Wonderful event!! I had the pleasure of attending a lovely informative and fun URBANI TRUFFLE…read moreEVENT -The first one--in fact!! ...On March 26, 2026. NYC SHOP/OFFICE IS LOCATED: On West End Avenue, but it's also 11th Avenue (!!) See my very cool photo, where you will see street signs of each on opposite corners!!! Yes, one side say 59th /11Ave, and other says West End Ave/59th street!!! Save this street info for when you have a lull in your conversation with a new friend LOL. GOOD TO KNOW: URBANI TRUFFLES ARE FLOWN IN FROM ITALY, NOT IN THE CARGO AREA OF THE PLANE, BUT IN FIRST CLASS, ON THE PLANE!! (May I help carry your bags, URBANI Truffles?) One of the owners, Olga, happen to be in town and we got to meet her!!! She was in from ITALY. URBANI TRUFFLES does business with many of the FINE DINING RESTAURANTS HERE IN NYC!! I think I learned of the event on the app EventBrite, and I paid under $100 for my ticket. I don't recall the exact price of the ticket, but I think it was in the $80-$90 range. The event was limited to 15 people, which was a perfect amount, just right. We were seated at a table in a squared-off, U-shape. Perfect! Olivia, a welcoming and delightful person, with a wonderful knowledge of TRUFFLES, shared her knowledge along with a brief, slide show, and I honestly think that we all really enjoyed every moment. We not only learned, we tasted several types of truffles(!!!) which were part of a food item. For example, a white truffle gave a garlic flavor, so the white truffle oil would be sublime on a pasta, or a steak, in my humble opinion. We tasted almonds infused (?) with truffle. Truffle Pita chips--sooo good. I bought a bag ($7, I think). I shall be back for more, for certain! There was white chocolate made with white truffles-and dark chocolate made with truffles. Yes, imagine white chocolate with a hint of garlic!!! Yum!! As I said at the event, I could see creating a delightful, light, white chocolate dessert pasta with this!! Mmmm! We enjoyed sparkling water to cleanse our palate, or to quench our thirst, as well. I'm not giving you all the details of this lovely event because I think you should be surprised for some of it. IT WAS TOTALLY WONDERFUL!! I hope that if you are curious about truffles, you try to attend one of these wonderful events because you'll love it The bottom line is I highly recommend this event. It was a thorough delight. No one was disappointed and I'll let you be surprised for the rest, but I highly recommend this if you love truffles or are curious to learn about truffles, then, see when the next event is. I will leave you with one more major tidbit. We actually got to touch and hold some large, beautiful truffles. This was a lovely event. Thank you URBANI Truffles, and Olivia, and Olga. If you simply want to buy some of the URBANI Truffles, or Truffle food items, such as Truffle Oil, Truffle Salt, Truffle Pita Chips, Truffle Chocolates made with Truffles, you can visit the shop, Monday thru Friday. See the hours. I believe as of this writing they may close at 5pm. See my photos. Enjoy!

Was guaranteed quality and freshness of Alba truffles, or a refund. The truffles were devoid of…read moreflavor and Urbani refused to issue a refund. Never again.

Best cut fruit in the neighborhood. Excellent fresh produce. Nice owner and employees.read more

My favorite place to get fruits & vegetables. All are super fresh and at good prices unlike most…read morespots in the area. Love love love. they also carry nuts, some dairy products & fresh juices.

They no longer are in operation, and they no longer produce any of their products. That being…read moresaid, for father's day today I received a 10 oz jar of Drunken Monkey that is delicious. The cap is dusty & there's no Best By or Exp. Date but an A.I. search says it looks like it was made in January 2026 based on an unexplained code of "011826-3".

I got 3 jars for $30 plus a 4th 1 for free. Peachy sriracha is my favorite followed by raspberry…read morejalapeno. The Sweet & spicy flavors combined are just heavenly! Fig tamarind & drunken monkey are really good too! The latter 2 are just sweet but still so good! The employee was really friendly too!

In the world of pickles, there are shelf-stable ones that can last for years. And then there are…read morethe "fresh" pickles sold in the refrigerated section. I prefer the latter. Popping through my local Publix, I restocked my pickles with this quart jar of half-sours. Not a dud in the jar. Quite tasty (well, "ba-tampte" apparently means tasty) and firm but probably closer to three-quarters sour. Ingredients: Cucumbers, water, garlic, salt, spices, potassium sorbate (preservative), calcium chloride. One gram of carbs per ounce, which is about one pickle. I'd get these again. [Review 13670 overall, 989 of 2020, number 178 in New York.]

I have consumed Batampte Pickles for as long as I can remember, and I'm almost 70. Recently though,…read moreI have been having product freshness problems. Of course the pickles come refrigerated, so when I opened two jars consecutively and found slushy pickles, yes slushy like snow slush, I was grossed out. One of the jars started to foam, when opened. The other jar had black residue all over the bottom, black. I like these pickles, so I decided to write the company. I expected an apology and an explanation. Well, the customer service person just blew off 90% of my email, stating it was normal. OK, what part of normal is black residue and pickles that have rotted into slush? Really?

Had a great visit here! The shop is so cute and has so many goodies, I could have spent the whole…read moreafternoon looking at all the different cheese/sides/breads and meat! The woman who helped us was also great, knew her stuff and was very friendly. Will certainly be back for more cheese and to try the sandwiches!

