jackson heights, nyc: Roving Chef: Floyd Cardoz

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

from New York Magazine

Tabla head chef Floyd Cardoz guides Josh Ozersky through the Indian shops and restaurants of Jackson Heights.

[where: Subzi Mandi 7230 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372]
[where: Delhi Palace 3733 74th St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372]
[where: Kababish II 3766 74th St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372]

jackson heights, nyc

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Roving Chef: Floyd Cardoz

Links

The JHBC

(Jackson Heights Book Club)

Theme:
Option 1,
Option 2,
SELECTED BOOK

12/07 Books slated for film adaptation:
Silence by Shusaku Endo
The Dying Animal by Philip Roth
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

11/07 'NY Times Best Work of Fiction From The Last 25 Years':
Libra by Don DeLillo
Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver

10/07 Book of Note:
The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges

9/07 Novel by Poet:
My Life in CIA by Harry Matthews
Martian Dawn by Michael Friedman
Alfred & Guinevere by James Schuyler

7-8/07 Michael Chabon Book:
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

6/07 Recommended by ‘Future School Principals’:
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

5/07 Short Stories:
Oblivion by David Foster Wallace
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Heart Songs and Other Stories by Annie Proulx

4/07 Food:
The Book of Salt by Monique Truong
Heat by Bill Buford
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

3/07 Leonard Lopate Regular:
Woe Is I by Patricia T. O'Conner
Comfort Me With Apples by Ruth Reichl
Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan by Phillip Lopate

2/07 Book of Note:
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) by James L. Swanson
Absurdistan: A Novel by Gary Shteyngart
Digging to America by Anne Tyler

1/07 Non-Fiction:
Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert
Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark by John Tauranac
People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) by Howard Zinn
Class Matters by The New York Times

10-11/06 Book of Note:
The Human Stain: A Novel by Philip Roth
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud

9/06 Graphic Novel / Comic Book:
Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan
The ACME Novelty Library #16 by Chris Ware
Persepolis Boxed Set by Marjane Satrapi

8/06 Coming of Age Novel:
The Bachelor of Arts by R. K. Narayan
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Moon Palace by Paul Auster

7/06 ‘Far Off’ Place:
The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk
The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
Ali and Nino: A Love Story by Kurban Said

6/06 Gay Poet Autobiography:
My Father and Myself by J.R. Ackerley
The Diary of Vaslav Nijinksy Edited By Romola Nijinksy
Maiden Voyage by Denton Welch

5/06 Writing in an Adopted Language:
Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

4/06 Gangs of New York:
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates
Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow
The Warriors by Sol Yurick

3/06 Science Fiction:
Neuromancer by William Gibson
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

2/06 True Crime ‘Novel’:
My Dark Places by James Ellroy
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

jackson heights, nyc

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Roving Chef: Floyd Cardoz

Links

The JHBC

(Jackson Heights Book Club)

Theme: Option 1, Option 2, SELECTED BOOK

12/07 Books slated for film adaptation: Silence by Shusaku Endo The Dying Animal by Philip Roth The Road by Cormac McCarthy

11/07 'NY Times Best Work of Fiction From The Last 25 Years': Libra by Don DeLillo Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver

10/07 Book of Note: The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges

9/07 Novel by Poet: My Life in CIA by Harry Matthews Martian Dawn by Michael Friedman Alfred & Guinevere by James Schuyler

7-8/07 Michael Chabon Book: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

6/07 Recommended by ‘Future School Principals’: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

5/07 Short Stories: Oblivion by David Foster Wallace Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Heart Songs and Other Stories by Annie Proulx

4/07 Food: The Book of Salt by Monique Truong Heat by Bill Buford The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

3/07 Leonard Lopate Regular: Woe Is I by Patricia T. O'Conner Comfort Me With Apples by Ruth Reichl Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan by Phillip Lopate

2/07 Book of Note: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) by James L. Swanson Absurdistan: A Novel by Gary Shteyngart Digging to America by Anne Tyler

1/07 Non-Fiction: Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark by John Tauranac People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) by Howard Zinn Class Matters by The New York Times

10-11/06 Book of Note: The Human Stain: A Novel by Philip Roth The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud

9/06 Graphic Novel / Comic Book: Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan The ACME Novelty Library #16 by Chris Ware Persepolis Boxed Set by Marjane Satrapi

8/06 Coming of Age Novel: The Bachelor of Arts by R. K. Narayan The Secret History by Donna Tartt Moon Palace by Paul Auster

7/06 ‘Far Off’ Place: The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk The Places In Between by Rory Stewart Ali and Nino: A Love Story by Kurban Said

6/06 Gay Poet Autobiography: My Father and Myself by J.R. Ackerley The Diary of Vaslav Nijinksy Edited By Romola Nijinksy Maiden Voyage by Denton Welch

5/06 Writing in an Adopted Language: Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

4/06 Gangs of New York: Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow The Warriors by Sol Yurick

3/06 Science Fiction: Neuromancer by William Gibson The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

2/06 True Crime ‘Novel’: My Dark Places by James Ellroy In Cold Blood by Truman Capote The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Theme:
Option 1,
Option 2,
SELECTED BOOK

12/07 Books slated for film adaptation:
Silence by Shusaku Endo
The Dying Animal by Philip Roth
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

11/07 'NY Times Best Work of Fiction From The Last 25 Years':
Libra by Don DeLillo
Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver

10/07 Book of Note:
The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges

9/07 Novel by Poet:
My Life in CIA by Harry Matthews
Martian Dawn by Michael Friedman
Alfred & Guinevere by James Schuyler

7-8/07 Michael Chabon Book:
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

6/07 Recommended by ‘Future School Principals’:
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama

5/07 Short Stories:
Oblivion by David Foster Wallace
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Heart Songs and Other Stories by Annie Proulx

4/07 Food:
The Book of Salt by Monique Truong
Heat by Bill Buford
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

3/07 Leonard Lopate Regular:
Woe Is I by Patricia T. O'Conner
Comfort Me With Apples by Ruth Reichl
Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan by Phillip Lopate

2/07 Book of Note:
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) by James L. Swanson
Absurdistan: A Novel by Gary Shteyngart
Digging to America by Anne Tyler

1/07 Non-Fiction:
Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert
Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark by John Tauranac
People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) by Howard Zinn
Class Matters by The New York Times

10-11/06 Book of Note:
The Human Stain: A Novel by Philip Roth
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud

9/06 Graphic Novel / Comic Book:
Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan
The ACME Novelty Library #16 by Chris Ware
Persepolis Boxed Set by Marjane Satrapi

8/06 Coming of Age Novel:
The Bachelor of Arts by R. K. Narayan
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Moon Palace by Paul Auster

7/06 ‘Far Off’ Place:
The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk
The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
Ali and Nino: A Love Story by Kurban Said

6/06 Gay Poet Autobiography:
My Father and Myself by J.R. Ackerley
The Diary of Vaslav Nijinksy Edited By Romola Nijinksy
Maiden Voyage by Denton Welch

5/06 Writing in an Adopted Language:
Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

4/06 Gangs of New York:
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates
Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow
The Warriors by Sol Yurick

3/06 Science Fiction:
Neuromancer by William Gibson
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

2/06 True Crime ‘Novel’:
My Dark Places by James Ellroy
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson