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The smoked and spice-rubbed pork in the namesake Rocket Pig sandwich ($14) is framed by a square of ciabatta, a firm loaf for moist meat that's dressed with red onion jam and mustard sauce. Mind where you drip.
Rocket Pig
463 West 24th St. (Ninth-Tenth Aves.), Manhattan
212-645-5660
www.RocketPigNYC.com
Posted at a 24-hour Korean deli-grocery
Second Ave., Manhattan
(This post reflects meals served at a previous Tchoup Shop location, on the back patio of d.b.a. Brooklyn). Most everywhere else, "chop shop" suggests shady goings-on.
Black bean and "gringo ground meat" tacos ($3 each).
Calexico cart
Worth Sq. (24th St. at Broadway), Manhattan
(One of several mobile and brick-and-mortar locations)
347-595-0392
Through midafternoon only
www.CalexicoCart.com
Fudge, peanut fudge (75 cents per chunk). Very peanutty, and firm — a consistency that's understandable in light of the bakers' and confectioners' sweltering home country, Haiti.
Le Bon Pain
211-65 Jamaica Ave. (Hollis Court Blvd.-212th St.), Queens Village, Queens
718-464-8160
It's easier than ever to have your fill of hot bread.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
"...please do not sell sweets in front of school." A similar message is presented in Spanish.
"This is a sugar free zone..."
Outside the East Harlem Harlem Council for Human Services Bilingual Head Start
440 East 116th St. (First-Pleasant Aves.), Manhattan
Foundation of a nice meal.
(This venue is closed.) Also on offer: Salva Vida, Tiky, Ducal.
Thank you!
