tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post449641103209297091..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Hallo up therePhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-48799911589369746732009-07-19T16:12:59.147-04:002009-07-19T16:12:59.147-04:00Kaleberg,
Want a co-author?Kaleberg,<br /><br />Want a co-author?Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-88026876379448335812009-07-18T17:22:44.181-04:002009-07-18T17:22:44.181-04:00Wow, Holland has changed. I remember pickled herri...Wow, Holland has changed. I remember pickled herring stands, rijstafel and great sandwiches. Of course, this was back in the 1960s, and we were doing it on $5 a day.<br /><br />A worldwide search for the best falafel sounds like a great idea for a book. Ah, the taboule of Beijing, the deep fryers of Chad and the Malaysian falafel made with Kemiri nuts.Kalebergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-19068562621532551132009-07-17T09:54:23.265-04:002009-07-17T09:54:23.265-04:00Bielefeld; right across from the train station. N...Bielefeld; right across from the train station. No web site, as far as I can tell, but the restaurant was quite crowded.Daniel S. Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849181072608765087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-50963602287191949702009-07-16T15:15:05.640-04:002009-07-16T15:15:05.640-04:00Where in Germany was this Georgian food?Where in Germany was this Georgian food?Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-64519613189615939382009-07-16T13:54:30.535-04:002009-07-16T13:54:30.535-04:00I can't speak to the falafel, and I suppose it...I can't speak to the falafel, and I suppose it depends on where in Germany you are headed, but I did have a phenomenal meal at a Georgian restaurant (had lahmacun mit doner). However, this was a sit-down restaurant, so I don't think it qualifies as street food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-55393794407207448042009-07-16T13:36:59.958-04:002009-07-16T13:36:59.958-04:00I'm also heading to Germany - hopefully falafe...I'm also heading to Germany - hopefully falafel there will be good, if there is any. Prior experience with doner has left me looking to try other street foods instead.<br /><br />In NY, the best falafel is no doubt <a href="http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/taim/" rel="nofollow">Taim</a>, which does hold its own with Tel Aviv - amazing given how much worse the vegetable options are that they have to work with. But it's true that just going somewhere random in NY, or even to some of the famous places (Mamouns, ugh) the falafel will be unimpressive.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-88485863962632157462009-07-16T13:30:55.626-04:002009-07-16T13:30:55.626-04:00Sadly, I was only in transit to Germany via the Ne...Sadly, I was only in transit to Germany via the Netherlands, so I only had time for brief stopovers in Amsterdam inbound and outbound (hence no Leiden).<br /><br />As for partaking, ha, you are probably right about that, but enjoying all that the Netherlands has to offer did not make me think some of the other meals I tried there were The Best Ever.<br /><br />I was talking to one of the falafel shop owners about the falafel, and he, biased though he might be, enthusiastically agreed that the falafel there was some of the best in the world. I asked him why, and he admitted he did not really know, other than to note the presence of large communities of persons with Middle Eastern heritage, and hence perhaps a strong demand for really good falafel.<br /><br />But if that is the case, you would expect to find incredible falafel in New York or Los Angeles, and, to the best of my knowledge, not so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-32867116957917629562009-07-16T13:15:36.973-04:002009-07-16T13:15:36.973-04:00Interesting. Two thoughts: 1) Any suggestions for ...Interesting. Two thoughts: 1) Any suggestions for Leiden?, and 2) perhaps it's necessary to <i>fully</i> partake in what the Netherlands has to offer in order to think so highly of the falafel here.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-91201312656263889402009-07-16T13:01:36.297-04:002009-07-16T13:01:36.297-04:00I just came back from the Netherlands, and I'm...I just came back from the Netherlands, and I'm convinced that the falafel in Amsterdam, at least, is better than anywhere outside of the Middle East. But there are definitely better falafel than Maoz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-76391588909100912342009-07-14T02:24:37.520-04:002009-07-14T02:24:37.520-04:00Yes, Maoz, but no, not yum. Except for the fries. ...Yes, Maoz, but no, not yum. Except for the fries. Given the food here, I'm now starting to accept that this will be a week of fries, with supermarket fruit and chocolate (these things never go wrong) to supplement. Not the tragedy of tragedies, but it's strange how close this is to Belgium, where the cuisine is not exactly an acquired taste.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-27808486974388781812009-07-13T18:50:56.277-04:002009-07-13T18:50:56.277-04:00maoz felafel, no? yum! it was one of the few highl...maoz felafel, no? yum! it was one of the few highlights of my very boring two and a half year stint in the low, low lands of HollandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-6529794815288932052009-07-13T16:48:51.515-04:002009-07-13T16:48:51.515-04:00Not vacation anymore - thus the orals reading. Bas...Not vacation anymore - thus the orals reading. Basically, I'm following my boyfriend to various European locales, because my work for the summer is mobile, and because it was cheaper to give up our Brooklyn apt and do this.<br /><br />I can now report that falafel here, at a Dutch-based chain, is nearly as bad as the burgers. But the (Flemish) fries at the falafel place were not half bad!Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-88873308463834483932009-07-13T13:50:12.890-04:002009-07-13T13:50:12.890-04:00Is this part of a slow trip to Germany for some ex...Is this part of a slow trip to Germany for some extended period, or just a vacation? <br /><br /><i>tomorrow I may have to turn the two-mile (each way) walk to the center into a jog, to up the reading-to-sightseeing ratio.</i><br /><br />I long ago developed the habit of reading while I walk and am now an expert at it. It increases my reading time by quite a bit, though it does make sight seeing harder. I don't know if it would suit your needs, though. <br /><br />The hamburger story makes me thing of certain scenes from the movie Barcelona, though I guess it was claimed there that the Spaniards didn't like their hamburgers. I was surprised to find on a recent trip to England that ground meat there has to be done well, because of health regulations, I guess, thereby making it much worse to the taste.Matthttp://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/faculty/mlister/noreply@blogger.com