Defonte's: Why Go Anywhere Else for a Sandwich?

Sure, Subway does that $5 footlong thing, but those aren't real sandwiches. Defonte's in Red Hook has the best deal in town and serves some of our favorite Italian-American classics. The sandwich shop opened a location in Gramercy in 2009, so for those not willing to make the trip to Red Hook, where the original store has been since 1922, you can stop by 21st and 3rd in Manhattan. But if you do go to the Red Hook store, you can get your sandwich and walk (or ride a bike) a few blocks west and eat it by the water. We did that recently with the Nicky's Special, an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink sandwich the size of a newborn that's only $11.95 and easily feeds two.

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Eat the Week; Feb 25th - March 1st

Num Pang opens third location on Broadway | Lucky Peach #6, The Apocolypse issue, hits shelves | Pete Wells awards just one star to Harold Dieterle's new restaurant, The Marrow | A look at the three restaurants Michael White has on the 2013 horizon | We take a trip to D.C. and hit up Ben's Chili Bowl  | Donde Dinner? - 224 East 10th Street

Just Dropped in to See What Condition Red Hook's Condition Was In

Red Hook was one of the neighborhoods in New York to get hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy. Manhattan south of 39th Street received power at the end of last week; some Friday, most Saturday. In Red Hook, many areas are still without. We spent the afternoon criss-crossing Red Hook's streets to see what condition the seaside neighborhood is in.

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