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Vintage Candy Monday: Big Cherry
When I was in high school I remember reading Craig Claiborne's comment that "the three worst foods begin with the letter 'M' --- marshmallows, marzipan and maraschino cherries." I disagreed with him then, and I disagree with him these many decades later.
Balthazar: What a Satisfying Dinner
Balthazar is indeed a happy place with good food. The chicken dish that Ed mentions is proof of the latter. It closely resembles one of Soltner's "special" dishes in the good gone days of Lutece. It was "Coq Saute au Riesling" and was enriched by what-must-have-been a scary amount of egg yolks. Soltner, as you probably know, was Alsatian also. He too had a way of making the diner feel special, even those of us who were existing on hotdogs and tuna sandwiches and could only afford Lutece on special occasions. Balthazar is more egalitarian and casual, but there always seems to me to be some genetic connection between it and Lutece.
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
The Donut Pub on 14th St, just off Seventh Ave, has fresh and wonderful donuts and variations thereof. (Let's argue about what a true cruller is, how to spell it, how to pronounce it). But the Black and Whites (some frosted just white, others just black) are exquisite cake-like discs with achingly sweet icing. Really just about perfect as far as I can eat.
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When I bring my own bag, the Chelsea Whole Foods deducts a dime from my bill. When I do not bring my own bag BUT am able to transport the goods without a bag, the policy is arbitrary. Recently when a checker refused the dime-off deduction and I inquired as to why, he said, "We're trying to TRAIN people to bring their own bags." The manager agreed with him. She told me that they were "trying to TRAIN people." Then she added, "If people complain enough we give them the ten cents off." An interesting way to set policy and an interesting goal --- to TRAIN the public.