Top 20 New York recipes

From the Castle Restaurant (Olean, NY) (now out of business). A copycat simplified home cook version that's easy to make.

"Lobster Newberg. Also "lobster a la Newburg"...The dish was made famous at Delmonico's Restaurant in New York in 1876 when the recipe was brought to chef Charles Ranhofer by a West Indies sea captain named Ben Wenberg. It was an immediate hit, especially for after-theater suppers, and owner Charles Delmonico honored the capatain by naming the dish "lobster a la Wenberg." But later Wenberg and Delmonico had a falling-out, and the restauranteur took the dish off the menu, restoring it only by popular demand by renaming it "lobster a la Newberg," reversing the first three letters of the captain's name.

Originating from the Castle Restaurant, Olean, NY, this house salad dressing was particularly famous. The restaurant closed in the mid-1980's. The recipe was created by Chef Anthony Quirino Lentola in the 1950's.

New York Crumb Buns recipe

Herb and goat cheese stuffed crepes with a reduction sauce. Very sophisticated

A hearty soup just loaded with a huge variety of winter vegetables

Easy to make, and it tastes amazingly delicious.

Chorizo in a tomato wine sauce served over potatoes.

A good stock can greatly improve and add flavor to many meals.

Rich and creamy New York style cheesecake.