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Good Bread: Silver Bell Bakery

One of the Silver Bell Bakery's customers is so addicted that every week he drives 10 hours round-trip from Saratoga Springs just to get his bread. By the end of the summer, Silver Bell is going to move out to the suburbs, following its customer base. So get it while you can. More

Flushing: A Chicken Fight At Debasaki

Debasaki in Flushing is a contender that is unfairly omitted from most "Best Korean Fried Chicken in NYC" lists. This dark horse not only has a full package of food and drinks, but beckons with an interesting riff on Korean Fried Chicken—intriguing enough io warrant a visit to Flushing. More

Date Night: DiWine

With its polished concrete floor and high ceilings, it can be loud, especially if you're not a fan of, say, early White Stripes or Fleet Foxes, but it is undeniably lovely. If we lived in Astoria, we'd be regulars. DiWine is best for: a date in which you want to loosen your inhibitions over plates of satisfying finger foods. More

Flushing: Drinks and Anju at 153 Fusion Pocha

Let's say that you're in Flushing for the evening; perhaps you've finished a meal of samgyeopsal or galbi. And say you're feeling a mite thirsty, but are thoroughly confused by local watering holes around the Murray Hill neighborhood of Flushing. There are sketchy venues that proclaim to be "lounges," although the front windows have been blacked out with a spookily opaque layer of film. Or there's 153 Fusion Pocha (Flushing residents simply call it "Il-Oh-Sam" or "1-5-3" in case you're asking for directions), with its cheerful neon Mets signs, large comfortable booths, and boisterous atmosphere. Although 153 is unapologetically authentically Korean—the waiters are fluent in English, the menus however, are not—it's a fun and a fine place for drinks and a late night snack. More

M. Wells Diner: A Fine Diner In Long Island City, Queens

Last summer, when we went to breakfast at M. Wells, the fine diner opened by husband and wife partners Hugue Dufour (Au Pied de Cochon) and Sarah Obraitis (Heritage Meats), the food was markedly inconsistent. But at the same time, we recognized that there was considerable ambition and talent both in the kitchen and in the front of the house. When we returned to experience their dinner service, we were hoping for excitement, for greatness—and that's just what we found. More

Searching for the Best Hamentashen in Queens

Purim is this weekend, and Jewish bakeries all over the city are hard at work churning out hundreds of the delicious, triangle-shaped cookies known as hamentashen. Of course, many bakeries sell them year round, but Purim is when they are meant to be eaten. I traveled around Queens, home to so many Jewish bakeries, to find the best of the best. More