Deli Cuisines

Dish Spotting: Orchard Grocer’s Vegan Bagel and Schmear

Neighborhood: Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City | Featured in Alternative Meats, Best Of, Dish Spotting, Eco-Friendly Eateries, Restaurant

The just-launched Orchard Grocer might be the most modern “New Jewish” establishment in NYC, as — instead of celebrating schmaltz, whitefish and gribenes with nostalgic, pseudo-ironic abandon — it’s entirely meat, gluten and dairy-free.

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Sadelle’s – Review

Neighborhood: Manhattan, Soho | Featured in Hottest Newcomers, Reviews, RG's Favorites

Smoked fish with a schmear on bagels and babka. Doesn’t exactly sound sexy, right? That’s what I was thinking when I contemplated venturing to Sadelle’s on a recent Saturday night. But the lure of dinnertime caviar service at a cool, new downtown spot was just too strong a pull to turn down. Because while it may sound surprising, caviar options are few and far between. Afterall, caviar’s not exactly lowbrow…

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