|  | Robert Sietsema | | While the pies may look small, their meaty richness means you won't walk away hungry. | | Chelsea Market (75 Ninth Avenue) is a mecca of locavore treats. Fork in the Road took on the not-quite-arduous task of cataloging the best of the gourmet gems to be found in the building and offers its 10 Best Things to Eat at Chelsea Market. The list includes such budget-friendly favorites as Toasted Cheese at Lucy's Whey, a/k/a pressed grilled-cheese sandwiches that come flavored with clothbound cheddar and fig paste for the bargain price of $6; Australian-style Beef Pie from the Down Under-themed Tuck Shop for $5.50; and a bowl of hearty Clam Chowder at the Lobster Place for $3.50. For the market's top treats, click through.
Roberto Santibanez of Fonda (434 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn) has a new cookbook out called Truly Mexican. He discusses why he felt the need to write it : "Basically I'm trying to train chefs to cook Mexican food to get a grasp on the cuisine. When you go to cooking school, you get all these European techniques. So, you can be one of the best-trained chefs with the best marks in school, but if I put cilantro and tomatillos in front of you, you don't know what to do or how to get flavor from them...Even friends of mine are fascinated with the introductory techniques. I could translate the book in Spanish and it would do well in Mexico." | |  
Hemant Mathur, who helped make Devi (8 East 18th Street) one of the premier destinations for authentic Indian cuisine in the city, opened Tulsi (211 East 46th Street) earlier this year. Over at Fork in the Road, he reveals his recipe for Three Roots Chaat , a take on chaat aloo (potato chaat), a savory snack traditionally served with a selection of chutneys. "We use potatoes, yams, and cassava -- also known as yucca -- as the three starchy root vegetables in this chaat," says Mathur. "Each ingredient brings texture, color, and, of course, a unique flavor to the whole...Our chaat is not traditional in that ginger is used more in traditional chutneys, not garlic. But we like the way the garlic opens up the tamarind taste in this street-food variation."  Thelewala (112 MacDougal Street) brings more Indian street food to Greenwich Village, setting up its tiny cubby of a shop directly across the street from Kati Roll Company . The menu includes several chaats, including bhel pori for $5, a large portion of puffed rice, red onions, flaked chickpeas, and two kinds of chutneys; aloo dum for $7, a mild Calcutta-style potato curry, served with two parathas; and chicken malai roll for $4.50, composed of spiced farm-raised chicken and red onions stuffed into a soft flatbread. Wash it all down with a cup of milky masala chai for $1.
Peter Hoffman was doing the locavore thing before the term was even coined. Which is why it came as such a shock when he sent word that he will be closing his trailblazing market-driven restaurant , Savoy (70 Prince Street), on June 18 after more than two decades in business. Softening the blow was the news that he would be opening a new casual-concept restaurant in the space later this year. Hoffman writes, "To everything there is a season, especially restaurants, and I look forward to introducing customers to the next one that will occupy this space. I'm not giving up my corner on Prince and Crosby; I'm just giving us a new canvas upon which to work."
Sergimmo Salumeria (456 Ninth Avenue) is the latest addition to the increasingly crowded arena of specialty Italian groceries in the city. The shop is devoted to cured meats, regional cheeses, pastas, and olive oils hailing from the boot-shaped country, as well as prepared dishes and fresh panini. Sergio Badalamenti, who owns the shop with his brother, Massimo, says he hopes to complement stores like Eataly by providing "the equivalent of the local 'salumi' store found in every Italian town and village and city in Italy." While this is their first foray into Manhattan, the duo has another shop in the far reaches of Whitestone, Queens. | |
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