Helen Rosner

Contemplating life’s mysteries over a seafood tower at Zig Zag Oyster Bar.

At Cynthia, an emphasis on low-waste cooking yields a menu of thrilling abundance.

The actor on meeting Stephen Sondheim, staging “Godspell” for the Pope, and the thrill, in the new Anthony Bourdain bio-pic, of playing someone “good.”

Somssi, from a veteran of the restaurant group behind Atomix, knows how to reel you in without trying too hard.

Sanwits, in the old Rowdy Rooster flagship spot, serves a glorious mashup of American sandwich styles and frank Filipino flavors.

Zoli, which now anchors the sprawling East Williamsburg art space Amant, earns its experimental flourishes by delivering pleasure at every turn.

The best frozen-yogurt spots in town aren’t necessarily the ones that draw long lines.

At the new restaurant in the Sotheby’s-owned Breuer building, money, in its most indiscreet sense, is everywhere.

New Yorker writers name their favorite short books.