The Good Shopping Guide

In this update of the original New York Eats (1992), Levine adds 200 entries. In all, he covers stores in 15 neighborhoods in the five boroughs, spanning 30 ethnic groups.

Fair warning: Look up one entry and an hour later, you will still be reading. Levine's passion, sometimes controversial opinions, and ardent style are utterly compelling. Present and former New Yorkers can kiss off half a day every time they get near this book. And Levine now shares his e-mail address, so you can argue back and share your own favorites.

Die-hard ethnic foodies may notice one shortcoming in New York Eats (More). Some identities within major ethnic groups, such as Thai in the Asian entries, are missing. This may have happened because Levine does not cover restaurants. When this shortcoming is remedied, as it no doubt will be in a future edition, this will be the ultimate, as well as the most exciting, New York food guide.--Dana Jacobi

Where can you find the best bialy, brioche, burrito, butter crunch, bircj beer, barbecueed rib, or bruschetta in the Big Apple? The answers are in this amazing guide to finding the greatest food treasures in New York's dazzling bakeries, butchers, fish markets, produce stands, cheese shops, gourmet groceries, sandwich carts, spice emporia, kitchenware stores and specialty shops.

A lifelong nosher with an insatiable taste for adventure, Ed Levine has turned his quirky passion into a New York institution, tirelessly seeking out the freshest, most delicious, best-priced scallion pancake, pork sausage, smoked mozzerella, foie gras, Jamaican jerk chicken, key lime pie, cappuccino-brownie ice cream, strawberry lemonade, and just about everything else the city has to offer. This long-awaited revised edition includes: painstakingly detailed, up-to-the-minute coverage of all five boroughs (including expanded coverage of Brooklyn and Queens), an all-new section on the Hamptons, Ed's best-of-the-best restaurant picks, an incredibly complete directory of New York's ethnic markets (you won't know how you lived without it), and more.

Each listing is complete with subway, credit card, and mail-order information. Sidebars tell the stories of New York's colorful, hard-working food heroes.

From the gourmet to the everyday, the jubilant, comprehensive, fun-to-read guide will help both the seasoned and the seasonal New Yorker find the city's crem de la creme.

"Dirt Cheap, Real Good" is a take-along travel guide to the best second-hand shops in the Mid-Atlantic region. It leads readers on six adventurous road trips, featuring the very best of local thrifting. The network of routes, which map the finest second-hand, antique, and vintage shops, all originate from Washington, DC, allowing you to create your own weekend thrift expeditions. "Dirt Cheap, Real Good" offers the low-down on the merchandise, hours, and phone numbers for each location, plus colorful descriptions of each stop, as well as photos, road maps, and quotes from local characters. As the icing on the cake, "Dirt Cheap, Real Good" notes pit stops at quirky bars, cheap motels, greasy spoon diners, off-the-wall amusements and miscellaneous roadside oddities.

Route #1: Washington DC to Philadelphia, PA
Route #2: Washington DC to Pittsburgh, PA
Route #3: Washington DC to Charleston, WV
Route #4: Washington DC to Winston Salem, NC
Route #5: Washington, DC to Raleigh, NC
Route #6: Washington, DC to the Delaware and Maryland Coasts

Smart shopping takes on a whole new meaning with "Trade Secrets", an all-encompassing, fact-filled compendium on how to make the right buying decisions every time. From minute details about dozens of products to tips on dealing with merchants who hand you the inside skinny on how to get the most value for your money, including such topics as:

Irreverent and entertaining, "Trade Secrets" is like having a trusted uncle in the business, who tells it exactly like it is.

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