New York City is full of great grocery shopping opportunities to make just about any recipe you’d come across. There are the West African markets in Harlem, the Chinese, Indonesian and Thai markets in Chinatown, the palatial Indian grocery store in Jackson Heights and the foodie’s field day that is Kalustyan’s in Murray Hill. They’re also spread out across the city, so it’s not always an option to make some last-minute Chinese hot pot when all the Chinese produce is below Canal Street. But in the past year or so, I’ve discovered several amazing Japanese markets located right in midtown, and one is almost directly caddy-corner to my office.
