Talk Bronx New York

Like the other firefighters who’ve made it to the final round of the Daily News’ first FDNY Five Alarm Cook Off, sponsored by the Municipal Credit Union and Best Buy, Jimmy Lowe has been taking a ribbing from his crew, Bronx Rescue 3 in the Tremont neighborhood.

It all stems from Lowe’s impressive knife skills: Not only can he deftly butterfly the flank steak for his winning mushroom-and-bacon-stuffed pinwheels in seconds, the 18-year FDNY veteran can carve cucumbers and tomatoes into rosettes to garnish his already exceptional plates. That’s a trick that’ll surely wow celeb chef Rachael Ray, who will host the finals on her morning show this Friday.

Jimmy Lowe prepares his specialty steak dinner for his fellow firefighters in the Bronx.

Except that in the Bronx borough semi-finals, Lowe made the mistake of cracking wise about those fragile flowers, saying they hailed from his feminine side. As a result, the brothers of “Big Blue” aren’t letting him live it down.

“The whole department was calling up,” says company Captain Jim Ellson, “asking, ‘is his locker painted pink yet?’ ”

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Forget reservations - for many New Yorkers on recession budgets, it’s time to hit the grocery store, a new Zagat survey suggests.

Recession-weary New Yorkers are back in the kitchen. Since the economic downturn, 61 percent say they’re cooking dinner at home more than before, according to a new Zagat survey. Only 1 percent of the respondents said they’re cooking less.

The survey of 6,807 NYC foodies was released Tuesday, along with an expanded and renamed “New York City Food Lover’s Guide.” The pocket-sized tome contains reviews of nearly 2,000 food shops, cheese emporiums, butchers, candy stores and produce markets.

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A Best Buy store. Best Buy CMO Michael Linton has left the company.

Best Buy on Saturday was scheduled to open its first-ever store in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The store, located on E. Fordham Rd., is expected to add 150 jobs in that community.

At a grand opening celebration Saturday, basketball legend-turned-entrepeneur Earvin “Magic” Johnson was scheduled to attend and deliver opening remarks, while Best Buy representatives are set to present $10,000 checks to a pair of charities, The Pointe and The Wildcat Service Corporation.

In addition, the first 50 customers in line were to receive a $20 gift certificate to the store.

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