THE PARIS LETTER: New York's Best Werewolf-Themed Organic Wraps

I tried to incorporate WolfNights into another post about all the awesome takeout that we ordered in New York, but I realized that it really needs its own post. Its not every day you find a werewolf-themed organic wrap shop, especially one whose wraps are so tasty.

So here's the deal. If you're on the Lower East Side and in need of lunch, I recommend these guys. I was walking by on my way back from Soho, looking for a place to pick up some food for Matt and I, when I saw this place and knew I had to go in. Here, check out the website, I'll wait:

So beyond the fact that all the sandwiches have names like "The Howling", and beyond the fact that you can add a "Wolf Attack" to your sandwich for an extra charge, this place actually has good ideas. They make all the dough for the wraps and then cook your wrap tortilla thing to order on one of those domed cast-iron griddles -- Ahah! I've just looked it up and it's called a "saj" and is used for making Middle Eastern flat breads:

Or, also Werewolf Themed Sandwich Wraps. If you're on the Lower East Side, you know. Center of global fusion sandwich cuisine!

So here's what's in The Howling sandwich:

Chicken wrapped in date and pumpkin seed dough, with fried pickle, feta, melon, mint, and yogurt sauce.

Dude, that shit was GOOD. An initially strange combo but the mix of pickle/feta/chicken/melon was amazing. In general, everything at this place is incredibly creative and - at least in our admittedly small taste test of two sandwiches - delicious. And pretty cheap.

Oh, and a Wolf Attack is tater tots with melted cheese, jalepeno, grilled onions and Wolf meat sauce, whatever that is. Look, its the Lower East Side. There's a lotta drunk people around.

Wolfnights, 99 Rivington Street, New York, NY 10002 917-261-5266

UNDERWORLD: Meatballs with cashews and goat cheese. And tater tots, of course