Graze on dishes like creamy mac ’n’ greens ($14)—a blend of collards, Gouda, New York cheddar & Comté—or rib-sticking dirty rice and shrimp ($11). Close with the shareable spiced chocolate cake ($10). Read more.
Get pastry chef Christina Tosi’s pretzel cake truffles, which spins bodega pretzels into supremely moist cake balls. They’re one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try Dolce Nonna's green-tomato dip. Garlic, oregano & parsley lend an herbaceousness to hunks of tomato blended w/ chickpeas, Parmeggiano-Reggiano & almonds–It’s 1 of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011 Read more.
Everyone knows to get the corn, but try the rice milk. Get it to go and walk around the hood.
Try the “Haus Bao” ($3.50), endowing Creekstone beef cheek with the flavors of a classic Taiwanese street snack, it's especially tasty. Read more.
Village Voice is excited to have Despana at the 2012 Choice Eats food fest! Full list of restaurants here: http://ow.ly/8QjDQ
Try the lamb neck. Braised with tomato and white wine, the meat is then picked, spanked with vinegar and Calabrian chile paste, and draped over house-made mascarpone agnolotti: Read more.
Brunch on the griddled torta with scrambled eggs, avocado, pickled red onions, black-bean spread and a choice of steak or chorizo: Read more.
