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Someone forwarded me Gothamist's completely classless Hurricane Pantry post that's now been edited for basic human decency. While I hesitate to even share the original since the focus should be elsewhere, I present it only as an act of free information to help you decide who deserves your future blog-reading patronage. Oh yeah, what he said.
The NYC Foodie's Guide to a Hurricane Pantry
Although it has yet to reach the five boroughs, Katrina is on the minds of New Yorkers. She isn't predicted to descend upon our fair city, but reports of her wrath down South have shaken many to core - looking for some sort of distraction from the onslaught of disaster-related news updates.
And what more appropriate distraction for a vittles-obsessed New Yorker than building a food shopping list? Which Big Apple provisions would you want on-hand, if you needed to hunker down at home or flee to environs unknown to escape Katrina? Some weather-withstanding suggestions from the over-obsessed foodies at Gothamist:
* Dr. Brown's Black Cherry Soda (supplemented by Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray, if you are so inclined).
* A pizza pie or two or three from John's or Lombardi's. (Remember, artfully made, thin-crust New York pizza still tastes good at room temperature, if reheating isn't an option. And makes for a particularly tasty breakfast in a pinch.)
* Dried fruit, nuts, olives, and freshly made hummus and baba ganoush from one of the many Middle Eastern grocers that line Atlantic Avenue.
* Knishes that could endure the tests of time and tumult, from the Lower East Side's legendary Yonah Schimmel.
* Full-sours and half-sours aplenty from Guss's.
* Black & White cookies from William Greenberg Jr. Desserts - or even Zaro's. (We're pretty sure the shelf-life of these ebony and ivory treats is almost as long as that of a Twinkie.)
by VittlesVamp in Food Shopping
(BTW, could this list be any more stereotypically Jewish? I'm surprised they left out Chinese food.)
The NYC Foodie's Guide to a Hurricane Pantry
Although it has yet to reach the five boroughs, Katrina is on the minds of New Yorkers. She isn't predicted to descend upon our fair city, but reports of her wrath down South have shaken many to core - looking for some sort of distraction from the onslaught of disaster-related news updates.And what more appropriate distraction for a vittles-obsessed New Yorker than building a food shopping list? Which Big Apple provisions would you want on-hand, if you needed to hunker down at home or flee to environs unknown to escape Katrina? Some weather-withstanding suggestions from the over-obsessed foodies at Gothamist:
* Dr. Brown's Black Cherry Soda (supplemented by Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray, if you are so inclined).
* A pizza pie or two or three from John's or Lombardi's. (Remember, artfully made, thin-crust New York pizza still tastes good at room temperature, if reheating isn't an option. And makes for a particularly tasty breakfast in a pinch.)
* Dried fruit, nuts, olives, and freshly made hummus and baba ganoush from one of the many Middle Eastern grocers that line Atlantic Avenue.
* Knishes that could endure the tests of time and tumult, from the Lower East Side's legendary Yonah Schimmel.
* Full-sours and half-sours aplenty from Guss's.
* Black & White cookies from William Greenberg Jr. Desserts - or even Zaro's. (We're pretty sure the shelf-life of these ebony and ivory treats is almost as long as that of a Twinkie.)
And, what would you add to your Hurricane pantry list of must-haves?
* NOTE: In all seriousness, a much more appropriate activity for a concerned, food-obesessed New Yorker is to help fill up the nation's network of food bank pantries to assist Katrina's victims. Here's a link to America's Second Harvest, if you'd like to make a donation.
Postedby VittlesVamp in Food Shopping
(BTW, could this list be any more stereotypically Jewish? I'm surprised they left out Chinese food.)
