★ The shortlist · the things I'd send a friend to first ★
The favorites.
Entries across three sections. The restaurants I'd book first, the recipes I cook on rotation, and the ingredients I keep restocking. Not the whole catalogue — the parts of it that have earned a permanent spot.
Restaurant
Marble Dessert Bar
A dessert-bar favorite — now closed.
Restaurant
Lysée
Our best dessert spot.
Flatiron
Restaurant
Anita
Our pick for gelato.
Restaurant
Myka Greek Frozen Yogurt
Our pick for fro-yo.
Restaurant
Torrisi
Our pick for Italian.
Nolita
Restaurant
Sichuan Mountain House
Our pick for Sichuan.
East Village
Nothing starred yet.
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On the shortlist
3 questions · answeredWhat earns a spot, how often it changes, and why the list is short.
It's the shortlist of restaurants, recipes, and ingredients I'd send a friend to first. The ones I keep coming back to — by cooking them again, eating there again, or reaching for the bottle every week. Field score helps, but doesn't decide it.