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• Page, David and Shinn, Barbara

Home is everything you could hope for in a quintessentially cozy Greenwich Village restaurant (Food & Wine). With its surprisingly fresh interpretations of Middle American dishes (Christian Science Monitor), this restaurant is, in fact, a home away from home.

New Yorkers line up outside for meals that have the power to rekindle fond memories from childhood. Tater tots become cornmeal-crusted garlic potato cakes; picnic coleslaw made with celery and celery root accompanies spiced pork chops; blue cheese and apple transform a grilled cheese sandwich; and the ketchup is always homemade.

In this unabashed ode to American home cooking, you'll also find recipes for scalloped potatoes, macaroni and cheese, roast chicken, homemade pickles, chocolate pudding, and cookies that would make anyone's front porch a neighborhood mecca (Gourmet)