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Get a wintertime warmup with a crock-pot delivery. Maroni Hot Pots E. 77th St.), a spinoff f of chef Michael Maroni and wife Maria’s Maroni Cuisine in Long Island, serves up ready-to-eat Italian homemade meals. They’re made in thin n metal containers delivered right to your door. The menu u includes comfort staples like Grandma Ma- roni’s meatballs, spaghetti and white clam sauce and ricotta ravioli with pomodoro or vodka sauce. The pots come in three sizes: small ($30, serves 1-2 people), medium ($45, 3-4 people) and large ($65, 6-8 people).
If that’s not enough Italian cuisine for you, head over to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for pasta at Lilia (567 Union Ave.). Chef Missy RobbinsR specializes in hearty ragus for the spicysp rigatoni diavola andan gnocchi with broccolico pesto, basil and pistachios.p The space, formerlyfo an auto body shop,sh seats 70. Robbins willw also have a small cafec area open daily at 7 a.m. to serve pastries, frittatasf and sweet and savory focaccia.
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mune (601 Greenwood Ave.) is experiencing the vegan effect — and expanding its menu with more meatless options. In 2015, “we saw a serious uptick in sales of our vegan and vegetarian options, and realized that this has become a lifestyle for many of our guests,” says chef Chris Scott. Enjoy the massive vegan burger, an adzuki bean and rice patty piled high with avocado, pickled onions, chipotle ketchup, smoked mustard and sandwiched between a flaxseed bun ($13). Belly up to the ultimate Sausage Fest. Zeppelin Hall in Jersey City has 17 different sausage plates available through Feb. 1. Devour the cheddar stuffed bacon sausage, a chorizo sausage casserole or a bratwurst Reuben sandwich drenched in sauerkraut and melted Swiss cheese. Then there’s the Anthony’s Weiner — a kosher foot-long hot dog served “naked” with your choice of topping.