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Also deserving a mention in thi lists (and practically every other post on seriouseats about NY baked goods) is Glaser's Bake Shop on 1st Avenue btwn 88th and 87th. Delcious assortment of pies all year round and at extremely reasonable prices. I absolutely adore Glaser's.

Celebratory: Pappy Van Winkle 20yr, George T. Stagg, or Macallan 21
Guest: Jack Daniels or Johnnie Walker Black/Red
Table: Elijah Craig 12yr

My favorite croissants are found at the DUMBO location of Almondine. All varieties available are stellar, especially the almond croissant and derivatives thereof.

The pretzel croissant at City Bakery is also very special to say the least.

I certainly agree with the FIG recommendation. I also think McCrady's should probably be the #1 dining destination once you get to Charleston. Sean Brock and his crew are astounding and their passion runs at some of the highest levels found in the entire country.

Not sure what your exact travel plans are, but Town House in Chilhowie, VA is also an amazing place, albeit probably a bit far off of your path.

Welcome to Brooklyn, Brad. If you make your way over to Brooklyn Fare, on Schermerhorn, you'll notice their huge selection of Jeni's products. I check in every so often (live 2 blocks away) and the flavors they have in stock keep increasing; they seem to almost have them all now (I check on the Jeni's website for reference)! At $10.99 a pint it is obviously not cheap, but at least it can be found, and that is the important part.

I went there this afternoon for a 'snack' and everything was fantastic. Had the beans and frank dog and the chili cheese dog and my feelings essentially echo those from the review. Regular fries were great and gone extremely quickly. The blueberry cream shake was also quite good, definitely too thick to be taken from the straw but very very tasty. It's going to take a long time to make it thru the entire menu but I look forward to getting new things everytime I go back.

I agree with kathryn, per se is certainly much easier to get into and with a month I think you should have little difficult getting a reservation there.

Just for the sake of mentioning different places, Le Bernardin is obviously fantastic and could be the real standout of your trip. Additionally, Blue Hill during spring is wonderful. Eleven Madison Park, Jean Georges, etc...all great choices.

ok thank you very much. I knew that had the abbreviated lunch but over the past 6-7 months of going on their website every single day and saving pdf's of menus April 12 was the first time I've ever seen it actually posted there. Strangely, I went to check later that day again and it was gone. Guess I'll have to wait for the weekend and see if another shows up...

Lucali.

I really think steak n shake is an exceptional establishment. The food aside (which I do really enjoy), the company makes a concerted effort to hire mentally challenged individuals and provide them with a good working environment. This type of social responsibility is hard to come by in Corporations and I must applaud that.