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The 7 month-old Taqueria Tlaxcalli in the Parkchester section of the Bronx seems unassuming enough: the narrow dining room is painted in nice colors, and is adjoined with a half dozen counter seats and an open kitchen where you can see your food being prepared. It turns out that the food is incredibly good, made using an arsenal of different chili peppers for a variety of culinary effects. Serranos (10,000 to 23,000 on the Scoville scale) are substituted for the milder jalepeno (2,500 to 8,000) in the guacamole; the bright tomato salsa that comes with the super-crunchy complimentary chips has just the slightest kick of heat. The food is fresh, without the we-don’t-have-freezers-here-type mission statements emblazoned on every last possible dining room object, as seen in the 1001 California-style, simultaneously overstuffed and underwhelming New York burrito places. Taqueria Tlaxcalli probably even does have a freezer somewhere in the back of the house. More importantly missing from the restaurant, however, is that distinctive assembly line daze, the food factory ennui found in any single Chipotle.

On the hunt for a lunch/brunch spot whose griddle cook we don’t know by name, Gothamist headed to the newish Cheryl’s Global Soul, a cozy little eatery from Food Network personality Cheryl Smith (of Soul Kitchen).

PARTY: FreeNYC holds their Bugjuice party again at Luke & Leroy's (which has managed to stay open post-Misshapes!) If you like reggae, funk, soul, hip hop and $3 vodka drinks...this is the place for you.

Rain or shine, For merely a few dollars per plate you can explore many of the dishes offered by Chinatown's best restaurants. Taste local favorites like the pork fried dumplings from Fried Dumpling, summer rolls from Pho Viet Huong, Malaysian Curry Noodles from Jaya, and bubble tea from Ten Ren. And don't forget the fortune cookie writing contest. On Baxter, Bayard, Doyers, Mosco, Mott, Mulberry and Pell Sts. 1–6pm. Call 212-868-1368 or visit explorechinatown.com for more information.