Still working on a paper, still making short, standalone posts.  Gevalt. This week, the New York Times Magazine supplement was entirely about food, and, although as a college student with a meal plan I am singularly uninterested in cooking, one of the articles caught my eye.  Food writer Frank Bruni tries to understand the success of the Basil Pizza and Wine Bar in a Hasidic neighborhood of New York City. Bruni marvels at the Basil's ability to attract Hasids, West Indian immigrant, … [Read more...]