Pork belly, beef brisket, and "Cora's broccoli salad" — a nice complement to the meats, which I'd never tried — at Fette Sau in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. After nearly two decades, Fette Sau will close its doors (and its gate) forever on Sunday evening, December 21.

More to come in the New Year! https://t.co/rRPV49oT4G

Initial signage has been posted at the future Ever Prosper Food Court, Flushing, Queens. At its predecessor, the Landmark Quest Mall, Joe's Steam Rice Roll was the most notable tenant, so it's sad to see artist's conceptions for Burger King, Chick-fil-A, and Starbucks.

Hotdog with chili-onion relish, Boulevard Drinks, Jersey City

A fat slice — fatter than my photo can show — of chocolate blackout cake at Brooklyn Diner, West 57th St., Manhattan. This was the finale to a small family gathering; the four of us very nearly finished it.

Midmorning hand pie: This Bukharian bichak, or pumpkin samsa, might have been cloying if not for onion and pepper, which dialed down the sweetness. Mine, from Chaikhana Sem Sorak in Rego Park, Queens, became an appetizer before a nearby group lunch.

Do delivery robots get a snow day? Two cross paths, earlier this year, on a Jersey City sidewalk.

'Tis the season for Ukrainian cake, Finnish rice porridge, and lots of holiday cookies: New York-area food events, December 11-18 https://t.co/twaWB6MCSE

A sampler from Tacos los Gueros, a tamale de comino from Tamales Doña Lupe, and nieves de piña y limón from Nieves Cortés at Plaza Cuauhtémoc (partially comped). Every Sunday, 11:00-9:00 (liveliest beginning in midafternoon), indoors at 219 Cook St., Bushwick, Brooklyn

Deep-dish hamentash — here, in prune — from Bonelle Pastry Shop, Forest Hills, Queens

The Andy Boy — imported hot soppressata, hot capocollo, broccoli rabe, imported sharp provolone, and Sicilian olive oil — on a seeded hero, from Angelina's Italian Deli, Newtown, Connecticut

A rare event for Estonian eats, the opening of a major exhibition on street food, and pie, pie, pie: New York-area food events, December 4-11 https://t.co/drZdXH7Vox

A lush Hakka-style ha mai cherng — dried shrimp, scallion, and minced pork rolled in a thick, chewy room-temperature rice noodle — outside Ho Won on Forsyth, a new sibling to Ho Won Bake Shoppe in Manhattan's Chinatown

Staying on-topic: "We are happy to serve you" at the coffee table during installation of Street Food City, a new exhibition at the Museum of Food and Drink, Dumbo, Brooklyn. I'll be back after it opens (Dec. 6) to get a VR-headset view inside a food truck. And to get a pretzel.

A seafood pancake, grilled aged pork belly, braised beef short rib, and pan-grilled semi-dried croaker at the delightful Jang Dok Dae, Murray Hill, Queens

A red date confection at the Fuzhanggui cart, serving "traditional handmade sugar from old Beijing," on Main near the southwest corner with Sanford, Flushing, Queens. Mind the little pits, or try another flavor — walnut, red-skinned peanut, cashew, honey sunflower, black sesame.

Thanksgiving weekend is typically a quieter one for New York-area food events, but don't miss out on Makan Tuesday https://t.co/tDuFtyOiv5

Lahori chargha — Pakistani-style marinated and steamed chicken, its skin crisped by a quick deep-fry — at Balochistan Restaurant, Fairview, New Jersey. Also shown: slow-cooked, supertender Saranan mutton rosh; an expanse of soft, sesame-seeded til roghni naan; suji halwa.

Chicken mole and pork chileajo tamales from Mike's Restaurant, Jersey City. Also shown: the takeout entrance (Mike's sitdown restaurant is around the corner, at 602 Palisade Ave.); a convenient platform, down the block, for outdoor dining.

Thanksgiving egg roll with chili-cranberry sauce, Comfortland, Rivington St., Manhattan H/T eldersveld on Reddit's FoodNYC board