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No Crust, No Fuss
You might think of the tramezzino -- the Venetian take on the English tea
sandwich -- as the Arch Deluxe, or at least the Filet-O-Fish, of Italian
fast food: In New York's ever-expanding panini-and-wine-bar world, it lives
in the hot-and-crunchy shadow of the more popular pressed panino. Typically
served on crustless white bread, cut into neat little triangles, and looking
like an overgrown canapé, it practically defies you not to raise a pinkie.
Unlike a cucumber sandwich, though, it can pack a serious flavor punch,
which explains why even San Domenico owner Tony May has jumped on the
sandwich bandwagon with a new tramezzini lunch menu, served at the bar. The
selection of $4.50 sandwiches, like vitello tonnato, Gorgonzola and walnut,
and prosciutto cotto and fontina, changes daily. (Two tramezzini make a nice
light lunch.) There's also an expanded by-the-glass wine list to complement
the sandwiches, and not a ciabatta crumb in sight.
San Domenico
240 Central Park South
212-265-5959
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Bastille
Day Pétanque Tournament
Veuve Clicquot sponsors a day of pétanque -- the French version of boccie --
to mark France's national holiday and benefit the Children's Museum of the
Arts. MacDougal Street will be covered with sand to make the courts; 50 top
restaurants send teams to compete, and there's a dinner afterward at
Restaurant Provence. (July 14; to reserve, call 212-475-7500.)
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Night Shift
Not that anyone who lives on Clinton Street is in danger of running out of
dining options these days, but here's a new one: The Clinton St. Baking
Company, which already has a devoted following for its
nothin'-fancy-just-good-eats breakfast, lunch, and weekend brunch, has just
added dinner to its repertoire. On the menu: lemon pasta with anchovy, fresh
garlic, and olive oil; pan-fried Eden Brook trout; and a serious burger
plate. And in case anyone misses breakfast, chef Neil Kleinberg will whip up
a batch of his killer pancakes packed with enough wild Maine blueberries to
satisfy a small grizzly.
The Clinton St. Baking Company
4 Clinton Street
646-602-6263
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Ask
Gael
I crave a new spot to launch
my day.
Looking for a breakfast nook without the usual suspects and nary a frisson of
power? Cucina & Co., in the concourse at 30 Rock, has a welcome languor (at
least this morning) and a numbingly huge frittata. It's a rustic and
luscious tumble of sausage, onion, and peppers today, with a side of rösti
potatoes. And the egg-white omelette with asparagus and tomato, ebulliently
generous too, comes minus the guilt. Prices are coffee-shop gentle: $6 for
the Continental breakfast, $6.50 for two eggs with rösti, fresh juice, and
coffee. What do New Yorkers like for breakfast? Low-fat yogurt smoothies,
fresh fruit salad, brioche French toast, granola and berries, pancakes with
Vermont maple syrup, outsize muffins and scones. It's all here. Find a quiet
table to gossip or cinch a deal, or steal a few minutes longer with your
mate (or someone else's) and no busybodies to call "Page Six."
Cucina & Co
30 Rockefeller Plaza, concourse level
212-332-7630
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Bites & Buzz Archive
Week of July 1
The first-ever City Bakery State Fair; seriously sophisticated gelato; an independence day feast; Gael examines the allure of Da Silvano Cantinetta
Week of June 17
Manhattan clambakes; Turkish dining at Beyoglu; a chilled peach drink; and Gael Greene on classic dishes from Naples at Il Gattopardo.
Week of June
10
Brooklyn's Sardinian wine bar; Aquavit's Herring Week; strawberry fever; the Greek yogurt tycoon; Gael finds the perfect spot for tête-à-têtes.
and
more ...
Photos: From top to bottom- Carina Salvi (first and third);Kenneth Chen.
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