Everyone has their comfort food. One of our readers shares a favorite with us:
"There's something so welcoming about stepping into
Gigino's on a raw March night. You can smell the pizza baking in the oven, the yellow walls and flattering light make it feel like home. In a way, it has been part of our home for over 13 years—as the take-out containers will attest. But there's nothing like going in, eating their wonderful olives and picking something off the specials list. My husband and daughter are devotees of the linguini and clam sauce—filled with manila clams and a sprinkling of red pepper. In the summer, I like those two small tables perched out on the stoop. It's the kind of restaurant every neighborhood needs."
"Jars of pickled oranges, lemons and figs, cans of tomato sauce and hundreds of bottles of wine line the walls of Petrarca Cucina e Vino. Scarlet chairs add to the colorful tableau. Tables are spaced comfortably..." So begins the entry about Petrarca Cucina e Vino on Bloomberg.com. But there is so much more! Follow the links. Read on. Immerse yourself in Italian wine, maybe some pasta before you head out to the Tribeca Film Festival.
Sometimes eating Take Out feels like failure, like you've given up hope of coming up with something good to eat on your own. Luckily, you have options that feel more like you had a stroke of genius. Maybe you'll be too tired to cook more often...
If you can't be trusted to watch a plate of cookies or keep your fingers off the frosting, don't worry. You are not alone. Many of us can't resist the allure of something sweet. Take comfort in the confessions of a Tribeca Taste reader:
Sometimes genius is not is inventing something new- but in re-discovering something that has always been there:
