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Oh - Here's the difficulty: white sauce, no red...

I'm not sure where it is, but Swan's Oyster Depot is always worth a visit if you like seafood.

Quite honestly, I feel like you're looking for an excuse to dump him...an excuse, or someone's (a Serious Eater's or a friend's) "permission".

Look, clearly no guy (girl) is perfect, but this one doesn't seem to "tickle your taste buds" so to speak. Dump him and find someone to have culinary adventures with, and let him find someone to enjoy toast, or whatever, with.

Not as fancy, but I find that people are always really impressed by homemade ravioli...I stuff mine with a green pea pesto, and people are always amazed

FYI - I made it by first sauteing some onion, salted so it wouldn't caramelize. Then, I added thinly sliced carrots (done in the kitchen-aid mixer food slicer attachment...brilliant), and sauteed/salted those as well. Then I covered w/veggie stock (homemade, so no salt). Let it cook for about a half hour, added a tsp or so of Chinese 5 spice, and then blended it w/a hand mixer...it was creamy and flavorful and there's not a drop left!

Thanks for all the great suggestions! Hopefully it will be delish!

The best Mexican food this side of LA is at Rosa Mexicano in Brooklyn...there's one in Park Slope, and one in Sunset Park...not sure of addresses, but WELL worth the subway ride

In & Out burger and KooKooRoo!!!

Def go to Mango's....it was FANTASTIC....the Blond Giraffe has the best key lime pie imho

Thanks CJ....those are just the tips I needed!

At the Brownstone in NJ, I highly recommend a pancake wrap...it's a big pancake stuffed with eggs and cheese and stuff..mmmmmm

Also, I 2nd Mamouns...I would go there for Sat lunch since it's not too heavy and you can save room for Katz's. Gray's Papaya is an EXCELLENT suggestion.

For Sunday dinner, this is a bit of an unorthodox suggestion, but I would really recommend Indochine. They have a great pre-theater dinner special that's $28 for 3 courses. The food there always delivers, and it's a lovely place

Lastly, if you like sushi, you should really go to Yama near Irving Place...the spicy tuna roll there is exactly what a spicy tuna roll should taste like, and the fish is super fresh.

Anyway, it seems like you have an amazing line up planned...I wish I was going to all of those places!

@salpico - that sounds amazing...I haven't had an egg cream in far too long. I'm off to buy some U-bet & Seltzer!

As a former waitress and bartender, I can tell you that most people tip on the total bill, and $1/drink. If you order a glass of wine at your table, do you take that out of the amount you tip on? Quite honestly, I would have been pretty upset if someone took out the price of the liquor to base their tip on. Not upset enough to stalk someone out of the restaurant, but upset nonetheless.

Also, you tip $1/drink and on the 3rd drink you get a buyback (on which you should tip the price of the drink). It will ensure plenty more free drinks in the future!