Overheard on the New York Boards

"Spring is here and khao niaow ma muang with lush ripe flavor intense mango is now being served. ... One bite obliterates the frigid wet nth rate season we had." – wew on mango and sweet sticky rice at Chao Thai in Queens

"I am absolutely thrilled with Ladurée opening at a location between my office and my apartment. I've always considered the Ladurée macarons to be the best!" – ellenost on the first U.S. shop from the French confectioner, reportedly opening this summer on Madison Avenue

"Joe's rice and prosciutto balls can't be replaced anywhere. The sandwiches, sure, but the place was so much more than that. Those rice balls sustained my kids and many others at Carroll Park over the years. Joe's was a real institution and now another great place that gave this neighborhood its character is gone." – missmasala on Joe's Superette in Brooklyn, which closed this month after more than 50 years in business