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Our Manhattan farewell in a few images

Food industry workers are some of the warmest, most nurturing folks around. These are some servers who made our Manhattan stay memorable.

In the heart of Harlem, Sylvia’s is a touchstone of Black culture and an exemplar of soul food prepared with a healthy touch.

Equipping a kitchen may start with the knives, but J.B. Prince has every chef’s tool imaginable — and some you haven’t thought of.

Frankie Frank, grill man at Hajji’s Deli in Harlem, invented the chopped cheese sandwich a quarter century ago. He still makes a great one.

The man behind Sullivan Street Bakery saved us all in the early pandemic with his crusty bread recipe. Now he delights us with Roman pizza.

We swear there’s a Nathan’s hot dog cart on practically every street corner in Manhattan. And … Nathan’s is why hot dogs are called coneysRead more

Between S&P Lunch in the Flatiron District and and Lexington Candy Store on the Upper East Side, we enjoyed strong tastes of NYC yesteryear.

Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks in the East Village is an essential stop for any avid cook while visiting New York City.

When we learned that Junior’s claims The World’s Most Fabulous Cheesecake®, we rode the F train to Brooklyn to put that boast to the test.

Meg Ryan got it right at Katz’s Deli, but you’d be forgiven if you thought she was swooning over the pastrami.