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One of New York City's most popular and delicious desserts is the classic "Black & White Cookie".  This is one sweet treat you MUST try while visiting here. Don't even think about leaving until you've sunk your teeth into this large cake-like delight that is easily identified by its half moon chocolate and vanilla frosted top. 

While many establishments carry this cookie be careful. If you get one that is pre-wrapped and thrown in a basket ...

One fantastic place that combines fun activities with great food and drinks is the Chelsea Brewing Company. www.chelseabrewingco.com Located along the Hudson River, this authentic brewery offers amazing home-brewed beers, pub fare and gourmet entrees as well as tours of the beer-making process and a wonderful view of the waterfront.  You can imbibe in a Checker Cab Blonde Ale or a Sunset Red Ale along with your gourmet pizza, ...

There are many dining options in and around Rockefeller Center. One place that visitors and many New Yorkers don't know about is Pulse. Hidden inside the Reebok Sports Club, you may think you need to be a member to enjoy their Asian inspired menu and refreshing cocktails. Not so.  Walk right in and enjoy some jumbo lump crab rolls or their sake grilled beef short ribs while taking in a ...

As compelling as it may be to eat at your desk or pick up a turkey wrap from the local pan-American trough-style cafeteria, there is a culinary eye in the center of the sub-par lunch chaos in East Midtown.

That place is called Cafe Zaiya, on 41st Street between Madison and 5th (perfectly situated for taking lunch in Bryant Park).

If it's your first time there, I challenge you to get ...

No place offers more variety, top-quality and fantastic food than Amish Market (www.amishfinefood.com). Located at various spots around town (one is right near Ground Zero), this deli/gourmet grocery shop has everything from authentic brick-oven pizzas to freshly made sushi to generously carved deli sandwiches. Their deli meats are THE BEST you will ever find in New York!

You can also often find cookies, cereal and delicacies from your ...

Everyone has their own (strong) opinion of the best bagel in (fill in area here). But really. Terrace Bagels is not only so tasty, offering a mouthwatering and colorful selection of deli items like artichoke salad, marinated broccoli rabe, eggplant rollatini, etc., but it's staffed by some of the greatest people in New York.

The lines spill out of the store every morning, but don't worry-- these guys have ...

If you are looking for an elegant, regal and warm dining experience then the King's Carriage House www.kingscarriagehouse.com  is the place to go.  This turn of the century carriage house sits on a quiet Upper East Side street and evokes the charm of an old Irish Manor House.  The opulent decor, with its oil paintings and drapery, provides an appropriate backdrop to its hearty menu.

Grilled lamb, duck or filet ...

Magestic, magical, monumental....The Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org is a cultural foundation that will make your NYC visit complete. As you climb the vast steps to it's entrance on Fifth Avenue you realize why this city is so dynamic. The energy, the people and the building in front of you is something bigger than you could have imagined.

The Museum's permanent collection includes American, Egyptian, European and Asian ...

I have to step out of my Harlem box to give a quick rave for Boom restaurant in Soho. I had lunch there yesterday and it was amazing. First of all, the location is great --- right on Spring Street with open-air dining, perfect for spring lunches. But just as good as the atmosphere is the food. Everything from the bread to the entree was delicous and the wait-staff was ...

My friend Stefanie and I were very lonely in college. We were what you could call pariahs. Though we often found great amusement in this status, it also made our Saturday nights very uneventful. While the lesbian couples romped through the grassy knoll at our liberal arts college and the hipsters pretended to do heroin in their rooms, we longed for something sweeter. To our rooms we went to decorate ...