Emporio

Again. Big fan. This plate of Rustici pasta filled with wild mushrooms and dandelions is sitting in some delicious butter and truffle something with a little bit of shaved something on top.

Sunday Pub Crawl 3

Next stop - The Spotted Pig
Oh Sweet Jesus. Bloody Marys. Deviled Eggs. A burger. More deviled eggs. Wine.

Sunday Pub Crawl 2

Second stop - John Dory for beer, wine and oysters. Still a shitty rainy day. Getting better though. A half dozen oysters and a pint and a glass of white wine helps. Sidenote - Keanu Reeves just walked in. Terrible performance.

Sunday Pub Crawl

What a shitty rainy day. We have no choice but to grab a couple of umbrellas and go drinking. First stop, Cafe Noir in SoHo for Bloody Marys and pigeon-watching.

Crif Dogs

It ain't pretty, but it'll do. Chili dog with jalapeños and a side of beans.

Street Tacos

Street tacos are always the best tacos. Always. This delicious al pastor* taco marks the beginning of street festival season. It was somewhere near Old St. Marks Church in the East Village. It didn't look too official, but they did have tacos, which is the important thing.

* Al Pastor isn't just pork. It is the best pork. Marinated in something reddish-orange and piled high onto a skewer gyro-style with an onion and a pineapple at the top. Little chunks are sliced off to order and if the guy has any balls, he'll usually try to flip a little slice of the pineapple up into the air and catch it with your taco as a final flourish. Think Mexican Benihana. Benny Juana.

Ippudo

Don't let the murky weird looking broth throw you. Ippudo is the pinnacle of ramen deliciousness. It makes Momofuku noodle bar seem like that stuff I ate in college that was 6 for a dollar. But there's a 45 minute wait even at 8 in the morning so I'll still go to Momofuku.

Do Hwa

Kim-Jong-Delicious. Spicy chili pork bulgogi, buckwheat noodles with sesame dressing, dumplings and boiled pertaters.

Jane

Jane is a pretty obvious choice on a sunny day if you live near SoHo. Nonetheless, I liked my girly lunch.

Holla Atcha Salad.

Seacrest Out.

La Colombe

Finally. A good cup of coffee in New York. Ok, that's not really fair. There is good coffee to be found. Just not on my walk to work, which is really the only time I need it. I should further clarify that this is regular coffee. Good cappuccinos are a dime a dozen. Impressive, but much easier to find.