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New York, New York  //Eat Me,// Kenny Shopsin [] ** Location Description ** New York is well-known for it's variety of restaurants and food markets. With a population of over 8 million people in one of the most ethnically diverse places in the world, it is possible eat something new and different nearly every day for the rest of your life in New York City. The culture of New York City is very diverse and it is an exciting place to visit for many reasons. This tour will focus on the variety of eateries, but if you're interested in art you should consider taking the art tour. ** Itinerary ** The tour will take place in Manhattan and will begin in Washington Heights. Because we'll be doing a lot of eating, this tour will span two days. In Washington heights one can enjoy Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Jewish cuisine. Here we'll visit El Malecon and have a sample of authentic Dominican food before moving south. Our next stop will be Harlem. Harlem has a lot of ethnic food choices, such as African American, West African, West Indian, and Latin American. Here we'll taste some authentic African American food at Sylvia's "Queen of Soul Food" Restaurant on Malcolm X Blvd, as featured on Food Network. After our trip through Harlem we'll make a quick pass through East Harlem, where food ranges from Puerto Rican, to Mexican, to Dominican, and Italian. We'll have a slice of pizza from Patsy's Pizzeria, a historic coal-oven pizzeria founded in 1933. We'll then travel further south to the Upper East Side, where German, Czech, and Hungarian food reign supreme. Here we will taste authentic German/Austrian food at the Cafe Sabarsky. Next we'll head to Murray Hill where Indiana, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi food is most popular. Here we'll enjoy vegetarian Indian curry from Tiffin Wallah from the fair-priced buffet for our last meal of the day. We'll begin the second half of our Manhattan food tour by heading to East Village. Japanese, Korean, Indian, and Ukrainian food are staples here, and today we'll try the small but delicious eatery Akina Sushi for fresh and authentic sushi. Next we'll head to Little Italy for some --you guessed it-- Italian food. Here you'll be able to choose between the boisterous and delicious Puglia, established in 1919, on Hester Street, or nearby Vincent's, established almost 110 years ago in 1904, for Italian Seafood. Our next stop will be Chinatown, one of the most populated Chinese areas outside of Asia. Here we'll visit Joe's Shanghai Restaurant for some traditional delicious Chinese food, including the famous soup dumplings! Our last stop for the day will be the Lower East Side, where Puerto Rican, Latin American, and Kosher food are most popular. Here we'll visit Shopsin's. Shopsin's is owned by Kenny Shopsin, author of "Eat Me" and 'star' of "I Like Killing Flies," and boasts a menu of more than 900 items, including his famous soups, like Chicken Tortilla Avocado, or his multitude of egg dishes. At this point in the tour you may want to explore the Lower East Side and enter Shopsin's on your own in groups of fewer than four people, as Kenny has a rule that parties of more than four will not be admitted. You should also plan to turn your cell phone off, as the restaurant owner and cook will make it clear that he dislikes his customers using their phones in his eatery.