This is a list of some of Mike's favorite places mostly in and around NYC.
- Aji Ichiban, 37 Mott street, traditional and oriental munchies, 212 233 7650
- Akwaaba Café, Bed Stuy Brooklyn, 718 774 1444
- Al di la 248 5th Ave Park Slope Brooklyn, 718-783-4565
- Amy Ruth's, Soul Food, 113 W 116th NY, 212 280 8779
- Anissa, 13 Barrow off W 4th, 212 741 6699
- Angelo's, 146 Mulberry St, 212 966 1277
- Aqua, Las Vegas, Bellagio Hotel, 702 693 8199
- Artisanal 2 Park Ave. South, 212 725 8585
- Arturo's Pizza, 106 W Houston, 212 677 3829
- Aureole, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, 702 632 7422
- A / Z, 21 W 17th, 212 691 8888
- B 44, San Francisco, 44 Belden Pl, 415 986 6287
- Banania Café, 241 Smith St. Bklyn, 718 237 9100
- Bar Veloce, 175 2nd Ave, 212 260 3200
- Barney Greengrass, 541 Amsterdam Ave., 86th - 87th, 212 724 4707
- Bayards, One Hanover Sq., 212 514 9454
- Bayou 308 Lexington Ave., 212-426-3800
- Babbo, 110 Waverly Place, 212 777 0303
- Balthazar, 80- Spring St. btw B'way and Crosby, 212 965 1414
- Le Bernardin, 155 W 51st, 212 489 1515
- Biscuit BBQ, 367 Flatbush Ave., 718 398 2227
- Bistro St. Marks, St. Marks Just off Flatbush, 718 857 8600
- BLT, 106 E 57th, 212 752 7470
- BLT Fish 21 W 17th, 212 691 8888
- Blue Hill at Stone Barns,, 630 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills (Tarrytown), 914 366 9600
- Café Boulud, 22 E 76th, 212 777 2600
- Callahans 1365 Palisades Ave. Fort Lee NJ, 201 944 2411
- Campton Place, 340 Stockton St. San Francisco, 415 781 5555
- Canton, 45 Division, 212 226 4441
- La Caravelle, 33 W 55th, 212 586 4252
- Canulli Bros., Pork and Poultry, 937 S 9th Philly 215 922 2988
- Carnegie Deli, 854 7th Ave @ 55th, 212 757 2245
- Central Fish Co., retail 527 9th Ave., Btw 39th and 40th, 212 279 2320
- Charle's, Southern Soulfood, NY 2839 8th Ave., @ 151st st 212 926 4313
- Chanterelle, 2 Harrison @ Hudson TriBeCa, 212 966 6960
- Chez Panisse, 1517 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley Ca., 510 548 5049
- Chalfonte Hotel, 301 Howard St. Cape May NJ, 609 884 8409
- Chateau Giscours / Chateau Du Tertre / Margaux
- Chicama, 18th off 5th & Bway, 212 505 2233
- Chibitini, 63 Clinton St., 212 674 7300
- Chin Chin, 216 E 49th, 212 888 4555
- Cho Dang Gol, Korean home made TOFU, 55 W 35th 212 695 8222
- Citarella Fish, Prime Meats. Take out 74th and 75th & B'way
- Citronelle 3000 M Street NW Washington DC, 202 625 2150
- City Hall, 131 Duane St., 212 227 7777
- Claudio Inc., Cheese, meats, specialties, 924 S 9th St. S Philly, 215 627 1873
- Copeland's 547 W 145th St., 212-234-2357
- Il Cortile, 125 Mulberry St, 212 226 6060
- Craft, 42 E 19th, 212 780 0580
- Crif Dogs 113 St. Marks Place Btw Ave "A" and 1st Ave, 212 614 2728
- Crispo, 240 W 14th, 212 229 1818
- Cub Room, 131 Sullivan St., 212 677 4100
- Curry in a Hurry, 119 Lex Ave., at 28th St., 212 683 0900
- Daniel, 60 E 65th NY, 212 288 0033
- Denino's Pizza, 524 Richmond Ave. Staten Island, 718 442 9401
- Dumpling House, 118A Eldridge NY, 212 625 8008
- ESCA, 402 W 43rd NY, 212 564 7272
- Eisenberg's 174 5th Ave., 212 675 5096
- El Toro Taqueria, 598 Valencia San Fransicso, 415 431 3351
- El Paso Taquiera, Lexington 104th NY
- Etats Unis, 247 E 81ST, 212 517 8826
- F & B 269 W 23rd Street, 646 486 4441
- Fairway Market, produce fish meats, 74th - 75th B'way
- Ferrara Bakery and Café, 195 Grand St., 212 226 6150
- Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, San Fran 2000 Van Ness St., 415 353 5650 x102
- Florence Prime Meats, 5 Jones St., off W 4th 212 242 6531
