73 Warren Street between West Broadway and Greenwich Streets under $15 for lunch 212/791.6300 [stay tuned for overall rating] I walked by this new spot in TriBeCa the other day and I had to stop and peek in because it looked like a cute IKEA cafeteria inside (in that yellow chair/wooden table kind of way). [...]

41-16 Queens Boulevard, Sunnyside, Queens $40 each for 4 people, with drinks, with tip 718/433.3702 ♥ ♥ Taking advantage of Queens while one of my favorite eating partners is in town from Chicago, we visited Salt & Fat with her brother to check out the scene in what is a very unfamiliar part of the [...]

109 A North 3rd Street between Berry and Wythe in Williamsburg, Brooklyn $86 each for 3 people, with 3 drinks apiece, without tip 718/782.2602 ♥ ♥ ♥ The disclaimer here is that I made a small investment on Parish Hall to finally fulfill one of my dreams of being a small part of the restaurant [...]

38 Wythe Street off South 2nd Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn 347/689.3594 $70 each for 2 people, with 2 drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ When Eater.com announced that Masten Lake would be closing, a small part of me hurt. I haven’t been in a restaurant that was as delicious and creative as Masten Lake since [...]

285 Bedford Avenue between South 1st Street and Grand in Williamsburg, Brooklyn 718/599.5565 around $125 for 2, with 3 drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ I was talking to my friend Stacie about where we’ve both eaten lately and as we went through our list, she said, There really hasn’t been anything exciting since Momofuku [...]