Dave Cook

Eating In Translation examines interesting, usually inexpensive food in and around New York, and occasionally farther afield.

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Fried chicken on a buttermilk biscuit (comped) from Cheeky Sandwiches — reopened after three-plus years, on limited hours for now, with just a two-sandwich menu — in the Essex Market, Essex St., Manhattan. Can't wait for the po' boys!

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Nectarine sorbet — a generous single scoop, packed far down into my cake cone — a seasonal flavor at @JuliaJeansIceCream, Clinton St., Manhattan

H/T @MahiraRivers

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@ErikHodgetts Well, it's still large — I photographed it wide, to get the entire bird comfortably into the frame, before my buddies and I shared this and our other dishes — but I suppose you could polish it off singlehanded!

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Babaghanoush, maklouba, and lamb kebabs, Ayat, Ave. C, Manhattan

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When you bite into a salteña, lean in! Read my roundup of New York-area food events for August 6-9 — not just Bolivian, but also Ecuadorian, Indonesian, Italian, Pakistani, Peruvian, and more https://t.co/twJGIp9QuL

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Guo bao rou — the Northeast Chinese version of sweet and sour pork, sugar downplayed in favor of vinegar — at Dongbei, Columbus Ave., Manhattan

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A jali kebab — a spiced minced-meat patty, dipped in egg and fried in oil, creating a namesake "net" around the flattened kebab — at Nawabi Bhoj, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Also shown: kala bhuna, accompanied by a big plate of rice each for me and my dining buddy.

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Sampler, Joy Curry & Tandoor, East 46th St., Manhattan. It's hardly fancy, but I love the smell of the steam table, which lingers even after you take a seat up the stairs.

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Pork ribs, smoked pastrami, sausage, pickled beets, and spicy pickled cauliflower, J&J Smokehouse BBQ, Catskill, New York

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Blueberry-peach tart, Crown Point Bakery, Keene Farmers Market, Keene, New York

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Time for a riverside road trip? Or, closer to the city, how about Burmese, Ghanaian, Indonesian, or Surinamese? Read my roundup of New York-area food events for early August: https://t.co/tFNBXAP9yW

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Steak and ale pie, Great Northern Pantry, Keene Farmers Market, Keene, New York

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The Loomie — smoked trout, havarti, and a dill spread, grilled on sourdough — at Loomie's Luncheonette, Catskill, New York

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Greek, Italian, Japanese, Native American, Brazilian, Indonesian, Filipino, Mexican, Peruvian (say, short ribs, shown here in the Little Lima district of Paterson), Guatemalan, Colombian: New York-area food events, late July https://t.co/F2oGQBtzsQ

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Rujak manis by Taste of Surabaya, pempek by Ohana Kitchen, es delima by Nani's Kitchen, and Yangon danbauk by Eaterniti Eats at a recent Indonesian bazaar at St. James Episcopal Church, Elmhurst, Queens. Danbauk is a Burmese biryani; the bazaar is beginning to expand its bounds.

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A really nice vodka slice at Mano's, Ridgewood, Queens. If this is your corner pizzeria, lucky you.

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Chicharron with guineo, Elsa la Reina del Chicharron, Broadway, Manhattan (one of several locations). Two forks included, even with my "smaller" order: three-quarters of a pound of fried pork belly and a like weight of boiled unripe banana.

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Cerdo a la leña — Dominican-style whole hog — with pork ribs and honey-butter-brushed cornbread at Bark Barbecue, Bushwick, Brooklyn

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Seen in passing: DUMPL1NG (a New York plate with the numeral 1 and not the letter I), perhaps seeking out its namesakes in Flushing, Queens

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For me, white radish was the selling point, but this fresh-fried Wenzhou lantern cake also offered bits of pork, shreds of scallion, and, shining bright, a hard-boiled egg. From the Lao Yang cart, lately spotted on Prince St. (opposite White Bear), Flushing, Queens