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Bierock

A "bierock" is a yeast dough pastry with a savory filling. The dish has been popular with German immigrants in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. The origin of the name "bierock" is…

Big A (Aqueduct Racetrack nickname)

Aqueduct racetrack is popularly known as "the Big A." Clark Whelton (a former writer for the Village Voice and member of the mayor's communications office) told me that he believed…

Big Apple

Above, the header from the February 18, 1924 New York (NY) Morning Telegraph newspaper column of John J. Fitz Gerald. Click to see a portion of the column which includes his use of "Big…

Big Apple (Broadway)

Broadway (a street, especially in the theater district) was the "Big Apple" to syndicated newspaper columnists Walter Winchell (1897-1972) and O. O. McIntyre (1884-1938). Winchell's…

Big Apple (cannabis)

"Big Apple" (by Minntz) and "Big Apple Cake" (by Joke's Up) are the names of cannabis products that became available in 2020 and 2021. The packaging of "Big…

Big Apple (cocktail with sake)

Koi Restaurant, at Trump SoHo (246 Spring Street), debuted a sake-based "Big Apple" cocktail for National Sake Day on October 1, 2013. The "Big Apple" cocktail also contains an…