The staff at Monger's Palate thoughtfully explains each of their cheese recommendations to help you…read moremake a delicious charcuterie plate. I have been ordering from here for years and trust all of their selections - every plate made with their help gets a compliment from my friends. Fantastic cheeses and hams are of course on hand, but also important additions like honey, crackers, cornichons, and fresh breads - if you're not hosting, you can stop here for lunch and grab a sandwich made with all of these wonderful ingredients.

So worth making the trek to the UWS for Millport Dairy - I love their eggs and butter and the fresh…read moreproduce. The whoopie pies are also worth a try!

If you want the best eggs ever had... you absolutely need to get them from here! I been going to…read morethem at the USQ farmers market forever and it's definitely worth schlep up to the UWS for their eggs. The cheese, pickled veggies, pies, jerkies, and meats are also amazing. All of it is farmer market quality but in a store front. The owner he is wonderful to chat with and so happy he was able to get such an accesible spot but I just wish it was closer to Union Square haha.

Stopped in to grab a sandwich for lunch. Smoked Turkey and Gouda with bacon jam was excellent. Also…read moregot some Maytag blue from the cheese case which was amazing.

Artisanal cheeses that can be delivered, oh my! My boyfriend surprised me one night for Hanukkah as…read morehe knew I loved the Sage Derby from a local cheese board shop here. Plus, a good standby snack is triple creme Brie spread on crackers - yum! Though the packaging wasn't great and resulted in a leak impacting the package, the product remained fairly intact and tasty regardless. So excited to try these as the Sage Darby is as delicious as I remember and this is by far my favorite triple creme Brie. I'd definitely order again, and hope the package fairs a little better. Likely during the holiday time when the influx of packages are causing a little rougher handling to get out before the holidays. Better yet, I'd love to experience the ambiance of the store front and will have on my radar the next time I'm in New York City. Definitely worth ordering online, and I'd imagine a great dine in experience!

I recently learned of this store from the owner of a new Turkish restaurant that opened in my…read moreneighborhood (read my review of Effes, should you like) because I noticed that he had an giant bottle of cured sumac. I asked where he got it because I've been looking for some (and by some I mean a lot) and am totally unwilling to spend $12.00 dollars for a little bougie glass bottle. He told me about Vintage Specialty Foods! Listen: once you've used cured sumac you can't go back to powdered sumac. Q: Wait. What?? What is sumac anyway? A: Sumac, from the Arab word summaq, meaning dark red, is a spice made of the dried berries of the rhus coriaria shrub. It grows wild and happy in arid rocky environments; think Sicily and parts of the Middle East like Iran, but also in North America. Sumac berries are ground into powder or chopped and preserved with salt (this is cured sumac) and used to flavor or finish beans, vegetables, meats, poultry and fish. I've even had shortbread flavored with sumac and it was O_o. Sumac has been prized by First Nations ancestors for its medicinal values since wayback days but its tart, floral and fruity taste--kinda like if sour cherries and sunlight plus a garden could be distilled into a moment--is a flavor that we highly prize in our current small plates-make it snacky-but-not-just-tapas zeitgeist. I learned that Vintage Specialty Foods has a small, yet solid Turkish spices section--both bottled and bulk. I grabbed at least half a pound of cured sumac :D I also got some isot or urfa biber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urfa_biber and nigella seeds (known popularly as black seed or black cumin). Vintage is a lovely, well lit, jewel like specialty grocery, known for its bulk bins of dried fruits & nuts and enormous selection of candies (some which are sugar-free) as well as its teas, coffees and biscuits. (I got some gorgeous dried fruit tisanes and a giant bag of melissa, too!) In the back of the store you'll find a wide selection of olives, Turkish and neighboring nations' cheeses, yogurt and fermented milk products, as well as a small butchery. In the front of the store you'll find sweet buns, Turkish pastries, rusks, breads, and a coffee and tea station. The staff are calm and professional, if not super cuddly. Perhaps this is cultural? No matter, you're here for the goods not necessarily affection! I will say Vintage shoppers are a dedicated, focused bunch so if you're more in the mood to browse and contemplate purchases, you might feel a bit at odds at first, but soon enough you'll get into the opportunity to elevate your kitchen vibe and find yourself the very happy consumer of a number of tasty treats. Covid protocols: Everyone was masked up. It's up to you to be on top of your own six-feet apart measure--which is hard in a small shop--but can be done.

Hello, my awesome and powerful new friend in Brighton Beach…read more You have the power to make me buy things I don't need but that I desperately want. You show me your candies, olives, nuts and dried fruits by the pound, and you know I can't resist. I'm like an alley cat on a fish skelton. I pounce, and then I pick the bones clean, just like I pick your shelves and bins bare. Your dark chocolate covered almonds are bordering on unfair. Do you have to make them glisten so in the lights? Do you have to price them so low? Hey, almonds...you're coming with me, leather. All of you. Get. In. My. Bag. If only you stocked Tupelo honey as well as the many decadent varietals, and if only you'd donate those bottles of "Fat Free" Greek dressing to some pussy store in Park Slope, then you'd rate 5 stars. Stop smelling so good, you damned dirty coffee!