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• Overall experience: L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon
• Service: Bouley, A Voce
• Biscuits n' gravy: Commerce
• Cinnamon rolls: Commerce
• Homemade donuts: Tipsy Parson
  
• French toast: The Flea Market Cafe, L'Ecole, The Smith
• Croque Monsieur: L'Express
• Cheese chilaquiles: Tulcingo del Valle
• Stuffed pide bread: Ali Baba Turkish Cuisine
• Cheese enchiladas with salsa verde: Rosa Mexicano (Union Square), Toloache, Papatzul
• Cheese enchiladas with salsa rojo: El Cantinero, Ah! Chihuahua
  
• Traditional sliders (mini beef burgers): The Stanton Social's Kobe beef sliders
• Non-traditional sliders: Ruth's Chris 
• Frozen margarita: Agave
• Pizza: Grimaldi's, Angelo's Pizza
• Homemade sausage: Salumeria Rosi, Savoy, Pylos
  
• Non-traditional samosa: Banjara's coconut samosa
• Tuna tartare: Nougatine
• Ropa Vieja: cafecito
• Hamachi: Yama, Tenzan
• Burger: Tipsy Parson, Marc Forgione, Peter Luger Steakhouse, La Esquina, Marseille
• Free bar snacks to munch on while you sip your $20 cocktail: The Library at The Loews Regency Hotel, Del Posto
• Meatballs as a pizza topping: Tarry Lodge, Lombardi's
• Spaghetti & Meatballs: Tanti Baci Cafe, L'Artusi, Mia Dona
• Homemade lemonade: Cafeteria's prickly-pear version, The Breslin
  
• Mac & Cheese: Good
• Grilled cheese sandwich: Bar Artisanal's grilled-cheese-bites, Eisenberg's Sandwich Shop, Burger Heaven
• Salad with grilled shrimp: Landmarc (at the Time Warner Center)
• Eggplant Caponata: Otto
• Olive oil gelato: Otto
• Cupcake: Alice's Tea Cup, Buttercup Bakeshop
• French fries/frites: The Breslin's Thrice-Cooked Chips
• Breakfast burrito: 7A Cafe
• Chips & salsa: Los Feliz, Zocalo at Grand Central Terminal, Crema, Toloache
• Queso fundido con rajas: El Paso Taqueria, Hecho en Dumbo
• Bread basket: L'Ecole, Peter Luger Steakhouse, Del Posto
• Make-your-own-salad: Organique
• Baked mussels: ilili
• Drink with a view: Lobby Bar at The Mandarin Oriental, 230 Fifth
• Pate d' Fruit: Bouchon Bakery, La Maison du Chocolat
• Most attractive and feminine dining room WITH an amazing view: BG at Bergdorf Goodman
• Bagel: The Corner Cafe
  
• Onion rings: Peter Luger, BLT Burger
• Quesadilla: Cafe Frida's version with rajas
• Non-traditional quesadilla: The Stanton Social's version with brie cheese & sliced fruit
  
• Peanut butter indulgance: Buttercup Bakeshop's PB&J cupcake; peanut butter cookie from Big Booty Bread Co.; peanut butter cream'wich at 'wichcraft; Les Halles' homemade peanut butter ice cream
• Prix-fixe lunch in one of the most breathtaking spaces in NYC: Asiate
• Cold Sandwich (served on homemade bread): Grey Dog Coffee 
• Chinese pork buns: C&L Dumpling House, Xie Xie
  
• Pan-fried pork dumplings: Mantao Chinese Sandwiches, Prosperity Dumpling
• Greek salad: Ethos, Periyali
• Romantic bar: Hotel Griffou, Allen & Delancey, The Room, N, 675 Bar
  
• Dessert donuts: The Stanton Social
• Homemade gnocchi: Caffe Linda, Serafina
• Osso bucco: Piccolo Angolo
• Whole wheat pizza: Lil' Frankie's
• Brunch: L'Ecole
• Quiche: Petite Abeille
• Creative egg dish: The Smith's Potato Waffle, Alice's Tea Cup's Scones Benedict
• Restaurant Week bang-for-your-buck: Chinatown Brasserie
• Appetizer: A Voce's sheep's milk ricotta with grilled country bread
• Side dish: Momofuku Ssam Bar's Brussels sprouts
• Chile con Queso dip: Qdoba
• Cheese plate: Artisanal
• Creamiest caffe latte made with *skim* milk: 9th Street Espresso
  

In times like these, when the economy is in crisis and you find yourself on the brink of unemployment, where can you go for a good meal when you're strapped for cash? Check out my growing list below:

• Corner Bistro (burgers)
• Les Halles (French brasserie)
• Tulcingo del Valle (Mexican)
• Tenzan (sushi/Japanese)
• Mee Noodle Shop (dim sum/Chinese)
• Nolita House (American, happy hour)
• L'Express (French brasserie)
• Malatesta Trattoria (Italian)
• El Rio Grande (Mexican)
• Pita Grill (Mediterranean; I recommend the chicken bowl)
• Hecho en Dumbo (Mexican)
• L'Artusi (Italian)
• Nougatine's $35 prix-fixe dinner (French)
• Tournesol (French bistro)
• Dhaba (Northern Indian)
• Carl's Steaks (Philly cheesesteaks)
• Rare Bar & Grill (burgers)
• C&L Dumpling House (Chinese/dim sum)
• Vanessa's Dumpling House (Chinese/dim sum)
• Excellent Dumpling House (Chinese/dim sum)
• Prosperity Dumplings (Chinese/dim sum)
• Papa Perrone's truck (Italian)
• Nice Green Bo (Chinese/dim sum)
• Mantao Chinese Sandwiches
• Ah! Chihuahua's (Mexican)
  
• L'Ecole (French)
• Pampano Taqueria (Mexican)
• Burger One (Burgers & Mexican food)
• NYC Cravings Truck (Taiwanese)
• Jo's (New American)
• Kampuchea (Cambodian)
  
• The Norry (Cambodian/bar food)
• Empanada Mama (Latin American)
• Xie Xie (Sandwiches, Asian)
  
• Gazala Place (Druze, Middle Eastern)
  
• Sofrito (Latin American)
• Joe's Shanghai (Chinese/dim sum)
  

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