When I was in New York last week, I spent my free time in bookstores (culinary of course) and food shops. As I strolled 5th Avenue and dug into a bag of roasted chestnuts, I happened past a Barnes & Noble where I spied a book called “The Gourmet Shops of New York.” What a great resource! The book is filled with 100 gourmet food shops all over the City, great photography, some fun recipes, and then in the back of the book, a listing of the shops with web information. Inside I was pleased to find one of my new favorite shops Kalustyan’s . This place was recommended to me by friends for stocking a crazy number of spices and rices, honey, salts, jerred foods, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. The store is a marvel and so is The Gourmet Shops of New York.

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