Alex Benton

"Carol Lim: "For me Paul's is what you always want: a good ratio of fat to meat in the patty, a really good, nicely sized bun, and a good price.""

"Carol Lim: "It's always a stop when I'm walking around East Village––there's always something you can find. And also sell.""

"Carol Lim: "If you order ten pieces, half come sweet, and the other half spicy.""

"Carol Lim: "You can have a traditional bowl of ramen, but what I like there is the tsukemen dipping noodles. They also have these bean sprout noodles that are super healthy.""

"Humberto Leon: "This is an Opening Ceremony staple––so many of us get our hair cut here.""

"Humberto Leon: "The sweet and sour soup is delicious; they put lily pod stems in there. They also make these steamed rice rolls that I love. When we take roadtrips, we'll order banh mis to go.""