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When I was a little girl living in Brooklyn, my parents used to take me to Brighton Beach on the weekends. Aside from riding on the overheated subway, I don't remember much about those trips - except my lust for potato knishes, that is. Vendors walked up and down the beach hawking the golden dumplings that were filled with a rich mixture of mashed potatoes and onions. I couldn't get my toddler tongue around the word "knish," so I begged for "potato conditioners."
We opted to hit up the take-out counter that same afternoon. I popped in to place an order between errands, then returned 20 minutes later to pick it up. That's when things got a tad confusing. Out came a long, skinny package containing our foot-long hot dog and a shorter one with my sandwich. But as one of the staffers stowed them in a paper bag, she added sour cream and applesauce "for the latkes." "I didn't order any latkes," I pointed out. She whisked the toppings away.Next, I found a container of Thousand Island dressing in the bag with my salad instead of the "[Glenn Walter]'s Garlic Vinaigrette" I'd ordered. And I had to remind staffers about my side of pickles and a pair of Dr. Brown's sodas: cream and black cherry, this time. By the time my order was ready to go, four different people had participated in the process, though I was the only take-out customer in the place.See the full content of this document
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Taste Test: Sadie Katz Delicatessen
Taste Test: Sadie Katz Delicatessen
189 Bank Street, Burlington, 864-5308When I was a little girl living in Brooklyn, my parents used to take me to Brighton Beach on the weekends. Aside from riding on the overheated subway, I don't remember much about those trips - except my lust for potato knishes, that is. Vendors walked up and down the beach ha...See the full content of this document
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