Chile En Nogada (stuffed Poblano peppers)

BARRIO CHINO 253 Broome St (Ludlow & Orchard St) 212-228-6710 Living on the border of Mexico for eighteen years biased me somewhat towards Mexican...

Meatball Parmigiana Sandwich

FRANKIES SPUNTINO 17 Clinton St (Houston & Stanton St) 212-253-2303 It’s been a while since I deliberately went out for an evening of...

Panna Cotta

FALAI 68 Clinton St (Stanton & Rivington St) 212-253-1960 (This article is the continuation of a larger piece that starts in the above...

Lobster Roll

URBAN LOBSTER 240 E Houston St (Aves A & B) 212-677-2626 This seems to be the month of comparisons. First Torys and Yakitori Totto,...

French Onion Soup Dumplings

THE STANTON SOCIAL 99 Stanton St (Ludlow & Orchard Sts) 212-995-0099 In a million years, I don’t think people (including me) would expect me...

Green Spaetzle w/ Sweetbread

THOR 107 Rivington St (Essex & Ludlow Sts) 212-796-8040 It’s been three months since I last visited Thor, and my experience this time...

Breaded 1-Bite Chocolate Lollipop

THOR 107 Rivington St (Essex & Ludlow Sts) 212-796-8040 The Lower East Side is the new Meat Packing district, and I don’t mean that...

Steak Sandwich

BROWN 61 Hester St (Ludlow & Essex Sts) 212-254-9825 To be precise, the menu reads “Grass fed beef flank steak sandwich on baguette with...

Wild Mushroom Gratin

CHUBO 6 Clinton St (Houston & Stanton Sts) 212-674-6300 Chubo is one of the two relatively new Japanese fusion restaurants on...