Publisher's Note The Big Apple is perhaps the most exciting food city in the world. Native New Yorker and impassioned food shopper Ed Levine has been exploring this rich and enticing food terrain for nearly 20 years, and now he spills the beans. In more than 300 entries, he divulges whereto find the freshest, most authentic, best-prepared and best-priced eateries the city has to offer. 50 photographs.