24 CULINARY HOURS IN NEW YORK CITY
n the twenty-plus years I lived in the States, I saw New York City become a leading dining destination. Go to Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn or Staten Island, and you will discover wonderful dining options that bring you the foods of the world without taking too much from your wallet. Here are restaurants that take the business of food seriously but not themselves so seriously that they forget that hospitality is about bringing a joyous moment to the lives of their customers. Fun dining is what I call those gourmand experiences where one can indulge without having the need for superfluous fuss, white-glove service, tablecloths and under-liners, chargers,
