Cruising Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue recently, in the Stuyvesant Heights section, I stopped by the Carolina Country Store to buy some sausage....

"This was the first 'nice' restaurant I ever came to in New York," said one of my dinner companions, looking around.

The best lasagne in New York is now being served on Broadway. It is, all by itself, reason to visit the new Insieme.

The menu from chef Michael Voltaggio started with abalone and cuttlefish in an abalone shell and topped with a puff of "pad Thai" foam.

The very first question you have to ask about Manhattan's hottest new restaurant is how any room filled with a million fast-talking people can still be quiet enough for conversation.

To some, beer is nothing more than swill, a simple brew for simple men to drink while watching football or grilling burgers.

The unfortunately named high-low trend in restaurants around the country is by now completely familiar to diners.

The gin and tonic in the bar at Per Se is worth both the dollars and the inconvenience.

This substantial salad takes a hearty, rich green that’s usually cooked and proves how delicious it can be when served raw.

It was his first day, so maybe it's not fair. But when my well-meaning waiter asked, "Umm, did you guys get your entrees yet?" My response was, "Umm…no."