{"id":927257,"date":"2026-07-11T06:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T06:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/927257\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T06:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T06:36:48","slug":"what-is-cookbook-author-justine-doirons-nyq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/927257\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Cookbook Author Justine Doiron\u2019s NYQ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a scale of Sweetgreen to the Greenmarket, what is Justine Doiron\u2019s NYQ? This is NYQ<\/a>, a series in which we find out how \u201cNew York\u201d notable New Yorkers really are.<\/p>\n

How many years have you lived in New York? <\/strong>Ten.<\/p>\n

You could make one subway-etiquette rule law \u2014 what would it be? <\/strong>Headphones in. I don\u2019t want to hear your TikToks.<\/p>\n

Someone bumps into you on the subway \u2014 what do you do? <\/strong>That\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n

How would you get from City Island to the Morgan Library? <\/strong>Prefacing: Brooklyn girl, so Bronx is not my territory. I\u2019m going to say on the 2 train.<\/p>\n

Your train line is down and you are running late \u2014 what do you do? <\/strong>Walk to the other train line.<\/p>\n

Your cabdriver is taking you on a horrible route. Do you interrupt? <\/strong>Yeah. Proving that I\u2019m from Missouri, not New York. \u201cExcuse me, are you sure this is the right direction?\u201d And then when they yell at me, I apologize.<\/p>\n

How often do you take public transportation to the airport? <\/strong>Always. AirTrain. I live on the C train. I got my house because of the AirTrain.<\/p>\n

Someone tries to hand you a flyer on the street \u2014 what do you do? <\/strong>\u201cSorry, I\u2019m meeting somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Someone tries to get you to film a TikTok on the street. What do you do? <\/strong>No.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re in town for a long holiday weekend and know the city will empty out \u2014 where do you go? <\/strong>Malatesta Trattoria in the West Village. Everybody who\u2019s very rich there has emptied out, and it\u2019s right by the water. It\u2019s great.<\/p>\n

You have family coming to town in 24 hours \u2014 what do you do with them on short notice? <\/strong>The Brooklyn route: Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Museum, Cheryl\u2019s Global Soul. They can fend for themselves.<\/p>\n

Would you rather transfer trains or walk farther? <\/strong>Walk farther.<\/p>\n

Someone you want to impress asks for restaurant advice \u2014 what neighborhood do you send them to for the best Jamaican food? <\/strong>Mine. Crown Heights, baby.<\/p>\n

Someone says the rats are actually cute \u2014 what\u2019s your honest response? <\/strong>They\u2019re like the squirrels of New York. People are overblown by how afraid of them they are. I will be fine with that take.<\/p>\n

Have you ever actually been to Staten Island? <\/strong>No.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your area code? <\/strong>314. Stay humble. Stick to your roots.<\/p>\n

Do you call Manhattan \u201cthe city\u201d or Manhattan? <\/strong>Manhattan.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the longest you\u2019ve waited on a subway platform? <\/strong>Thirty-two minutes. I was young and dumb. It was 3:30 in the morning, and it was the L train.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the most you\u2019ve ever paid for a coffee in New York City? <\/strong>Not a lot. I\u2019m a drip girl, so $5.50?<\/p>\n

Do you own a car? <\/strong>No.<\/p>\n

Bedbugs or roaches? <\/strong>Roaches.<\/p>\n

Roaches or rats? <\/strong>Rats.<\/p>\n

Which is worse: Dimes Square or Hudson Yards? <\/strong>Dimes Square, currently, weekends. Hudson Yards on the weekdays.<\/p>\n

Have you ever gotten a piece of furniture off the street? <\/strong>Yeah. Multiple. We have a beautiful coffee table that I\u2019m really into right now that my husband took a picture of, and he was like, \u201cDo you want it?\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you touch the subway poles? <\/strong>Yeah. Often.<\/p>\n

Where do you go to cry? <\/strong>Probably the subway. Many a soft tear has been shed on the subway.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your go-to public bathroom? <\/strong>There was a Trader Joe\u2019s wine shop in Union Square with an unlocked bathroom, and it was glorious. And it\u2019s gone now.<\/p>\n

Best New York celebrity sighting? <\/strong>Anne Hathaway, Upper West Side.<\/p>\n

You know you\u2019re a New Yorker when \u2026 <\/strong>Hot take: I don\u2019t think anyone\u2019s a New Yorker unless they were born here.<\/p>\n

What is a place that closed that you wish you could bring back? <\/strong>There was a place called Barboncino in Crown Heights. When it was operated by good management, it was the best. Then it got bad management.<\/p>\n

Every New Yorker should do what at least once? <\/strong>Honestly, walk from top to bottom. It\u2019s the best way to map the city.<\/p>\n

Sexiest New Yorker? <\/strong>Can I say Zohran Mamdani? No, his wife.<\/p>\n

Last time you ate a hot dog from a hot-dog stand? <\/strong>Never.<\/p>\n

How much do you pay when you go to the Met? <\/strong>Nothing.<\/p>\n

What percent did you tip your last Uber driver? <\/strong>Twenty.<\/p>\n

Last time you hailed a yellow cab? <\/strong>Two years ago.<\/p>\n

How many times have you moved in New York? <\/strong>Six.<\/p>\n

Which was the worst move? <\/strong>When I had to move in with somebody I met off of Tinder.<\/p>\n

What about New York still makes no sense to you? <\/strong>The finance bros. Like, you don\u2019t fit.<\/p>\n


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