Adam Herbst

River Edge, NJ

Zagat Restaurant Guide

This gives a snapshot of the life we live now. Not only does it say that New Yorkers love food, eat out (maybe because those apartment kitchens are so small), and are sharp and witty (essentially what a New Yorker is), but it also speaks to the depth and breadth of New Yorkers. The vast array of ethnic restaurants represented comments not only on the nationalities found in the City, but also New Yorkers' willingness to interact with every else's ethnicities. By reviewing places from Momofuku to Grey's Hot Dogs, it shows the breadth of the economics and class that are in NY. Lastly, although it is compiled by the Zagats, it is a grass roots project - a microcosm of the city - all of our voices coming together to create a vibrant, dynamic source that is greater than ourselves.