Try "Gala Apple" (Russian) Supermarket on 18th Avenue and East 3rd Street. They are known for their prepared foods counter and regularly have excellent veal tongue, samsas, pickled goods and a hundred other items.

Chicken kiev seen recently.

Start at the northernmost point and work your way south.

Since you've got the green "G" icon, I'd suggest Greenpoint Avenue on the "G" train for your first dinner stop...walk towards the East River, get your name on Paulie Gee's pizza list and hop back up the block to Brouwerij Lane - where you can taste away from 19 fresh craft taps and a cask. Many obscure, heavy handed IPAs, porters, special stuff.

You'll thank me...and now I'll let others help work your way down to Coney Island.

Not sure it's unpasteurized, but there's a pickle vendor at SmorgasBurg who's got fresh 'kraut...and a guy at the Fifth Avenue (Park Slope @ 4th Street) Farmer's market on Sundays.

Another option: "Building On Bond" (Bond Street near Dean Street) - ususally fine craft beer selection, reasonably-priced and indoor/outdoor seating - with a couple of private-type rooms towards the back.

Slam-Dunk!

Go straight to New Park (5 minutes from JFK)...plenty of tables in the back. Enjoy your pizza (get those slices well-done), fulfill most of your criteria (not sure about the beer), then take other's recommendations farther afield.

With the grand re-opening of Smith-9th on the "F" & "G", should provide a much-needed boost for the RH vendors.

Any other strong recs? How about ceviche?

Many thanks for clearing the air on this...AND for the link about Giovanni's...gotta get there! I held T&T's as the gold standard for pumpkin burek, took it home and oven-reheated - never 'waved.

Wow, talkin' about bureks harkens back to the first post I ever read on CH, about a little Albanian place on Church Avenue - authored by none other than the Original 'Hound, Jim Leff.

Did Tony & Tina's become Ann & Tony's? More important: Are they still making the extraordinary pumpkin Bureks?

Your wish could come true...I've spotted a roving Christie's food truck (yesterday was parked on Seventh Avenue & 9th Street near the "F" stop in Park Slope).

Is this a new strategy?

$1 oysters and excellent moule-frites on my last visit.

It's ben awhile, but Famous on C.I.A. changed dramatically even before their move to the fluorescently new corner space...while the salad / topping items were absolutely top-notch, including the fried eggplant, the falafel balls were underspiced and bread-crumb-y.

Not to mention the customers uncontrollable urges to cut back in line and "re-fill" their sandwiches and hoist "samples" from the fresh-made ball bowl.

Hope that's changed for the better.

Anyone shopping in Triana market must find the "nut lady" displaying multiple hand-packed varieties roasted so fresh.

Grabbed a 3 euro plastic container of the "regular" roasted almendras...they were head and shoulders better than any industrially-packaged Marconas, at less than half the price.

FYI - El Corte Ingles is definitely a good resource when all else fails or if you're unsure that the market packaging will pass USDA / Customs muster. Ticked-off family in front of us declared food items, was sent to the scanner and had about 35 lbs. of chorizo, jamon and other meat/food items stripped from their bags on the conveyor belt. Be warned: regardless of what the merchants tell you over there, read the rulebook before you board the plane.

Totally agree with Azotea and Eslava.

On your next visit (or wherever they're sold), broaden your wine horizons with a few Ribera del Dueros. Body and soul in a bottle.

It's quite an adventure walking off your meals at 1:00 AM thru the plazas and down otherwise lonely narrow streets and allies, while crews scrub the streets.

There's another "Alchemy" on 5th Avenue in Park Slope.

Any relation? Any potential problem using that name?

Flint's...that would be quite a fantastic, far and strange trip indeed.

Was a "must-do" on every West Coast swing to visit my brother back in the '80s.

Got the membrillo in, of all places, LIDL in Triana...looks authentic and packaged in Cordoba.

Scored some more azafran ("Carmencita") and pimenton ("El Rey de La Vera")...hope it's good.

Lots of "alsos", Erica! (Ha!)...wish I could carry them all home!

Good to know.

The cans are gorgeous and their dates are at least a year out through Spring 2014. I am a stickler for freshness and check the back of the shelf first.

Membrillo...what is it?

Was treated to a home-cooked meal with jamon, chorizo AND salchichon, plus main dish of chucos with patatas in a tomatoey sauce. Postres were special Semana Santa cakes and a bow tie like pastry.

Oops, I meant to buy smoked and got sweet.

Are the La Chinita and La Odalisa brands worth their salt? The former is La Vera origin, the latter looks like Murcia.

Likely won't happen.

We've been to many small places and had an especially good time last nite at La Brunilda...mushroom/Parmesan risotto, pulpo, bacalau and fantastic rucola salad.

Between day trips to Jerez and Cordoba, I've been worming my way thru the aisles at El Corte Ingles for grocery finds. Will compare the house-brand of tortas with Ines Rosales, although have not found the seasonal orange-flavor yet. Baena EV olive oil "Duque", pimenton, azafran, sardinas in Ortiz jar and marmalade Albaracoque (buy 1, get 50% off el segundo!)...all coming home.

What an adventure thus far, can elaborate later when back in the 'States.

Is the food as good as it sounds?

There is, but you'll need to go further east. Churrascaria Bairrada in Mineola (Jericho Turnpike & Willis Avenue).

It's really a Portuguese restaurant specializing in Bairrada regional cuisine which is to say: Heavy on the meat.

Not sure it has the all-u-can-eat system, but certainly worth a try for the authentic presentation of leitao, roast kid in red wine sauce, frango (butterflied, marinated and grilled chicken) served with rice and French fries.

Walk about a half-mile from the "F" and go to RoseWater on Union St. & 6th Avenue.

Just what you're looking for. They have a well-worth-it $28 three course Monday thru Thursday.

Definitely check out the Leitoes/Leitao places - "Pedro" is one of the biggest as I recall. If you park far back enough in the parking lot, you might just get a spectacular tour of the ovens and "prep" area.

Guaranteed fresh!

Will be changing planes in Lisbon Airport with one 3-hour and one short layover.

Need recommendations for authentic local breakfast and lunch food in the TAP terminal area.

Muito obrigado.

Yes, indeed...tried and loved Leske's "bear claw", with just the right amount of almond-flavored goodness, crunchy and well done.

That makes two great almond-y treats coming to the Slope/Gowanus area, if you put the indescribable, ethereal Runner & Stone almond croissant into the mix.

Unless Bloomberg bans sugar, buttercream and bakeries of this ilk, I hope your guilty pleasure becomes that of thousands of others. Now if only they'd incorporate some old-fashioned Jewish bakery classics like rugelach (the real stuff, like Margaret Palca's) and salt-sticks.

The management team has chef Harry Hawk on it...definitely an innovator and veteran of some great foodie places. He had that cool Stahlmeyer's hot dog place on Union Street (near Columbia Street) for awhile and I'm pretty sure he brought some "new-age" stuff to Smith Street.

Whatever they were, the walnut flavor was distinct, fresh and true. The nuts themselves had a darker skin than the pic shows. Thanks!

Cousin John's apparently can make one with or without pineapple - and from the sample I had the other day, also looked like black walnuts inside. Could be the prime candidate.