The HAMPTON Report

From bold experiments to understated havens of cool, new restaurants have sprung up in cultural institutions all over the city.

Dozens of new cafes and coffee bars treat coffee making like an art, or at least a high form of craft.

The chef Chris Santos, a judge on the reality show “Chopped,” sought out attractive ways to store knives at home.

While 2007 is not considered a great vintage of red Burgundy, the wines demonstrate what is so great about the region.

The idea here is to do much of the cooking in one pot and skip the most finicky part, the crust, in favor of a simple biscuit topping.

A big open kitchen with two gas- and wood-fired ovens, one just for pizza, will handle most of the cooking at Keith McNally’s new pizzeria.

This Greenwich Village steakhouse has aged well, serving food that is generally marvelous, the steak often superb.

When it comes to breakfast tacos, which are stuffed with fillings like eggs and bacon, Austin, Tex., trumps all other American cities.

In response to “Don’t Tell the Kids,” March 3.