Cronuts and ‘Pizza Rat’: New York, as Told Through Its Dining Scene

Cronuts and ‘Pizza Rat’: New York, as Told Through Its Dining Scene

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. When asked to choose her favorite restaurant in New York City, which has some 23,000 diners, delis and other dining establishments, Becky Hughes has clear favorites: Grand Central Oyster Bar in Midtown Manhattan, Sunn’s in Chinatown and Rolo’s in Ridgewood. “They have these wood-fired polenta breads as appetizers,” Ms.…