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<p class=MsoTitle>SOME FUNKY, INEXPENSIVE TREATS<span style='font-weight:normal;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><u>A perfect <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">East</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> combination:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Rai Rai Ken</b><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>214 East 10 Street (between 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> Aves.)
212.977.7030<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>This little �hole in the
wall� ramen shop serves <i>the</i> best Miso Ramen (a soy bean based noodle
soup full of bean sprouts, cabbage, onion, crispy garlic, chicken, and
scallions�and, if you�re like me, liberally sprinkled with Chinese red pepper)
in the City.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>No fancy atmosphere, and
one eats sitting on a stool at a counter; but for $7.40 plus the price of some
Japanese beer, it�s an incredible bargain!<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>Consider adding an order of Gyoza (dumplings) for some variety. It is <i>very</i>
small and hard to find�look for the red flag covering the doorway.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Combined with dessert at ChikaLicious, across
the street, it makes a perfect meal!</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h1>ChikaLicious<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on"><span style='font-weight:normal'>203 E. 10th St.</span></st1:address></st1:Street><span
style='font-weight:normal'> (bet. 1st & 2nd Aves.) 212.995.9511<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Just across the street from Rai Rai Ken (but
closer to <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2<sup>nd</sup> Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street>)
is perhaps the most novel new restaurant in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>ChikaLicious is a dessert restaurant, serving prix fixe ($12) three
course desserts (an amuse bouche of the day [one day it was a brown sugar panna
cotta with cranberry sorbet; once a mascarpone parfait with espresso sauce], a
�main course� of your choice, and petits fours) with the option of a glass of
wine chosen to go with your main dessert (for an additional $7).<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>It has the feel of a beautiful, white sushi
bar�with sushi-sized portions, prepared by the chef while you watch.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The desserts are simply heavenly, and the
wine choices are unusual, elegant, and exceptionally good.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The owners/chefs are every bit as lovely and
wonderful as they are talented.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>This
place is an extraordinary find�but it is not a secret: it can be busy, so go at
off hours if possible.<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Thai:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b>Thailand</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>(aka, Pongrisi, Thai Restarant)</b><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">106
Bayard St.</st1:address></st1:Street> (just east of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Baxter St</st1:address></st1:Street>.)<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>212.349.3132<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>This unassuming and inexpensive <st1:place w:st="on">Chinatown</st1:place>
restaurant serves some of the best (and cheapest) Thai food in the City.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Don�t miss their Yum Koon Chiang (salad with
warm Chinese sausage, cucumber, scallions, and tomatoes), Nam Sod (cold ground
pork, shallots, and peanuts in lime juice), Mee Krob (a shrimp and noodle-y
thing in a sticky sweet and sour sauce), Pad Kra Tiem (a choice of beef,
chicken or pork, prepared with fresh basil, onion, bell peppers, in a hot and
spicy chili sauce), and most anything else that strikes your fancy.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Everything there is delicious.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>There is also a branch in the Theater
District, not as nice, but the same delicious food (but, N.B.: bring your own chop
sticks; the one downtown has them, this one does not): <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�</span>244 West 48 Street (<span
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>212.582.3392).</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Vietnamese:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Nha Trang</b><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">87 Baxter St.</st1:address></st1:Street> (bet.
Bayard & Canal Sts.)<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>212.233.5948. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�</span>This <st1:place w:st="on">Chinatown</st1:place>
�dump� (absolutely <i>no</i> atmosphere, and rushed and abrupt service) serves
some of the most delicious Vietnamese food in town.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Ask to waiter for suggestions...but also
experiment:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>it is <i>so</i> cheap that
you can order a bunch of things just to taste them!</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Korean:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Kang Suh</b><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>1250
Broadway (<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">32nd St.</st1:address></st1:Street>)<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>212.564.6845<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>An excellent and very inexpensive Korean place in the Garment District,
open into the wee hours of the morning.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>Known for its Bulgogi (stir fried beef in soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic,
onion and sometimes Asian pear) and other grilled meats.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Another place that is cheap enough to order
things just to see what they are and whether you like them.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Cajun:</u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Great Jones Caf�</b><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">54 Great Jones St.</st1:address></st1:Street>
(bet. Bowery & Lafayette St.)<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>212.674.9304<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Another inexpensive
�dive,� with deliciously spicy Cajun food�and an unusual and wonderful
brunch.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Crowded, and it is sometimes
hard to get a table there.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>An <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">East</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> New American:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p><b>Prune</b><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>54 E. <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">First St.</st1:address></st1:Street> (bet. 1st & 2nd Aves.)<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>212.677.6221<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>Excellent and unusual food in this East Village New American
restaurant.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>Chef Gabrielle Hamilton
serves up some spectacularly good dishes (combinations of game birds cooked
with pearl onions which were cooked in a sauternes sauce; and it is one of the
few places where roast suckling pig is available on the menu without
pre-ordering).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>This moderately priced
place (considerably more expensive than most of the places on this list, BTW)
is extremely small, and tables (reservations a <i>must</i>) and elbow room are
at a premium; but it is well worth the effort.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>�
</span>They also serve a wonderful Sunday brunch.</p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p><u>And, when in <st1:place w:st="on">Brooklyn</st1:place>...</u></p>
<p><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>The Dumont<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span></b>432 Union Avenue (between <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Devoe St.</st1:address></st1:Street> and
Metropolitan�right at the<span class=text> Lorimer Stop on L train...Carnarsie
line, for those of you who <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>really</i>
know</span>)<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span><span class=text>718.486.7717<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>��� </span>Alas, I am told that t</span>his informal Williamsburg
eatery is no longer the wonderful place it used to be.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span>The burgers used to be fabulous, but, no more..<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>� </span><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'>
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