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Hi! Let's Eat visits Zabar's

The Land of Plenty: Zabar’s

"Food-wise, America truly feels like the Land of Plenty, especially at a place like Zabar’s."

The blog, Hi! Let's Eat visited Zabar's and seems to have sampled some of our favorite things! 

It's interesting, there seems to generally be two types of people, those who like the chocolate rugelach or those who like the cinnamon, and not much cross over. Happily Abby (clearly a chocolate lover) gave the cinnamon a try, and wasn't disapointed!

Read the full article at Hi! Let's Eat.

A tea kettle that fits!

New York magazine included the remarkable, collapsible, very storable teakettle as a best bet. And we agree.

Available in Zabar's 2nd Floor Houseware Mezzanine.

The story on "ish"

Next time you're in our store, stop by the cheese department for ish - a wonderful horseradish that's great for more than just gifilte fish. They have some great recipe ideas on their site. I'm going to try the Mashed Potatoes w/ Citrus ISH, wow.

And listen to this article from NPR, an interview with Carolyn Sherman, whose family started ish:

Last Chance Foods: A Family Tradition Built on Horseradish

Listen here:

Zabar’s coffee at The Caffination

I can't agree more with Paul over at The Caffination. I've tried Zabar's coffee in drip form, French press, Aerobie and as espresso and have enjoyed every single cup. 

This is the coffee maker (Cuisinart Brew Central) I've been using of late, and I have to say it makes a really nice, smooth cup of coffee - and with the timer - it lets me wake up to the most wonderful aroma imaginable... Zabar's Coffee!

Here's an excerpt of what Paul at The Caffination writes about Zabar's Coffee:

I’ve tried it as both a drip be, and a French press… Both good. But the true surprise was the espresso… It floored me, by being both strong and smooth. A pretty clean mouthful with a bright acidity that wasn’t too overpowering, just enough to make it taste fresh. If you are looking got a great coffee at a reasonable price this is s nice change if pace blend!

Read the full article here.

http://www.zabars.com/cuisinart-brew-central-programmable-12-cup-coffeemaker/B205007,default,pd.html?cgid=Housewares_Coffee_Makers

Zabar’s is listed in National Geographic's bestselling book, “The 10 Best of Everything”

Zabar’s was selected as one of the World’s 10 Best “Markets & Food Halls” in National Geographic's 2012 The 10 Best of Everything by Nathaniel Lande & Andrew Lande.

They mention Zabar's "best smoked fish at unmatched low prices" and our "wonderful warren of fresh baked goods, deli meats, roasted coffee beans, cheeses, prepared foods and "homemade" style cakes and desserts".

This is a excellent book, sharing with its readers the 10 best of the worlds most interesting things. From Barbecue joints to Irresistible Restaurants from the best travel destinations to the best things to do on a Sunday afternoon, National Geographic brings us on a tour of everything that is now on my to do list.

It's a great coffee table book, but actually a great guide for interesting and new things to do and experience.

Zabar's Cafe serving the Upper West Side's best frozen dessert!

Thanks DNAinfo.com for rating Zabar's Cafe the Upper West Side's best Frozen Yogurt (Actually "The Lite Choice" is a lower calorie milk based frozen dessert - our Zaberry is our frozen yogurt and I think that's delicious too!). Here's an expert from the article. Read the entire article at DNAinfo.com

Best Frozen Yogurt: Zabar's 

Broadway and 80th Street

Zabar's cafe can get pretty busy, creating a chaotic frenzy towards the soft serve ice cream line, but it's worth standing your ground in the crush of people for the silky smooth "The Lite Choice" frozen yogurts. The thick velvety low-fat, low-carb, organic, kosher yogurt comes in French vanilla and dark chocolate truffle flavors. This taster suggests you mix both in a cup. The flavors are not overpowering or sickly sweet, nor are they tart like other nearby frozen yogurts. The scoop is well portioned and exceptionally refreshing.

It's healthier than ice cream but feels no less indulgent. Local mom Danielle bought a cup for herself and her toddler son Henry, who proclaimed "I love this ice cream!"

Read more at here.

Zabar's T-shirts - 2013's biggest trend?

Zabar's T-shirts will be what every skateboarder is wearing this year & next. Really. Check out this article on Quarter Snacks

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Excerpt: "If optimistic projections hold true, and this garment gains traction into our summer 2013 trend report, the implications would be immense. It would make Zabar’s the first kosher skate apparel company, possibly resulting in increased Jewish investment within skateboarding." 

Zabar's Dinners at Life at Pedal Speed

I enjoyed Meghan's post over at "Live at Pedal Speed" for a couple of reasons. She sounds like she's having a great time (something I love reading about), also she included a great picture of peonies which are my absolute favorite flower, and she posted some pics of her family enjoying "Zabar's dinner".

Since we ship Zabar's delicicies to New Mexico via Zabars.com the dinner she features might have come from us or as she puts it "sometimes we just round up the best bread, cheese and proscuitto we can find at our local deli, but we still call it Zabar's dinner." Nice that she named a style of eating after us!

Read the full post at Life at Pedal Speed

I recently enjoyed reading JD's post "All About Chumley, My New Favorite Thing" on The Yapper about Tracey Zabar's book, One Sweet Cookie: Celebrated Chefs Share Favorite Recipes. There are a few things that got me. First JD's enthusiasm for Tracey's book:

"To be as blunt as humanly possible, I’m obsessed with this book.  Zabar compiled 70 cookie, or cookie-esque, recipes from some of the New York restaurant world’s biggest figures as well as some of her own creation to create 192 pages of heaven."

I have to agree. I also have the book and have really enjoyed working through some of the recipes (and of course the tastey results). One thing I haven't done is photographed my creations. I love the pictures that are included in the odyssey to create a chumley. Now this is what I will bake next!

Shop for Tracey's book
Read it on The Yapper

What is the best thing about your bodega?

Notes From The Culinary Wasteland is in our neighborhood - it's fun having something as simple as geography in common with someone whose blog you come across.

A recent post, "My Bodega," is about NYC and all cities whose residents want to really feel they know where they live and what to expect by just popping out of their apartments to their local stores. It's the most fundamental precursor to the shop local phenomenon, which has wisely spread to less urban locations, where the challenge is both in the location of the purchase and the source of the product.

I really enjoyed reading this homage to Zabar's. I feel like if a store could emote, Zabar's would feel the same about it's neighbors, at least the people here do.

From Notes From The Culinary Wasteland - visit the blog
"My Bodega" - visit the post

"My corner bodega is called Zabar’s and many people would protest that it, too, does not qualify as a real bodega. But they’re just being picky: it’s on the corner (sort of); it carries milk – from cows, from sheep, from goats, from soy, from almonds; 1% milk, 2% milk, whole milk, half-and-half, whipping cream, heavy cream, sour cream, cream cheese, crème fraiche – and others, I’m sure. And although the original Zabar’s Mom and Pop were Jewish and came from Eastern Europe rather than from Central or South America, Korea, Thailand or China, they were immigrants finding their way into American society by opening a little food store on the corner – a bodega – or schmodega, if you prefer..."