In the nabe: Trattoria L'Incontro (so jealous of the waiters' amazing powers of recall) & Wave Thai for good food, good prices & nice atmosphere. Love the stuffed shrimp at Dimitri's on Broadway. Bekre Mezze and the zucchini croquettes at Agnanti? The thought of them makes my stomach growl for food. And for dessert, Athens is great for a frappe and people watching, but my OCD has set its sights on the Mocha Frappe from Max Brenner's. LIQUID HEAVEN.
My most tattered cookbooks:
Joy of cooking, stolen recipies from dad, stolen recipies from friends' moms, Perfect Recipies for Having People Over. Overall, I prefer to troll the internet, or beg, borrow, or steal my recipies.