Seeing the words "peas" and "mint" in a dish description basically translates to, "The rest of the menu means nothing; I must order that." As soon as I saw those words—along with ricotta salata—under taccozzotte con piselli e ricotta... More

Cravings for olive oil kissed sweets are often satisfied at one (or both!) of two places. Abraço for a slice of wondrous olive oil loaf or Otto for olive oil gelato. The olive oil desserts at both places are well... More

Those who are steady readers of Sugar Rush on Serious Eats New York know of my great affection for Otto's gelato copettas. I keep a sharp eye out for menu changes and make sure no gelato flavor or copetta... More

Otto's Linguine Siciliani from roboppy on Flickr. Whether it's in or out, I don't know—and I don't care. To me, Mario Batali's Otto on 5th Avenue and 8th Street is the mecca for cheap, al dente Italian eats. I... More

Editor's note: For the next twelve weekdays until Christmas, we'll have a daily hot chocolate report for you. 'Tis the season. Today, Mario Batali's pizzeria Otto in Greenwich Village. Price: $8 for a ceramic Italian coffee mug's worth The... More

Our ten days of Pumpkin Sugar Rushes are over, but that doesn't mean I have any intention of stopping my consumption of pumpkin desserts. After all, the season doesn't last forever! Whether it be the pumpkin cocktail over at... More

Olive oil gelato, while justly delicious, seems to be the only thing everyone talks about with regards to dessert at Otto. Let us not forget that there remains a plethora of sublime flavors deserving equal attention: salty caramel, hazelnut stracciatella... More

Over on Serious Eats we've asked folks to help us settle controversies surrounding strawberry ice cream (whether it's wonderful or not) and vanilla ice cream (whether the vanilla bean specks are a sure sign of superior vanilla ice cream). Who... More

Sugar Rush expert Kathy YL Chan hits up the ten best ice cream sandwich purveyors in the city. More