that must have been wonderful! the chinese cooks brought a great touch to that cuisine!
Its been lots of years since I shopped in CG regularly - when Barese and Cammerieri closed I only went over rarely so I guess I missed the escalation. Of course, we had our own little Italian Cluster in Park Slope, with A&S, a wonderful sicilian daily bakery, a small pork store, a couple of fruit stores etc but that mostly went away in the mid-80s maybe, A&S lasted longer. And of course there was Alleva, the Italian Food Center in Little Italy before that for our breads, cheeses etc. Now I go for italian bread (mainly the sesame semolina twist and focaccia) at Il Fornaretto in New Utrecht, 7616 17th Ave and cheeses and other italian stuff at D Colluccio and sons, on 60th Street. But I have to say that I had some sesame semolina from Union Market here in the nabe that was the real thing. I will look at who the vendr was the next time I go in there, maybe they sell to vendors on the UES too.
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