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Pancakes in the Park

"Pancakes in the Park" is a new festival with a catchy name. NYC ParksPancakes in the ParkSunday, Jun 25, 200611:00 am - 3:00 pmManhattan Come enjoy our old-fashioned pancake breakfast…

Panchos

"Panchos" are "nachos" with more things added, such as beans and guacamole (or sour cream). Some say that panchos also contain a different type of tortilla chip, not simply the…

Panda Paws (ice cream)

Perry's Ice Cream (located in Akron, New York) makes "Panda Paws" ice cream -- vanilla ice cream with mini peanut butter cups and swirls of thick, rich fudge. The peanut butter cups…

Panhandle Hook (or Texas Hooker)

A "Panhandle Hook" (sometimes called a "Texas Hooker") is a low pressure system the originates in the Texas/Oklahoma panhandle, moves east, but then "hooks" to the…

Panic City

The term "panic city" refers to the demand for some immediate action to end a bad situation. "Panic city" has been cited in print since the 1970s. New York Mets general manager…

Panini (sandwich)

"Panini" (plural) or "panino" (singular") is Italian for "roll(s)." The sandwich included with that bread roll also began to be called a "panino" or…

Panko Chicken

"Tonkatsu" is a Japanese dish of deep-fried pork cutlets. The cutlets are coated with panko, a Japanese brand of flaky bread crumbs. Chicken cutlets -- instead of pork -- are often made,…

Pansy

The term "pansy" (an effeminate man) was popularized in the 1920s by New York City-born actor, comedian, singer, vaudevillian, and pianist Jimmy Durante (1893-1980). The Durante routine…