Bar Artisanal in New York
  It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that the best thing we ate the other night at Bar Artisanal was the grilled cheese sandwich. After all, Chef Terrence Brennan knows more than a thing or two about cheese, as he shows every night at his much-loved, much-fancier flagship French restaurant Artisanal, on Park […]

Artichoke Pizza in NYC’s East Village: Pizza by the Slice
Of all the amazing pizza joints on New York Magazine’s reasonably definitive Top 20 Best Pizzas of the Moment list this year, only two in all of Manhattan will sell you less than an entire pie. So while we wholeheartedly agree on the inclusion of such Neighborhood Pleasures favorites as Adrienne’s Pizzabar and Jim Lahey’s […]

Danny Meyer’s Central Park Cafe Public Fare
Central Park food, for most of our lives, meant: 1. Hot dog; 2. Picnic; 3. We were invited to a wedding at the Boathouse. Sure, the occasional ho-hum cafe has opened, and the Good Humor guys sometimes stock Choco Tacos (if you've never tried one, please do), but really, if you were looking for a […]

Company Pizzeria Review: the best casual Italian restaurant in Chelsea, New York City?
Pizza Restaurants in New York have stiff competition, but Company Pizzeria may be one place to find the Best New York City Pizza. It’s been a decade-long dream of Jim Lahey, the bread-baking genius behind Sullivan Street Bakery, to combine his obsession for the freshest ingredients with his magic touch with dough, and so fire […]

Baked by Melissa: Among the Best Bakeries in Soho, Manhattan
With Baked By Melissa, you can order cupcakes online… or just show up and enjoy! They're cute, they're sweet, they're exploding with gooey fillings, they're fun, colorful and crazy popular at parties. Honestly: what's not to like about the mini-cupcakes at Baked by Melissa? Served out of little window in a bakery in Soho Manhattan, […]

Momofuku Milk Bar, East Village Bakery with some of the best Manhattan Ice Cream
East Village Ice Cream at Momofuku Milk Bar and Bakery is a Treat For those of you who are already Momofuku Milk Bar fanatics, the news is this: the new summer soft-serve ice cream flavors have arrived, and they are perfect: Twizzler, Jr. Mint, Sour Patch Kid, Fireball. Yes, following her cereal (Fruity Pebbles, Corn […]

Sfoglia
Sfoglia is that rare restaurant whose cozy, casual atmosphere and gentle pricing seem to indicate “neighborhood spot”, but whose food is so spectacularly good that it also functions as a destination for all of New York City. Thus the only problem with this Trattoria everybody loves: since it’s always booked six week out, it can […]