- Flor's Kitchen, 149 1st Ave. @ 9th St., NY 212 387 8949
- Florent, 69 Gansevort, 212 989 5779
- Fine & Shapiro Deli, 138 W 72nd, 212 877 2721
- Fish Market was in Beziers
- The Four Seasons, 99 E 52nd, 212 754 9494
- Franny's 295 Flatbush Ave., Park Slope, 718-230-0221
- The French Butcher Prime Meats, 383 2nd Ave., 22nd & 23rd NY, 212 725 4165
- The French Laundry, 6640 Washington St., Yountville Ca., 707 944 2380
- Gam Mee Ok, Korean 43 W 32nd NY, 212 695 4113
- The Grocery, 288 Smith St. Brooklyn, 718 935 9844
- Godshalls Poultry Reading Terminal Market, Philly, 215 922 7589
- Gabriels, 11 W 60th NY, 212 956 4600
- Geno's Cheesesteaks, Corner 9th and Passyunk South Philly
- Giovanni Esposito & Sons, Pork & Meats, 500 9th Ave., NY NY, 212 279 3298
- Grand Intl. Sichuan, 745 9th Ave.(50th), and 229 9th ave 24th., 212 582 2288
- Grammercy Tavern, 42 E 20th NY, 212 GR7 0777
- Greenwich Village Italian, 50 Carmine St., 212 206 9134
- Haandi, 113 Lex btw 27th and 28th, 212 685 5200
- HanGawi, Korean vegetarian, 12 E 32nd 5th and Mad., NY 212 213 0077
- Hawthorne Lane, 22 Hawthorne St., San Francisco Ca., 415 777 9779
- Hon Mura An, Handmade Japanese Soba, 170 Mercer - Houston, 212 334 5253
- Hop Kee, 21 Mott St
- Ilo Bryant Park Hotel, 40 W 40th NY, 212 642 2255
- Inoteca, 98 Rivington St., 212 614 0473
- International Grocery Spices Cheeses, 543 9th Ave., NY 212 279 1000
- Italian Food Center, 186 Grand St., 212 925 2954
- Le Jardin des Sens is a 3 Star Michelin in Montpellier
- Jean Claude, 137 Sullivan St., NY 212 475 9232
- Jimmy's Uptown, 2207 7th btw 130 @ 131St., 212 491 4000
- Joe's Shanghai, 9 Pell St., 212 233 8888
- Judson Grill, 152 W 52nd, 212 582 5252
- Junior's, 386 Flatbush Ave., Ext at De Kalb, 718 852 5257
- Justin's 31 W 21st St., 212-352-0599
- Kalustyan's Market, 123 Lexington Ave ( at 28th ), 212 685 3451
- Kalustyan's Masala Café, 27-28 and Lex, 212 686 5400
- Katz's Deli, 205 E Houston @ Ludlow St., 212 254 2246
- Kam Chueh, ( fish ) 40 Bowery, 212 791 6868
- La Cote Basque, 60 W 55th, 212 688 6525
- Las Palmas Papusa, 24th and Harrison San Francisco
- Lespinasse, 2 E 55th St., NY, 212 339 6719
- Les Halles Brasserie, 411 Park Ave. S @ 29th, 212 679 4111
- Los Dos Rancheros Mexicanos, 507 9th Ave., 212 868 7780
- Lupa, 170 Thompson St NY, 212 982 5089
- Madras Mahal Kosher Vegetarian, 104 Lex btw 27th @ 28th, 212 688 4010
- Mandlers 26 E 17th Street, 212-255-8999
- ManDooBar, Korean dumplings 2 W 32nd, 212 279 3075
- El Malecon, Dominican Chicken, 4141 B'way 175 St., 212 927 3812
- Manganaro's, Italian Deli, 488 9th Ave.@ 37th, 212 563 5331
- Manhattan Ocean Club 57 w 58th St., 212-371-7777
- Marlow & Sons, 81 Broadway, Williamsburg, Bklyn, 718 384 1441
- Marseille, 44th and 9th, 212 333 2323
- Menchanko Tei Japanese Noodles, 53 W 55th, 212 247 1585
- Mermaid Inn 92 2nd Ave., btw 5th and 6th, 212 674 5870
- Montrachet, 239 W. Broadway btw Walker and White, 212 219 2777
- Morrell & Co. Wine merchants, 1 Rockefeller Plaza, 212 688 9370
- Morrell Restaurant, 900 Broadway at 20th St., 212 253 0900
- Murray's Cheese 254 Bleecker Street, 212 243 3289
- Muzy, Korean, E Village 81 St. Mark's Pl., 212 533 6876
- New Green Bo, Shanghai style, 66 Bayard, 212 625 2359
- Nicky's Vietnamese sandwiches 150 E 2nd St., 212 388 1088
- 9th Street, open air market, South Philadelphia
- Nobu, Sushi, 105 Hudson Tribeca NY, 212 219 0500
- Nob Hill, MGM Grand Las Vegas, 702 891 7176
- Old Homestead, 56 9th ave @ 14th St., 212 242 9040
- Ouest, 2315 B'way NY, 212 580 8700
- Park Ave. Café, 100 E 63rd, 212 644 1900
- Pastis, 1015 Battery St., San Fransicso, 415 390 2555
