Overheard on the New York Boards

"[I]t was the choice of a friend who tends to prioritize scene over food, so I didn’t have high expectations. I was pleasantly surprised—both the gnocchi with pork shoulder and cracklings and the pork tenderloin were excellent, with the tenderloin being especially impressive in execution (pink, tender and juicy throughout)." – daveena on Travertine

"Sad times indeed. We picked up a mess of spinach and cheese pies and froze them. They are big-time popular with the toddler in the house. Wafa's will be missed muchly." – bugleg on Wafa's in Queens, a hound-endorsed Lebanese restaurant that closed at year's end

"The food at Madangsui is better, but considering your chemically altered state I'd go with Kum Gang San for Korean instead. The former is a bit sedate, while the latter has a piano on top of a waterfall. Just sayin'." – sgordon's tip for charliepizza and friends, who planned to be hungry and "rolling on e" before Phish's New Year's Eve show at Madison Square Garden