Knodel?

Hi Mom,

Ever heard of a knodel? Me neither. But today I passed by a place in the Lower East Side that's making a business of selling them.

They're allegedly dumplings--somewhat like matzo balls, the guy working there said--filled with everything from liver to sweets. It's a Czech-Austrian place I may have to check out.

For today, I was just passing by (128 Rivington between Essex and Norfolk, in case we're looking for it sometime).

Love,
Karen

PS The "o" has two dots over it; authentic, but hard to reproduce in a blog post with limited symbol capabilities.