In Case You Needed Another Reason to Skip Work on Monday – The LES “Grub Crawl”

Click on the map -- anywhere on the map! -- to take the Edible Manhattan tour of the Jewish LES.

If you’re one of the lucky few to have next Monday the 20th off here in Manhattan, consider not the crowds at Rock Center or the windows at 34th and Broadway but a culinary tour through the East Village/Lower East Side, a storehouse of  snacks from the city’s finest lox to sensually spiced Malay laksa noodles. It’s from 12 to 3 and led by “Hungry Tiger “chef Deven DeMarco, who likes to call his guided tours Grub Crawls.

We actually first met Deven at M. Wells, where he also works as a server when he’s not catering — which we consider a good sign — and then again at the incredible American v. Euro cheese tastings co-hosted Formaggio Essex and Saxelby Cheese, both LES stalwarts over in the Essex Market. (Which we consider an even better sign.)

The Hungry Tiger’s Monday tour is $75, or $35 if you’re under 11 (it’s BYOD: Buy your own drinks) and you can score tickets right here. Speaking of walking tours of the area, we actually offered our own Googlemap guide to Jewish eats there a few weeks back, drawn from recent stories.

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