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I actually use the rendered bacon fat to make bacon scallion muffins.

@ roboppy: Bring Kathy and I along and we'll cover you on just eating a burger; we'll take a drink with some food.

nithya,

If you seek "the best coffee" usually those coffee shops always have milk and sugar on the side - just because, everyone has their preference in terms of how much milk, what type of milk and if one does want sugar or sweeteners.

If you can overlook that issue of having milk and sugar on the side and willing to travel around NYC for the "best coffee," a few great places are:

- Joe, The Art of Coffee (multiple locations; if you want somewhere in Midtown, there's one in Grand Central Terminal and they're quick with the order unless it's espresso drinks; link)
- Abraco (in East Village; link)
- Cafe Grumpy (in Chelsea and Greenpoint, Brooklyn; link)
- Ninth Street Espresso (multiple locations but downtown; link)

@ roboppy: Thanks for featuring my post & photo! :D

@ starpower: To reaffirm what Robyn said, it's not volcanically hot cheese when you eat that burger. It's just warm enough to make the cheese gooey.

@ klw07: Wow...I'm sorry you had two awful incidents on your ventures to Stumble Inn. I guess I'm fortunate enough that it's too early to get drunk (it's 12 PM) and it's relatively cold (when I went there with two other female friends) for anyone to really want to walk or stay out.

Come to think of it, it's not too far from where I work.
Hmmm....
Perhaps I should try out their burgers soon.

Holy shizz you ladies at them all. Good job!
This post is mostly dessert porn that it's making me craving for sweets. Dang it. I'm almost feel compelled to take the crosstown bus over to Levain Bakery. Haha...

- Olive oil gelato from Otto
- Goat cheesecake with rosemary caramel from the Dessert Truck (when they did serve it during the summer)
- The Strawberry and Mixed Berry dessert samplings at Jean Georges
- Chocolate daifukus at Minamoto Kitchoan (I know it's not a restaurant)
- The cured olive cookie at Abraco

I do agree with Alaina in terms of pricing. Not all are worth the price tag since some menus have the typical chicken, fish, and vegetable as the main course option.

The really bad Restaurant Week experience I had was at Anthos. Their RW menu wasn't too exciting that my friend and I opted for their normal prix fixe menu (which did defeat the purpose) and service was horrible. We tried flagging for the waiter numerous times but no one noticed us. Instead of the 1 hour - 1 1/2 hour lunch we thought of having, extended for nearly 2 hours!

The good/memorable experiences were at Aquavit Cafe for lunch and The Bar Room at the Modern for dinner. The food's delicious and service didn't suffer.

Ed, when I'm looking through Big Apple BBQ's website, they didn't list Southside Market. The only one who's doing brisket is Salt Lick BBQ.

Uh...first of all, thank you Raphael and Robyn for nominating me! I'm not worthy! Really. I'm practically a nobody in the Interwebs.

As for my vote, I'll fifth Robyn! I love her photos, her blog, and give the SE site a little bit of humor, cuteness, and je ne sais quoi.

1. CHEESE
2. COFFEE
3. WINE?
4. Hmmm...tough one. PANCAKES.
5. PASTA
6. CAKE
7. HAMBURGERS
8. ANY SODA BUT
9. ICED TEA STRAIGHT
10. PEAS
11. PUDDING
12. KETCHUP
13. EGGS FRIED
14. CLAM CHOWDER – WHITE
15. DARK MEAT

Some tough ones...but very fun.

I make them into non-nutritious form by creating a dessert: poached pears in red wine, served with a dollop of lemon marscapone.

French macarons...especially Pierre Herme. I still dream (and weep) of that etheral, awesomely delicious, macaron that is impossible to find in NYC.