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If its chocolate milk made with real cow's milk (no hormones, antibiotics, none of that crap) and made with real cocoa powder (no HFCS), then I say yay chocolate milk!

real stuff is fine in moderation. And there are worse devils out there than chocolate milk.

The Mill City Farmers Market is great! I am an intern at this market and all the food Chef Shack serves is so unique and separate from all other prepared food.

another tip: BUY IN BULK!!!!
but not costco bulk that gives you individually wrapped items with more plastic on it. Try to find stores where they let you buy dry goods, herbs, soaps, etc in your own containers. I live in the Twin Cities where we have a plethora of co-ops and health foods stores where this saves you real money!

caprese. but anything really with tomatoes.

I have mingled in indian, but i should learn more! also latin american cuisines.

McCafe is lame-o, but Dunkin' will forever be in my heart. I love that you can say, "Light and sweet" and not get weird faces from the fellow customers. I know I'm from New York, Italian background, and should only drink the real stuff, but Dunkin is a nice treat.

I have eaten at Le Refuge de Fondus several times: you go for a cheap meal that will get you drunk before you start actually eating the stale bread. Regardless of the food/drink situation, its an incredibly fun place to go to. Part of that fun is the language barrier of speaking poor drunken french with other college students and with the waiters. I don't think les vrais parisiens go to this restaurant- maybe this new Soho place will be the same way. We can leave it to the tacky tourists to go.

hmmm. while I do think Michael Pollan is an amazing writer and activist- he is just that. He doesnt have much experience in concrete agriculture or policy, having only planted vegetables in his backyard. and while I would love to recognize the face of the future secretary, it is more important that we get someone with experience. Why not choose a full-out sustainable farmer- someone who fully understands agricultural/ food issues and its relationship to the energy crisis? I would prefer Wendell, even though he's a tad old and would have to be wrestled out of Kentucky.

I regularly read the Greenhorns' blog. It's wonderful. They have beautiful images and stories from all over the country. It's great to see the Greenhorns getting so much press.

Im confused- why is there a picture of Will Allen??

Anyways, Im a big fan of Alice Waters, Dan Barber, and Eli Zabar. I approve.

I live quite nearby Stone Barns and will be working at their farm camp this summer.
Blue Hills at Stone Barns is quite an amazing restaurant; I've eaten there once. It really has a vision unlike any other culinary institution. Yes it might seem like absurd prices and ridiculous services like too many waiters, but the food, the presentation, and the location are all wonderful!
Well, Im looking forward to spending time on their farm this summer, so I can learn some secrets of this place!

Not exactly in NYC, but I love Blue Hill Stone Barns. Fabulous, if you can get a table.