Overheard on the New York Boards

"The heirloom tomato salad was absolutely delicious. It had tomato lemon verbena consommé and olive oil ice cream. ... It was perfectly summery." – brighton312 on Tocqueville

"Wylie Dufresne is very friendly about having diners in the kitchen, and if you let the staff know beforehand they might even be able to time the kitchen visit special for you, at a point where he'll be doing something Mr. Wizard-y with liquid nitrogen, or making bagel ice cream, or something that'd be especially entertaining for a teenager." – sgordon on WD-50 as a destination for a young person's kitchen tour

"It's been years since I've had balut, so I was prepared to recoil in horror. To a young Fil-Am, the sight of your mother eating balut is tantamount to finding out your parents are cannibals, but young balut is not the hot vit lon of my fears. The duckling was so immature I barely saw it; if I didn't know better I was just dining on the richest egg of my life, one with a hint of minerality and a sweet, absolutely savory broth." – JungMann on balut (fertilized duck egg) at Phil-Am Food Mart in Queens