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Adam Platt

  1. Faux FrenchAlain Ducasse’s Benoit takes the New York brasserie craze to new lows.
  2. Barbecue Is on FireTwo new ’cue joints compete for smoked-meat mad New York’s attention.
  3. You Rise, They ShineOne thing about breakfast is beyond dispute: It should taste good. Here, the city’s best morning meals in twenty categories.
  4. The 100-Cereal Taste TestMany of the healthier people I know—my wife, my daughters, my ­yoga-­loving friends—are cereal addicts. I am not a cereal addict.
  5. Milan in ManhattanAt Bar Milano, traditional Northern Italian meets modern New York chic.
  6. Not-So-Grand HotelThe golden age of hotel dining isn’t quite back at South Gate.
  7. Italian Two WaysAt Olana, old-school Italian meets modern locavorism; Mia Dona is in-your-face hearty.
  8. To Die ForOur chief restaurant critic travels to Tokyo to eat the world’s most dangerous meal. So what does fugu taste like? And what’s that funny tinglin […]
  9. Commercial AppealAt Commerce, the quality of the food trumps the trendiness.
  10. Greek RevivalClassic Hellenic on the Upper East Side.
  11. Four to KoOur chief critic gives David Chang’s much anticipated new eatery a rare four stars.
  12. Haute WestAnother high-quality, and high-cost, restaurant comes to the Upper West Side.
  13. Into AfricaMarcus Samuelsson explores the Ethiopian side of his background.
  14. Ducasse LiteThe great French chef returns to New York. This time, he’s toned it down some.
  15. Sweet!The city’s tastiest desserts.
  16. Cuts AboveThe best steaks, piece by piece.
  17. Daniel DisappointsBar Boulud is a rare misstep in Daniel Boulud’s carefully curated empire.
  18. This Dove FliesDovetail is chef John Fraser’s breakout restaurant and a rare Upper West Side find.
  19. Raising the BarBar Blanc is the latest watering hole with restaurant-caliber cooking.
  20. Precious CargoAt Smith’s, Danny Abrams delivers appetizingly dainty fare. Just don’t expect any elbow room.
  21. The Best Places for…A BUSINESS LUNCH Anthos Michael Psilakis’s lamb burger is just the sort of red-meat monster that fuels deals. Of course, you may fall asleep i […]
  22. The Least Politically Correct DishesOMAKASE DINNER Masa Sure it’s delicious. But those fancy little fish have a carbon footprint the size of a large suburban house.
  23. Best CocktailsCRUMBLE Tailor This butter-heavy rum concoction is the perfect antidote for a bitter January evening.
  24. Trends We’ve Seen Enough OfREALLY OLD STEAKS Why pay $75 for that “specially aged” two-month-old hunk of beef when a good hanger steak will do?
  25. Best Up-and-Coming ChefsCHRISTOPHER LEE Gilt The new young master of opulent midtown dining. This kind of highbrow cooking is on the wane, so get a taste while you st […]
  26. Best New Restaurants of the YearInsieme Marco Canora’s newest venture offers the latest in haute Italian dining, but with a fashionable Greenmarket twist.
  27. Where to Eat 2008 Directory Accademia di Vino 1081 Third Ave. 212-888-6333
  28. Where to Eat 2008From big-splurge blowouts to locavore temples to down-and-dirty barbecue joints, Adam Platt selects the best places to eat right now.
  29. Run of the MillIrving Mill borrows heavily from Danny Meyer, but in the end, it’s no Gramercy Tavern.
  30. Not-Sub PrimePrimehouse New York indulges some steakhouse gimmicks, but the meat is straight-ahead great.
  31. Baroque ItalianFabio Trabocchi brings old-school complexity to Fiamma, and comes up with more hits than misses.
  32. Uptown DowntownAllen & Delancey brings classical cooking to the Lower East Side.
  33. Learning to Love Flight DelaysAll airport food isn’t awful.
  34. Seasonal, EffectivePark Avenue Autumn takes timely dining to the extreme.
  35. Outside the Bento BoxSotohiro Kosugi gets inventive with seafood at Soto, while Josh DeChellis overfries at BarFry.
  36. Market SavvyLaurent Tourondel joins the ingredients-first movement, with tasty results.
  37. Molto TrendyTwo new Italian joints hew to a familiar contemporary formula. And both are pretty good.
  38. Not So Fine ChinaIan Schrager’s attempt to restore New York Chinese dining to its former glory falls short.
  39. Local ShmocalOur critic weighs in on the latest wave of foodie correctness.
  40. The Virtues of SimplicityTwo new Italians try the crostini-and-crudi route, with varying success.
  41. The Fifth Chef’s a CharmAt Suba, owner Yann de Rochefort tries yet another cook. This one might actually work.
  42. Reality’s BitesAt Perilla, Top Chef winner Harold Dieterle shows he may have more than fifteen minutes in him.
  43. Relative BargainsAdam Platt’s picks for the best cheap expensive food in town.
  44. Head for the HillsHill Country is the latest in a pack of improbably good barbecue joints to hit New York.
  45. Provence ReduxA West Village classic gets a modern, and winning, makeover.
  46. Off the MarkThe new Landmarc is another Time Warner Center disappointment.
  47. Italian, Old and NewAt Insieme, Craft disciple Marco Canora aims to please both traditionalists and modernists.
  48. Salmon Cured?Jeffrey Chodorow’s Wild Salmon seeks to reinvent that tired fish, with some success.
  49. Quiet on the Far Eastern FrontTwo new sushi restaurants buck the supersize trend with mixed results.
  50. Pub SprawlTwo new members join the ever-expanding gastropub ranks.
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