Statement of the bleeding obvious: We like chefs. They’re like our guides to the best food. Actually, make that Sherpas, guiding us and lugging our food around so it’s there when we want it.

But you can’t spend your life in restaurants; you have to shop for yourself at some point. Thankfully, Txikito’s chef Alex Raij will guide you to the best places in her neighborhoods—Chinatown and the Lower East Side—in our new edition of Provision Quest. She won’t carry your groceries home for you, though.

Festivities for NYC Pollinator Week kicked off last night with the Beekeepers Ball at the South Street Seaport/Water Taxi Beach, where guests dressed as bees and beekeepers sipped honey mead. NYC Pollinator Week, taking place now through June 28, is a celebration of local honey and the bees who produce it, and also serves as a rallying cry to legalize beekeeping in the five boroughs.

The Feed buzzed around, sampling honey-infused fare—a burger served on a honey-glazed doughnut, honey beer floats and People’s Pops strawberry-rhubarb-honey Popsicles (our favorite honey combo of the night). But you don’t have to don a yellow-striped cardigan or even a pair of wire wings to get in on the sweet action. Restaurants around town will be featuring honey-inspired dishes throughout NYC Pollinator Week. Read on for recommendations… Read more »