the fishing beach at neighboring oracabessa. blackwell has big plans for the area. the next day, i leave goldeneye s luxurious embrace, headed into town for something, well, i just had to have. a long time favorite. what do we have here? oh, oxtail. chris: yeah, man. curried goat. anthony: oh sweet. i don t care whether it s the bronx or kingston or wherever i can get it, oxtail, curried goat, callaloo, and, of course, rice and pigeon peas. got to have that. got to love the food in this country. chris: man, it s the best. anthony: it s such a mix. chris: asian. oh, yeah. anthony: african.
white. but it moved forward. now you have this. definitely this whole, i m from 223rd. you re from 225th. every ethnic that lives in the bronx has that. the next group that is going to take over here is mexicans. the thing is, it s an immigrant neighborhood. it is not a matter of who owns it, it s ace a a matter of who owns it at a particular time. and they re next. and i m looking forward to that, because i enjoy a good quesadilla. but i made a good decision coming to lammy s today. good move. i m always here for the curried goat and mac and cheese. lammy s don t play, man.
this is really good. back inland, another world of flavors. little haiti. just in case miami didn t have enough tasty stuff from elsewhere. the b&m market is tucked away in the back. they serve some of the dishes that make me happiest. jerk chicken, who doesn t love that? curried goat, roti, and this. cow-foot soup. flavors, textures, some next level stuff. that looks, by the way, unbelievable. that s so good. what s the best thing about miami? the mix of cultures that we ve got. what s the worst thing? you know what really pisses me off? i walk down the street and i say hi to people because that s kind of like how i am, and i don t get a hi back here. to what do you attribute this? the transient part of it. people don t feel rooted. they are from south america,
around here. roy choi: nah. you can get tacos across the street, korean bibimbap right next door, and then get goat stew. you can pray to mohammed or buddha. anthony: a tiny mosque next door where services are held five times a day. anthony: just talking to a guy in the parking lot who said, this is the first little bangladesh in america. roy choi: yeah. and that just happened, like, two years ago. like, we went to sleep, we woke up, and it was little bangladesh. [ laughter ] anthony: here at sawada, step right in to some curried goat, samosas, tandoori chicken. oh, yeah, and this lahori fish curry, with no small amount of chilies. anthony: it s such fragrant, aromatic, delicious food. roy choi: this is really good. anthony: what good food are you likely to find within the confines of koreatown? roy choi: we have el salvadoran and guatemalan all around. koreans all throughout. pakistani and bangladesh food. yeah, oaxaca takes over all of eighth street. anthony:
bronx or kingston or wherever i can get it, oxtail, curried goat, callaloo, and, of course, rice and pigeon peas. got to have that. got to love the food in this country. chris: man, it s the best. anthony: it s such a mix. chris: asian. oh, yeah. anthony: african. a lot of people totally miss out, i mean curry goat, that s chris: yeah, man. it s asian stuff. anthony: it comes from the east indies, what they used to call chris: that s true. anthony: chef chris s cook-shop has become something of a local institution, a thriving business in a town that s seen better days. how long have you been open here? chris: i ve been open, this little shop, for 13 years. anthony: 13 years? chris: yeah, man. anthony: the town changed in that time or stayed the same? chris: well, right now, you know, we re in, um, our economy is not doing so good right now so anthony: why not? it s one of the most beautiful areas in the world. chris: yeah, for real, we have a beautif