And because Chinese restaurants stand as popular family dining destinations, she noted, normally big profit generators like wine and liquor don't contribute much.
Hot dog and sausage consumption around the majors has remained remarkably steady during the last decade or so, even as teams have turned their stadiums into designer dining destinations, with steakhouses, themed restaurants, brew pubs and waiter service.
It is easy to overlook the restaurant scene in eastern Chelsea because it is surrounded by long-established dining destinations like Tenth Avenue, the Flatiron district and the West Village.
The back wall of Le Bernardin, one of the world's top fine dining destinations, is occupied by a 24-foot-wide painting of a roiling ocean called Deep Water No 1.
Where to Eat Almost from the moment it opened a year and a half ago, Hosteria del Pesce, Via di Monserrato, 32, (39) 06-686-5617, has been one of the historic center's hottest dining destinations.
PAGE A12 Napa Joins the Revolution The blue-collar town of Napa, Calif., has joined the culinary revolution with a dozen worthwhile dining destinations serving oysters and quail replacing pizza and burger joints.