- Papaya King 179 E 86th St., 121 West 125th Street, 212 829 0900
- POP Burger 58 - 60 9th Ave., 212-414-8686
- Pearl Oyster Bar 18 Cornelia St., 212 691 8211
- Per Se, 10 Columbus Circle The Time Warner Bldg., 4th Fl., 212 823 9335
- Peznas was where we had that pastry
- Peter Luger Steak House, 178 Broadway Brooklyn NY, 718 387 7400
- Pitchoune, 226 3rd Ave., NY, 212 614 8641
- Picholine, 35 W 64th, 212 724 8585
- Ping's, 22 Mott St., 212 602 9988
- Patois, 255 Smith St. Brooklyn NY, 718 855 1535
- Pat's King of Steaks, Cheesesteaks, S Philly 21237 Passyunk Ave., 215 468 1546
- Park Bistro, 414 Park Ave. S. @ 28th, 212 689 1360
- Pan Bagnat, 54 W 55th, 212 765 7575
- Payard, 1032 Lex btw 73ed and 74th, 212 717 5252
- Petrossian Café and Caviar, 911 7th Ave., @ 58th St., 212 245 2214 - 2217
- Pipa, Tapas, 38 E 19th St., 212 677 2233
- Piccola Venezia, 4201 28th Ave., (42nd St ) Queens, 718 721 8470
- Prune, 54 E 1st Btw 1st and 2nd aves, 212 677 6221
- Rai Rai Ken, Japanese noodles, 214 E 10th NY, 212 477 7030
- The Reading Terminal Market, Center City Philadelphia
- Rene Pujol, 321 W 51st, 212 246 3023
- Restaurant 66 241 Church St., 212 925 0202
- Championship Food by Ridgewells Catering, 301 907 3715
- El Rincon Boriqua, Puerto Rican, 158 E 119th (Lex & 3rd ), 212 534 9400
- Rosemary's, Las Vegas 8125 W Sahara #110, 702 869 2251
- Ryland Inn Route 22 West Whitehouse NJ, 908 534 4011
- Saul, 140 Smith St., Brooklyn NY, 718 935 9844
- San Domenico, 240 Central Park South, 212 265 5959
- Sam's Soulfood, Bronx NY 596 Grandconcourse @ 151 St., 718 665 5594
- Savoy, 70 Prince, 212 219 8570
- Scalini Fedeli, 165 Duane St., 212 528 0400
- Second Ave. Deli, 156 2nd Ave., @ 10th St., 212 677 0600
- Sea Grill, 19 W 49th at Rock Plaza, 212 332 7610
- Shinnecock Golf Club Shinnecock Long Island, site of the 2004 US Open
- Smith and Wollensky 797 3rd Ave., 212 753 1530
- Spoonbread Too, 366 W 110th, 212 865 6744
- Stone Park Café Park Slope Brooklyn 324 5th Ave at 3rd Street, 718 369 0082
- Sushi Yasuda, 204 E 43rd., 212 972 1001
- Sushisay, sushi, 38 E 51st St., 212 755 1780
- Summit Diner, Union Pl. @ Summit Ave. Summit NJ, 908 277 3256
- Supreme Macaroni, restaurant / retail 511 9th 38 - 39th, 212 564 8074
- Sugi Yama Kaiseki, Japanese 251 W 55th B'way and 8th., 212 956 0670
- Tamarind, 41-43 East 22nd, 212 674 7400
- Tao, 42 E 58th, 212 888 2288
- Taormina, 147 Mulberry St., 212 219 1007-8-9
- Tavern on The Green, 67th in the Park, 212 873 3200
- Tony Luke's Old Philly Cheese Steaks 576 9th Ave, 212 967 3055
- Tomoe, Sushi, 172 Thompson Btw Bleeker Houston, 212 777 9346
- Totonno's Pizza, 1524 Neptune Ave., Brooklyn 718 372 8606
- Town Chambers Hotel, 15 W 56th, 212 582 4445
- Tribute, 31425 W Twelve Mike Road, Farminton Hills Mich, 248 848 9393
- Umberto's Clam House, 178 Mulberry St., 212 431 7545
- U - Lee Restaurant, Pot stickers, 1468 Hyde St., San Francisco, 415 771 9774
- Union Pacific, 111 E 22nd St., 212 995 8500
- Vegetarian Dim Sum House, 24 Pell St., NY 212 577 7176
- Vegggie Castle, 2242 Church St., Flatbush Bklyn, 718 703 1275
- Verbena, 54 Irving Place, 212 260 5454
- Villa Mosconi, 69 McDougal St., 212 673 0390
- Wells Famous, 2247 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, 212 234 0700
- Westville 210 W 10th Street, 212 741 7971
- 'wichcraft 49 E 19th, 212-780-0577
- Wolfgang's, 4 Park Ave, 212 889 3369
- WooChon, Traditional Korean, 10 W 36th St., 212 695 0676
- Wo Hop, 17 Mott, 212 267 2536
- Zen palate, Vegetarain, 34 E Union Sq., 212 614 9345
- Zoe, 90 Prince St. Soho, 212 966 6722
