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 | | A few sleepy blocks around the intersection of Arthur Avenue and East 187th Street support three butchers, two fishmongers, two stores devoted to cheese, two dedicated sausage makers, a fresh pasta shop, a coffee roaster, a well-stocked wine store, myriad delis and groceries and eight bakeries - four for bread, four for pastries. |
 | | Even though three new places - Aniello's Pizzeria, the Arthur Avenue Cafe and the Omaha Steakhouse - have opened in the last few months, the neighborhood is still more fascinating for its ingredients than for its cooking. |
 | | His philosophy, he said, was that if you give samples to 15 people, one will buy a sandwich (and, judging by the roasted vegetable one I later tried, be amply rewarded - it was big enough for two). |
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