No Longer on the Menu
Yesterday I was reminiscing with another former New Yorker who has returned to Cebu and her husband—a frequent visitor to New York. What were both of us missing about New York? The food, of course. She misses the burgers. As do I. Donovan’s in Woodside. For her it was Joe’s Pizza. For me, Lombardi’s. Her husband mentioned the bagels—something that just can’t be replicated. (I think it has something to do with the water in New York). This led me to dream about bagels last night—all different varieties of bagels. Onion, Everything, Sesame Seed, etc. We also jointly yearn for good Thai and Vietnamese food which is surprisingly inauthentic and bland (the word is fusion) here considering how close we are to Thailand and Vietnam. Of course, I don’t expect to ever find a real New York-style corned beef on rye here. Being raised on excellent delicatessen food such as that found at Corky and Lenny’s, I could never bring myself to eat the canned corned beef that people eat here. Yech.
