{"id":394,"date":"2014-03-30T17:54:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T21:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=394"},"modified":"2014-03-30T17:54:23","modified_gmt":"2014-03-30T21:54:23","slug":"new-york-city-blog-march-24-march-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=394","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog March 24 – March 29"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ever been to the underworld? Ever read The Inferno? I\u2019m feeling the afterglow of Sicily and all its classical illusions: temples to Persephone and to Heracles; churches that were once dedicated to Minerva.<\/div>\n
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In NYC we\u2019re lacking in classical ruins but we do have a version of the underworld and it\u2019s called the Chelsea Market. Unlike Hades these are shops burrowed into the cavernous ninth avenue structure. Virgil would have had a field day. Chelsea Market’s dark, uneven, winding corridors are crowded with people milling about looking determined or lost. I was among the lost circling back and forth in the semi-darkness, searching for Buon Italia. As I passed the euphemistically called waterfall that resembles an open drain, I found it, finally. What a shop. With a low ceiling and no windows, packed with Italian delicacies and knowledgeable employees it seemed other worldly, a magical apparition. My quest was to find Sicilian goodies. Working my way through my 401K, I bought different cheeses: \u00a0Ainuzzi, caciocavallo ragusano, caciotta, canestrato vacchino, peccorino. I planned on serving them with different kinds of honey: Fiora Alpina, with the consistency of floor wax, Aneto, Mandarino, Cardo and mostardas such as pumpkin. The Sicilians often serve this instead of dessert. My final indulgence was a lovely serpent green olive oil.<\/div>\n

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