Egg dishes: Top 10
Newsday, 2009
There's a simple way to enhance virtually any savory dish: Put an egg on it. Traditional cooks have long practiced this trick, and now New American chefs are getting in on the act too. Here are 10 top egg dishes at a variety of Long Island restaurants, as picked by food writer Erica Marcus.
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Ahuva's Grill $$ | Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Kosher 1326 Peninsula Blvd. Hewlett Shakshuka, a traditional Israeli dish of eggs poached in a spicy-sweet tomato sauce ($6.95).
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Arata Sushi $$$ | Sushi 18 Cold Spring Rd. Syosset Miso ramen, a rich broth containing fat slabs of tender pork, vegetables, fish cake, seaweed and a poached egg ($11.95).
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Bistro Cassis $$ | French 55B Wall St. Huntington Salade Frisée aux Lardons, the classic French salad with bitter frisee lettuce, bacon and a poached egg ($11).
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Hendrick's Tavern $$$$ | New American 1305 Old Northern Blvd. Roslyn Linguine Zsa Zsa, a "deconstructed" carbonara of fresh linguine tossed with pancetta and sage, topped with a fried egg ($19).
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Jane Cafe $$ | Asian, Japanese, Korean, Sushi 92 Main St. Mineola Dolsot bibimbap, a screaming-hot stone bowl filled with rice, vegetables, beef and a fried egg ($13.99).
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Kitchen A Bistro Sunny-side-up egg with a Brussels sprout-sweet potato hash and Speck (smoked, spiced Italian ham). Available as a special; call ahead.
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La Finca Colombian 170 Broadway Hicksville Bandeja Tipica, Colombia's "typical" features grilled or ground beef, pork rind, sweet plantains, avocado, rice and beans, arepa (corn pancake) and a fried egg ($11.95)
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Pine Aire $$$ | Seafood, Restaurant, Latin American, El Salvadoran, Kids 140 Pine Aire Dr. Brentwood Sopa de pescado, a rich fish soup boasting clams, shrimp, poached egg and a whole fish ($13.99).
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P.S. Burgers $$ | Burgers, American 198 2nd St. Mineola Paris burger, with a fried egg, sauteed spinach, Gruyère cheese, bacon, honey-Dijon mustard ($7.95).
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The Riverhead Project $$$ | New American, Asian, Lunch 300 E. Main St. Riverhead Duck-sausage-wild-mushroom ragout with ricotta gnocchi and a duck egg ($27).
75 mouth-watering dishes at LI restaurants
