Foodmania: An Extraordinary Visual Record of Food Art in New York

The yakitori at Isakaya on Smith in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (Mimi Ritzen Crawford for The Wall Street Journal)

Brown rice salad with beets, purslane, and fresh mettowee cheese at Eat in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. (Mimi Ritzen Crawford for The Wall Street Journal)

Shrimp and scallop scampi at the Berkeley Seafood Restaurant and Fish Market in Seaside Park, N.J. ( Bill Denver for The Wall Street Journal)

The seaweed salad at Cocoron Soba on 61 Delancey Street in Manhattan. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The braised lamb shank at Matisse at 924 Second Ave in Manhattan. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The ‘Sunday Morning’ at the bar at the Four Seasons New York at 57 E. 57th in Manhattan. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

Profiteroles at Rouge et Blanc at 48 MacDougal Street in Manhattan. (Mimi Ritzen Crawford for The Wall Street Journal)

The cheddar-and-mozzarella grilled cheese with tomato soup, at The Queens Kickshaw located at 40-17 Broadway in Astoria, Queens. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

Chef Michael Abruzese worked in the kitchen of Polpettina, 102 Fisher Ave. in Easchester, N.Y. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

Pork meatballs served over broccoli rabe at Polpettina in Easchester. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The Maine lobster roll from the Red Hook Lobster Pound, which has rolled out a truck for the summer. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The steamed crab dumplings at Yotel, a recently opened hotel at 570 Tenth Ave. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

Hugo Mendez prepares a caesar salad at The Dauphin Grille, 1401 Ocean Ave. in Asbury Park, N.J. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The spicy pepino margarhita at Yotel, 570 Tenth Ave. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The risotto alla pescatore at Zero Otto Nove Manhattan. The new location for the Bronx-based restaurant is 15 W. 21st St. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal )

The Perfect Storm, a blend of Jamaican Rum, lime juice, green-tea syrup, ginger syrup, soda and angostura bitters, is a standout at The Drink, 228 Manhattan Ave., in Brooklyn. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

Braised rutabaga with plum, fennel, pistachio and goat cheese at Gotham Bar & Grill. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The clams in white wine and cilantro, photographed at Alfama located at 214 E. 52nd Street in New York. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The scallops, photographed at The The Dutch located at 131 Sullivan Street in New York, NY. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The ancho-battered pollack fish taco, photographed at Pachanga Patterson located at 33-17 31st Avenue in Astoria, Queens. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The hamburger, photographed at Miss Lily’s at 132 Houston Street in New York, NY. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The miso cured salmon, photographed at Niko located at 170 Mercer St. in New York, NY. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The White Lady, a cocktail made with raspberries, lemon, vodka and St. Germain, at Tiny’s in Lower Manhattan. (Agaton Strom for The Wall Street Journal)

The three cheese melt of gruyere, fontina and goat and roasted tomatoes at the Melt Shop. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The chicken tikki masala at Bombay Heights in Brooklyn. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The blue cornmeal pancakes at Coppelia, a chelsea diner. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

Tara Wright, who created the ’21′ Triple Crown cocktail, behind the bar at the ’21′ Club. (Agaton Strom for The Wall Street Journal)

Fried zucchini blossom beignets at Petite Maison in Midtown. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

Southern Hospitality’s pulled pork sandwich. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

The Korean BBQ fried rice, photographed at Ember Room located at 647 Ninth Avenue. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)

Eggs with Prosciutto at Buvette, a new restaurant in the West Village. (Mimi Ritzen Crawford for The Wall Street Journal)

The beef top round sandwich at Oxley’s Carvery in Nolita. (Mimi Ritzen Crawford for The Wall Street Journal)

The fish taco at Calexico in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. (Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal)