The Absolute Best Pretzel in New YorkThey’re some of the city’s most traditional snacks, and new-look versions mean they’re also better than they’ve ever been.
Guilty PleasuresPatrick Connolly of Bobo, subject of tonight’s Platelist feature on ‘Nightline,’ confesses to some bad snacking habits.
ByDaniel Maurer
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Restaurants Not Feeling the Love Last Night; Menu Secrets Kept From RiffraffA brutal Valentine’s Day for New York restaurants, battered by cancellations owing to the lousy weather. [WCBS]
Many of the city’s best restaurants have off-the-menu specials: foie gras donuts at Telepan, Daniel Boulud’s lobster ravioli at Le Cirque, and more, all revealed here. [Restaurant Girl]
Chocolate, of all things, turns out to be New York’s No. 1 specialty-food export — if you eat it on the East Coast, chances are it came from here. Food processing is “by far the most stable major manufacturing sector” in the city, and one of the last. [NYT]