Eats

A SALT AND BATTERY: a couple of brits doing classic fish-n-chips down in the west village http://www.asaltandbattery.com/

ALDEA: named in QG as one of the 12 best new restaurants in the world, my buddy Adam Haber has outdone himself with this chic portugese spot http://aldearestaurant.com

BABBO: a fine nyc italian, but good luck getting into batali's joint without reservations http://www.babbonyc.com/

BECCO: truly good "lidia's" family italian in the theatre district http://www.becco-nyc.com/

BELLA TRATTORIA: nuts n boltz italian in manayunk PA http://www.bellatrattoriapa.com/

BFC: I read about this home town joint, checked it out and have to admit solid! http://brooklynfishcamp.com

CAFE DEL MUNDO: a perfect spot when in alaska when you need a good cup of joe to recover from being mosquito bait http://www.cafedelmundo.com

Churrascaria Plataforma: if you eat meat, a lot of meat then this the Brazilian house is the NYC http://www.churrascariaplataforma.com/

COCO 500: this is the only joint I haven't been to but need to get there soon http://www.coco500.com/

Cozy Thai Bistro: who would have thunk good respectable thai in state college pa http://cozythaibistro.com/

FACCIA LUNA: this is my local state college joint - need I say more http://www.faccialuna.com/

FATTY CRAB: upper west side, pricy for casual grungy atmosphere, but good malaysian inspired food and rouge beer http://fattycrab.com

MAYA: high end mexican that can make a hard core eastern european matriarch pine for black beens http://www.modernmexican.com

PIZZA PARADISO: If I lived in DC this would be my joint - enough said http://eatyourpizza.com/

REPUBLIC: a union square staple and very consistent affordable good eats http://www.thinknoodles.com/

Uncle Nick's: authentic down to earth greek - uppa! go with friends and order a lot http://www.unclenicksgreekrestaurant.com/