Oh, I'm so sorry! I was writing this up in a rush. I've edited the post to add in the missing sugar quantity. You remove the bag of seeds at the end....

CR - Embrace absurdity. It gets you through the longer days. Colochita - Yes, leave it at a boil for the whole 10 minutes. I'll edit the recipe to make that clearer....

Jen - Thanks! And I'm now kinda curious about the history of public bathrooms in the city....

That's certainly not Manhattan's first public bathroom. There used to be one down by City Hall, years ago. And there may have been others, as well....

Rocknrope - You sure can! Frozen puff pastry is good stuff. Just sprinkle on a bit of cinnamon before putting in the filling. Though, making the crust is really so quick and easy that I'd advise you t...

Matty - I thought Chicago was lovely. I thought my Alinea meal was plenty filling. And I'm a native New Yorker, so I eat my hot dogs with nothing but ketchup and sauerkraut, and damn proud of it. Yum....

I still don't want to trek out to Queens, but I'll definitely try making these at home! I bet my Hungarian grandmother will love that....

rubyredhead - I'm sure working with her on such a project would be a pleasure. Maybe I'll drop her a line and suggest it! mihalis - I didn't mention quinces in the shopping guide because I've been se...

All right, for once I'll listen to you people and edit that out. I've heard it called that, but I'm not wed to it, so sure, whatever....

Now you're talking my language. I have about 8 lbs of pork belly curing in my fridge right now - it'll be bacon by next weekend....

The meat was vacuum-sealed for maybe half an hour or so - I don't remember exactly. It was a higher end vacuum sealer, but not a super crazy high end one....

12/13: You're grinding uncooked rice, though if you want you can experiment with toasting the rice first for a nuttier flavor....

#4: This dish was made late last week. There were still plenty of scapes at the greenmarket and at the Park Slope Food Co-op....

Thank you, #1! We usually use only one bay leaf for meals this size, but because the cooking time is so much less than it is for, say, our tomato/meat pasta sauce, we added extra bay leaves to make up...

At least as of about 10:30am, Lexington was completely blocked off from 38th to 45th....