Serious Eats' Sightings

<a href="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2007/10/best-bread-baskets-in-new-york-and-beyone.html">The best bread basket in New York City</a>—all made in-house by Ernesto Gonzalez, himself trained by La Brea Bakery founder Nancy Silverton.

The banh mì du maison is made with three terrines, daikon, and cilantro. It's meaty, crunchy, and just fatty enough, if a bit on the small side. [<a href="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/11/momofuku-ma-peche-tien-ho-is-a-peach-of-a-chef-momofuku-midtown-west-david-chang-new-review-mezzanine.html">Ma Peche review</a>]

Our <a href="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/11/chocolate-chip-cookie-championship-the-midtown-edition-union-square-vegan-city-bakery-petrossian-ruby-et-violette-best-cookie-chelsea.html">favorite chocolate chip cookie</a> in Midtown.

Our favorite <a href="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/11/the-dessert-files-strawberry-shortcakes-best-east-village-new-york-desserts-manhattan-nyc.html">Japanese-style strawberry shortcake</a> in the East Village.

Served during <a href="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/11/brooklyn-star-brunch-williamsburg-brooklyn-fried-chicken-review.html">brunch</a>, definitely a contender for best in the city.

If you're hankering for a lobster roll on <a href="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/11/sandwich-alley-best-sandwich-lunch-west-village-manhattan-nyc-murrays-amys-faiccos-pizza-keste-lobster.html">Bleecker Street</a>, The Lobster Place is your spot. A freshly made lobster roll on a buttered, toasted bun, with chips and slaw, will run you $16.95. It's perfectly decent, as urban lobster rolls go: large chunks of lobster, not too much mayonnaise. But it's neither the freshest, the tastiest, nor the cheapest in town.

Our favorite <a href="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/11/chocolate-chip-cookie-championship-best-in-new-york-upper-west-side-uptown-upper-east-side-levain-bouchon-yura.html">uptown chocolate chip cookie</a>.

<a href="http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2009/10/photos-gallery-finally-from-the-piemans-craft-2009-event.html">The Filetti:</a> This was one of the pizzas on the menu at Una Pizza Napoletana. When Mathieu Palombino took over the space, he left it on as a tribute to Anthony Mangieri.

One of our favorite smashed burgers in the city. http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/10/shake-shack-bills-rub-righteous-urban-barbecue-raining-smashed-burgers-best-burger-new-york-review.html

Our favorite <a href="http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/09/great-new-york-best-fancy-fried-chicken-roundup-momofuku-locanda-verde-blue-ribbon-blue-smoke.html">fried chicken</a> in the city!