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The New York Times in 60 Seconds: kreplach, stir-fry and 99-cent dinners

shrimp stir fryEating cheap in Manhattan by buying food exclusively from 99-cent stores. Doable? Yes. Advisable? Perhaps not.

The New York Times then brings chef Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin in on the skinflint action, challenging him to cook a meal entirely of products from Jack's 99-Cent Store. See what he does with a 99-cent frozen salmon fillet .

Wine critic Eric Asimov asks whether it's possible to teach teenagers the pleasures of moderate drinking with a little wine at the table. It works for the Europeans, right? Or does it?

A kreplach face-off in Brooklyn. Oy gevalt!

The Minimalist suggests we try a stir-fry with fermented black beans.

Then, he takes us on a photo tour of the Campo de' Fiori market in Rome. Serious vegetable porn.

In Tokyo, Japanese takes on Western food continue to grow in popularity. They seem to involve a lot of ketchup.

Starbucks buys $11,000 coffee machines in ongoing efforts to revitalize their image.

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Filed Under: Newspapers, In Sixty Seconds, Celebrities
Tags: america, Cheap, east coast, Japanese, Kreplach, Newspapers, Starbucks

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Astin

3-26-2008 @11:23AM Astin said... You're off a bit in your description of Starbucks' purchase there. They bought the COMPANY that makes the Clover, not just the machines.
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gee

5-07-2008 @3:08PM gee said... Ha! The New York Times are one step behind me. I too tried to cook a 3 course dinner party with only ingredients from the 99p store (here in the UK).

And this is my website about trying to survive only buying food and other essentials from the pound shop.

http://passmethemalkplease.wordpress.com/

I wouldn't recommend it!!


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