(Italian), Momofuku SSam or Noodle Bar, Go! (Japanese), Café’ Mogador Prune or Flea Market (brunch) Chelsea/ Union Square: City Bakery, Blue Water Grill, Red Cat, Tia Pol or Boqueria (tapas) Brooklyn: Luger’s (best steak in the...

think a lot of people want more energy from the physical place they’re going to sit down to dinner at. The food is obviously paramount, but if it’s a scene like Mina’s and you can get it to go and go home and...

. I love food, love to eat out, and am trying to keep my sugar/ cholesterol levels in line. I have also lost a good bit of weight, and want to keep it off. I usually save my calories for a nice night out at a restaurant with a...

the drink, took the rice, very lightly sampled the salads and drank way too much water, which I was recommended not to do! The papaya salad I ate only a few threads from the top which didn’t seem to have too much...

For those who like to know the ending before you decide to read along, here’s the state of my brother William’s table at the end of service. Streamers from the poppers, a bevy of wine glasses and empty bottles,...

Starbucks (Blue Bottle is not on every corner, and Starbucks cofee IS good, just don’t put flavor syrups in it! Oh, and those Egg Florentine breakfast sandwhiches are extremely delicious!) In-N-Out (I don’t eat there a...

, but definitely give Bangkok Cuisine a try. $28+. Very attentive staff. With the larb so hot we were guzzling water as fast as we could, and our glasses were topped off every couple of minutes. Darkness came, and we slept. On to...

The best source for tacky retro recipes is: "Best Recipes: From the backs of Boxes, Bottles, Cans and Jars" by Ceil Dyer. We’re talking classics like Kellogg’s Crunchy Baked Chicken and Rice Krispies Marshmellow...

stuff from the grocery next door. It would really be interesting if they put one of those in down here. I noticed they have choucroute on the menu—makes my mouth water. I haven’t been to Pittsford, but I have been to...

's coffee is both more expensive and better (I remember when the cream came in little individual glass bottles). Now, if only AP had Philippe’s wines by the glass.

tomato, the true essence of what it means to grow the purest, freshest, most local ingredients (ala Alice Waters), was now understood by my parents as well. We decided to split 4 appetizers and one entree, since we were all...

are missing tons of flavor. I looked at my notes from Thai Aree dinners, and unfortunately, nearly everything I really love at the place is “off-menu”, so see if you can finagle some of these dishes: - Sour curry -...

"6. custard pastry from oriental pastry – very good, not overpoweringly sweet" Uh, what???? Am I missing something. Where is this place? I’d add: A tail from the Brooklyn Social Club If Fragole, go on their 1/2 price...

. Fish soups in tukupi (cassava) juice in Belem, Brasil 17. Fresh coconut water, all over the tropics 18. Capybara in the Peruvian Amazon

will never have steak again anywhere else. My date ( actually great fun ) had a truly appalling piece of fish. The piece of Cod that passeth all understanding as the good book says. bill for two course and wine for two an eye...