The peril of pernil

Vargas’ pernil sandwich
There is a burden that comes with knowledge. Especially the knowledge that you can drive down Hudson Street, about two blocks off Niagara Street, and get a beautiful Puerto Rican roast pork sandwich - pernil - for $4. There is no way I can feel anything but wretched now whenever I’m forced by [...]

Pho sure

 
Pho bo at 99 Fast Food by exposure-buffalo.com (via flickr.com)
Describing pho bo, the national dish of Vietnam, as “beef noodle soup” hardly does it justice. Until you put your face in the plume of steam rising from a massive bowl of anise-scented broth, pink shaved ribeye steak and cilantro, you can’t be expected to understand the [...]