- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (Sep 20 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 031230417X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312304171
- Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #656,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
New Yorkers and tourists alike will happily take this culinary tour by native New Yorker Alperson (The Food Lover's Guide to the Real New York). It's not surprising that many of New York City's most appealing and interesting restaurants happen to be in mostly ethnically diverse neighborhoods. For example, Woodside, Queens's La Chanita is a "Mexican coffee shop that serves Mexican breakfasts side-by-side with Irish breakfasts," and Sapori d'Ischia is an Italian wholesaler by day, quaint trattoria by night; the largely Caribbean-populated area around Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn is home to Gloria's In & Out; and El Barrio, in Spanish Harlem, offers all kinds of Latin cuisine, from the Puerto Rican La Fonda Boricua to the Mexican El Paso Taquería. Alperson weaves in history with her often fascinating culinary tour; for instance, in describing The Lemon Ice King of Corona, also in Queens-a once Italian neighborhood now inhabited by Mexicans, Bangladeshi and Ecuadorians-she recommends a stop at Louis Armstrong's house, which is now a museum.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Alperson weaves in history with her often fascinating culinary tour."
--Publishers Weekly
"{Myra Alperson is} a guide who combines food and culture can unravel the mysteries of the city in a most satisfying way....her enthusiasm never wanes."
--Boston Globe
--Publishers Weekly
"{Myra Alperson is} a guide who combines food and culture can unravel the mysteries of the city in a most satisfying way....her enthusiasm never wanes."
--Boston Globe
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Try the real tour,
By Adam Rabiner (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nosh New York: The Food Lover's Guide to New York City's Most Delicious Neighborhoods (Paperback)
I actually did not read this book but did take an actual tour of Sunset Park, Brooklyn with Ms. Alperson (I rate the tour 4 stars). Ms. Alperson has a sense of humor and is passionate about food, as are those who take the tour. The whole point of the book is to get you into these neighborhoods to sample the foods. So if you aren't a book lover, go to Ms. Alperson's website (www.noshwalks.com) and sign up for a culinary tour. It's a great way to meet people, get to know a different NYC neighborhood, and try stuff you never would have otherwise. I have recommended the tour to friends who have really enjoyed it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Delicious New York Noshes- A Grazers Delight,
By Annette (Eastchester, N.Y. United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nosh New York: The Food Lover's Guide to New York City's Most Delicious Neighborhoods (Paperback)
Here is a book that helps you to enjoy the wonders to be found in all those little amazing neighborhoods in the 5 boroughs of New York City. This marvelous book overflows with both eating and touring adventures. Each page brings a new surprise, a hidden market here, a De La Vega mural (a variation of Picasso's Guernica) as well, a garden there, Her tours bring you tastes you couldn't imagine...the Nosh adventures go way beyond the food. Another added surprise are the recipes sprinkled throughout the book. This book gives a range of shopping tips as well. Ms. Alperson provides excellent maps as well as detailed travel instructions so that you can find your way around the and exciting areas and experience your very own nosh walks. It's like touring the world and never leaving New York. Ms. Alperson is at the cutting edge of culinary discoveries...check it out!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent guide!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Nosh New York: The Food Lover's Guide to New York City's Most Delicious Neighborhoods (Paperback)
It was so nice to see neighborhoods in the outer boroughs covered here--they are so often overlooked. Ms. Alperson's passion for the food and culture of New York comes through on every page. Well done!
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