Chris Steighner

Sometimes all you want is a slice of pizza. Chefs know this, and try occasionally to answer our basic cravings. Case in point: tarte flambée. With its French pedigree, it’s fancy enough to stand up on high-end menus. The Modern’s bar room offers it, as do Café d’Alsace and August.... continue reading on Gothamist

Now that the big tree is lit, Rockefeller Center draws tourists like moths to a flame. You may even find yourself under its sway. The tree is pretty impressive after all—more than 65 feet tall and adorned with more than 30,000 lights. But when the crowds swarm and the cold... continue reading on Gothamist

The shopping mall represents, for most New Yorkers, everything that is bad about suburbia. But the Flushing Mall, which caters to a predominantly Chinese clientele, is not your usual mall. It’s a sprawling place, pieced together ad-hoc from several different buildings, and the various stores have a quirky, entrepreneurial feel.... continue reading on Gothamist

The sweet potato is one of those vegetables (you know, the kind with a little sugar in the tank). It goes both ways—sweet and savory—as versatile as the pumpkin or the carrot. Skeptical? Then sweet potato pie might win you over. When roasted, the tuber develops an alluring caramel nuttiness.... continue reading on Gothamist

Pizzerias in this city are so common that sometimes you wonder if they’re all legit. Is that place on the corner really just another Ray’s Famous, or is it a front for some illicit trade? On the surface, Tony & Tina’s Pizzeria in the Bronx seems ordinary enough. But if... continue reading on Gothamist