The yak­i­tori at Isakaya on Smith in Cob­ble Hill, Brook­lyn

The braised lamb shank at Matisse at 924 Sec­ond Ave in Man­hat­tan.

Prof­iteroles at Rouge et Blanc at 48 Mac­Dou­gal Street in Man­hat­tan.

The cheddar- and- mozzarella grilled cheese with tomato soup, at The Queens Kick­shaw located at 40–17 Broad­way in Asto­ria, Queens.

Chef Michael Abruzese worked in the kitchen of Polpet­tina, 102 Fisher Ave. in Easchester, N.Y.

Pork meat­balls served over broc­coli rabe at Polpet­tina in Easchester.

The Maine lob­ster roll from the Red Hook Lob­ster Pound, which has rolled out a truck for the sum­mer.

The steamed crab dumplings at Yotel, a recently opened hotel at 570 Tenth Ave.

Hugo Mendez pre­pares a cae­sar salad at The Dauphin Grille, 1401 Ocean Ave. in Asbury Park, N.J.

The risotto alla pesca­tore at Zero Otto Nove Man­hat­tan. The new loca­tion for the Bronx- based restau­rant is 15 W. 21st St.

The clams in white wine and cilantro, pho­tographed at Alfama located at 214 E. 52nd Street in New York.

The scal­lops, pho­tographed at The The Dutch located at 131 Sul­li­van Street in New York, NY.

The ancho- battered pol­lack fish taco, pho­tographed at Pachanga Pat­ter­son located at 33–17 31st Avenue in Asto­ria, Queens.

The ham­burger, pho­tographed at Miss Lily’s at 132 Hous­ton Street in New York, NY.

The miso cured salmon, pho­tographed at Niko located at 170 Mer­cer St. in New York, NY.

The chicken tikki masala at Bom­bay Heights in Brook­lyn.

The blue corn­meal pan­cakes at Cop­pelia, a chelsea diner.

Fried zuc­chini blos­som beignets at Petite Mai­son in Mid­town.

South­ern Hospitality’s pulled pork sand­wich.

Eggs with Pro­sciutto at Buvette, a new restau­rant in the West Vil­lage.

The beef top round sand­wich at Oxley’s Carvery in Nolita.

he fish taco at Calex­ico in the Green­point neigh­bor­hood of Brook­lyn.