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Radicchio Trevisano?
Yes, we're on the west side of the market, between Violet Hill Farm and Stu the Wheatgrass Guy. We're gone by 3pm though, so come early. This year we've planted three different varieties of radicchio -- di Treviso, di Varona, and Orchid. I'll let you know when we start bringing it down if it's ok with the mods.
It's been a lot of years since I last contributed to this site and even longer since I got together with any chowhounds. Drop by the stand one of these Saturdays and introduce yourselves, always good to meet folks who appreciate good food.
Radicchio Trevisano?
That would be our stand, Northshire Farm. We have quite a long drive (over 4 hours), so only make the trip once a week, for the Saturday market. We have loads of Radicchio di Treviso planted, but won't be bringing it for a few more weeks (provided the deer don't eat it up before then). I sometimes include some baby Treviso as part of our salad mix, but the full-size stuff is normally a fall crop for us. Stop by the stand in a few weeks and I'll set you up.
Province mantou sandwiches
Give them a ring. The menu sheet I took gives their number as 212.925.1205 and their address as 305 Church Street.
Province mantou sandwiches
On the corner of Church and Walker, two blocks south of Canal. Right across the street from Bread Tribeca.
Salumeria Biellese
Just walk past the very busy lunch operation and take a look in the last display case, where the day's variety of fresh sausages will be. Cured sausage is in the refrigerated case behind the counter. A list of available items is on the price list behind the counter. Service can be harried depending on time of day, but I've never found any of the counter guys to be rude. Much of their sausage business is to the industry, so it's best to suspend expectations of the service you'd get at a typical retail store.
Province mantou sandwiches
Just had another fine lunch at Province. The cold sesame noodles with roast pork was the real standout dish -- too often, sesame noodles are overly greasy or heavy...not so with this version, which is fresh and vibrant. That seems to be the general theme at this new Tribeca minimalist joint -- everything I've tried so far at Province is lighter and cleaner than a lot of NYC Chinese food tends to be. Flavors are clearly defined and combinations are simpler -- sandwiches have only one or two garnishes, each of which plays a distinctive role flavorwise. They had a new sandwich on special today, spicy pork with pickled radish, which was quite tasty. This time I brought a friend so we could try each of the four available sandwiches -- the short rib with kimchi and the spicy pork were the best of the lot. The chicken with cilantro and pickled cucumber was moist and tasty, but suffered in direct comparison with the pork (as chicken almost always does). The braised shoulder was good, but not quite as flavorful as it was last week. Today's mantou was better than last week, fresher and less dense.
I think this joint has serious potential. It's an interesting concept -- upmarket but affordable Chinese sandwiches in a hipster lunch counter setting -- only time will tell whether it'll work. I've not run into similar mantou sandwiches elsewhere, so I'm certainly hoping they flourish. I suspect that as word spreads and they get busier, they'll find their groove and start churning out consistently excellent dishes.
Province mantou sandwiches
Nope, the only veggie option right now is the tofu salad. The cold sesame noodles comes with chicken or roast pork. Their menu does have a cryptic note though: "Please check back soon for our expanded menu". I'll have a chat with them next week and will report back.
Province mantou sandwiches
Just had a couple of fantastic little sandwiches from the brand new Province Chinese Canteen on Walker a couple blocks south of Canal. Today's just their third day open, so they're serving a limited menu of their specialty sandwiches, cold sesame noodles and tofu salad. Both sandwiches I tried were excellent, with clean vibrant flavors coming through clearly. The braised pork shoulder sandwich is on par with the momofuko version, but uses Province's special sesame-seed studded bread (thinner and denser than most mantou I've had). The tender meat is balanced nicely with cilantro and delicately pickled cucumber slices. The short rib and kimchi version is also quite nice, with a good spicy kick to it. Both sandwiches were exceptionally clean, without any greasy mouthfeel whatsoever.
Sandwiches are small, about 3 inches in diameter, so one isn't likely to satisfy. The price is quite reasonable though, at $3.75 each or two for $6.50 (3 for $9.50). I'll be going back next Monday to try the grilled chicken sandwich.
