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Varenichnaya’s veal pelmeni. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)June is Russian Heritage Month [http://russianamericanfoundation.org/annual-russian-heritage-month] in New York City. Established in 2003 by the Russian American Foundation, in partnership with former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Daily News, the annual celebration holds events throughout the city to
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Photo by Bob De ThomasOn Christmas Day, many shop owners close their stores so that they and their employees can enjoy the holiday at home. But for those who don’t recognize the birth of Christ as a reason to unwrap gifts and string lights around a freshly-cut conifer, December
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THE BITE [/tag/the-bite/]: Looking back at our past editions of The Bite, I was aghast to see we hadn’t yet written about 1652 Sheepshead Bay Road’s Chayhana Salom. We’ve spilled a fair amount of digital ink [/?s=chayhana] on the two-and-a-half-year-old Uzbek eatery, but mostly about
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Table decorations at Chayhana Salom.A hearty congratulations to our neighbors Chayhana Salom, an Uzbeki restaurant at 1652 Sheepshead Bay Road that made the New York Times’ list of 10 best cheap eats of 2014 today. It’s been a booming two years for the restaurant. Opening just days before