This writer's favorite restaurant is Asia Roma, an inexplicable Italian-Chinese fusion joint in Chinatown that serves gut-destroying lychee martinis

There is no glory quite like indulging with someone you love in tacky places.

Rax King , an author and world-renowned low-culture expert, says it boils down to glee.

There is an undeniable warmth to approach a voluminous menu that encompasses the widest possible palate and slowly down your brain.

There is a reason that, for the longest time, Olive Garden’s slogan was “When you’re here, you're family” Nothing feels homier than the familiar taste of complimentary breadsticks, or the unsurprising satisfaction of endless soup and salad.

Like visiting the giant Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center , traditions can be romantic—almost elementally so.