding a Place Where Everybody Knows Your Name

‘Since July 15, I’ve spent tens of hours and hundreds of dollars at Der Pioneer. I know every inch of this space.’ The silver...

By Joshua David Stein - August 31, 2018
Food | Restaurants | The Trencherman

Love, Longing, and Lunch on Restaurant Row

Barbetta, the oldest surviving establishment on Restaurant Row along West 46th Street in ManhattanDINA LITOVSKY/THE NEW YORK TIMES/ REDUXIf you fold up Manhattan like...

By Joshua David Stein - August 14, 2018
The Trencherman | Food | Restaurants

Last Call at the Coffee Shop

Saying so long to New York’s temple of herbed french fries and superficial beauty Everyone comes to New York to gape slack-jawed at beauty...

By Joshua David Stein - July 27, 2018
The Trencherman | Food | Restaurants

Preserving Palestinian Culture, One Seed at a Time

Last weekend, Vivien Sansour, founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library, was on a quick stopover in New York City, from her home in Beit...

By Joshua David Stein - July 13, 2018
The Trencherman | Food | George Lang

Going Hungary: Meditations on a Last Meal

‘The last meal, as a resonant idea, seems to rest on an awareness of impending death. It’s different than just your favorite food. It’...

By Joshua David Stein - June 15, 2018
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