200864 Mon Apr 21 08:33:26 -0700 2003 7 18 Manhattan 0 1071112 Any ideas where one could find fresh epazote and queso fresco in Manhattan? Mon Apr 21 08:33:26 -0700 2003 0 e 1 1071113 Fresh epazote grows freely all over Central Park and lots of other places in New York. You just need to know what to look for. There is a Diana Kennedy story about finding it growing in NYC . Wish I could post a link to it. Mon Apr 21 09:33:43 -0700 2003 1071112 0 Mark DiBlasi 1 1071115 Have you tried Kitchen Market on 8th Ave around 21st Street in Chelsea? They have a lot of specialty Mexican ingredients. Mon Apr 21 09:56:39 -0700 2003 1071112 0 JessicaSophia 1 1071180 dunno about manhattan but you can find plenty in astoria at hidalgo grocery on 29th avenue near the 30th avenue stop on the N train Mon Apr 21 22:10:58 -0700 2003 1071112 0 babar ganesh 2 1071223 Can you find it fresh or dried in a bag (the epazote, that is)? Tue Apr 22 14:21:55 -0700 2003 1071180 0 adamclyde 3 1071278 Kitchen Market only has dried epazote. Wed Apr 23 08:50:41 -0700 2003 1071223 0 E 1 1071303 If you go outside of Manhattan, there are plenty of places in Jackson Heights/Corona in Queens or Sunset Park in Brooklyn to find these items. In Manhattan, you should check out the Mexican groceries in Spanish Harlem near 116th and 2nd or 3rd Ave (maybe Lex). Also, you might be able to find them at the Mexican delis/groceries that are popping up around the far west side of Hell's Kitchen around 10th or 11th Ave in the 40s. Wed Apr 23 10:35:43 -0700 2003 1071112 0 Eric Eto 1 1071657 I was at the Union Square Greenmarket a few hours ago and one of the vendors had epazote PLANTS. Fri Apr 25 16:18:18 -0700 2003 1071112 0 Molly