What: Its name is Dutch, its history ancient and widespread, and, by definition, it can consist of many different foods. But pickles as we know them in NYC—those staples of Jewish delis and burger joints—are most often crisp pickled cucumbers, and can be sour, sweet, or spicy, depending on their brine. In Manhattan, handcrafted pickles have long been the domain of the traditionally Jewish Lower East Side—now a major hipster ’hood, but still boasting a few good pickles. Where: Essex Street, once the briniest street in the briniest New York neighborhood, is today home to just one pickle shop, The […]
