seb@mtgzz.UUCP (s.e.badian) (09/10/85)
For those of you too lazy or busy to cook all this stuff... This is not a recipe, but a pointer to a restaurant that can provide you with almost all the food listed by Barry in his article. The place to go is Sammy's in New York City. It is not kosher. It is called a Jewish- Roumanian restaurant. The food is great if you like lots of garlic. It is expensive, but you get entertainment with your meal. It's kind of like going to a bar mitzvah. Wild singing, everyone there gets into the spirit. It's great fun. Warning: it's in the Bowery. I don't remember the street. Maybe Chrystie St. Look it up in the phone book. Some choice dishes are chopped liver, stuffed derma(kishka), breaded veal chops that hang over the ends of the plate, skirt steak that also hang over the plate and with more garlic than a small city uses in a week, and egg creams for dessert. [ For those of you un- familiar with egg creams, they contain neither egg nor cream. They are seltzer, milk and chocolate syrup.] We usually order a bottle of Absolut vodka. It comes frozen in a block of ice. You drink shots of it and boy, can you get wasted that way! Beware! The price is $40 a bottle!!! The wine is also outrageously over-priced, and lousy to boot, but after the vodka, who cares! It's an experience we treat ourselves to about 2 times a year. If you're not Jewish, don't worry. You'll at least be able to sing along to the Broadway show songs! Another warning: DON'T LET THE WAITER ORDER FOR YOU! THAT'S HOW YOU GET $50 AND $60 PER PERSON DINNER BILLS! Sharon Badian ihnp4!mtgzz!seb ...just running up that hill...