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Eat the Web, July 23, 2013

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These fish tacos at Sage General Store in LIC are fantastic! Love the accompanying jicama slaw, too.

ABC News tells us that the appendix may actually have a real use: reserving good bacteria for our gut.

NPR published a great story on Georgian grilled meats and why they are so tasty (hint: it’s the grape leaves).

Real Cheap Eats published their mondo Summer 2013 guide to 50 cheap eats around NYC, yum. Bring me a plate of green bean jelly sheet noodles, stat!

The NY Times features Kesso Foods, a tiny Greek yogurt factory in Astoria Heights/East Elmhurst.

Over on We Heart Astoria I share some great cold drink options in Astoria/LIC.

Thug Kitchen published a recipe for stuffed peppers that sounds absolutely scrumptious. Vegetarian, of course.

The NY Times visits Mamak House in Flushing, a relatively new Malaysian restaurant, which I can’t wait to try.

Serious Eats tells us about some excellent small gorditas found in the Bronx. They should be in my belly, like, yesterday.

On 101 Cookbooks, this recipe for avocado coconut oil tartines caught my eye.

The NY Times filmed an important video, Occupy Bakery.

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Eat the Web, July 16, 2013

This is the inaugural edition of Eat the Web, a collection of links to articles and blog posts about food, that I find particularly interesting. Enjoy!

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A shot of the raw bar at Mar’s, a beautiful new speakeasy-esque bar in Astoria.

Eating The World in NYC writes about Caribbean Suriname restaurant, which has filled the void left by Warung Kario, which I loved (RIP). Thank goodness Surinamese food continues to exist in NYC.

The NY Times says goodbye to Diner’s Journal.

Tastoria Queens tells us about the intriguing Ambassador Plates program, created by Jeff Orlick, which offers an option wher ethe chef decides what to serve, for $10 or $20. Here’s Jeff’s post about it.

Serious Eats NY published a fantastic list of places to eat Chinese food in all the city (mostly Manhattan and Flushing).

Serious Eats NY also calls out the Portuguese egg tart at New Flushing Bakery, which truly is one of the great desserts in Flushing.

Narrative.ly earlier this month published a great multimedia feature called Cooking in Translation, which “profiles a Korean-born, Flushing woman and her evolving cooking traditions.”

Slate explains why the (theoretical) loss of California’s food output would create havoc in America. “The loss of California’s output would create a dire situation for at least a decade.”

The NY Daily News turns its focus on Ridgewood, Queens along the M line—Krystal European Bakery, Krolewskie Jadlo (a personal favorite), and Catania Bakery.

Eater updates their Queens heatmap for July 2013.

The New Yorker reports that Dominique Ansel Bakery, home of the cronut, created the frozen s’more this past weekend. Ansel claims these can’t be scalped like cronuts, and that you have to eat them right after purchasing them or the effect is wrecked.

birthday-cake-iconP.S. Happy birthday to me! I’ll be the one eating the nachos and watching the All Star Game at an unnamed spot in Queens.