<em>Please welcome <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/2010/06/guest-post-rockaway-taco/">back</a> Sherry of <a href="http://www.porkandchocolate.blogspot.com/">Pork &amp; Chocolate</a>! Sherry's <a href="http://www.porkandchocolate.blogspot.com/">blog</a> contains incredibly thorough and visual reviews of eateries all over NY { and beyond }. She shares with us her top NY picks for the impending hot months</em>!

<strong>Where I’m eating this summer: </strong>here are my top picks for places to eat this summer...and where I’ll be found all season long.

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<a href="http://thedutchnyc.com/"><strong>The Dutch</strong></a>
This place is perpetually packed (even the bar is full) for their well executed and wide-ranging menu from oysters to lamb mole and steak...or maybe for the scene. Either way, it’s a hot spot for summer.

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<strong>Rockaway Beach Concessions</strong>
On my <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/2010/06/guest-post-rockaway-taco/">guest post last year</a>, I wrote up Rockaway Taco ...this year concessions have taken over the boardwalk! Slotting in vendors like <a href="http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net">Blue Bottle Coffee </a>, <a href="http://www.babycakesnyc.com/">Babycakes</a> , <a href="http://rbfarmstand.blogspot.com/">Veggie Island </a> and <a href="http://www.caracasarepabar.com">Caracas Arepa Bar</a> has made a day trip to the beach so much more fun.

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<a href="http://www.la-cremeria.com/"><strong>La Cremeria</strong></a>
A small gelato maker from Italy, <a href="http://www.la-cremeria.com/">La Cremeria</a> makes rich, creamy gelatos in fantastic flavors like Delirium, a chocolate chip cookie-ish flavor. It’s perfect on hot summer evenings.

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<strong>*The lobster trucks</strong>
The <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/lobstertruckny">Red Hood Lobster Pound Truck</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/lukeslobsterny">Luke’s Lobster Truck</a> have started parking near my office weekly – and there’s nothing like a fresh, decadent lobster roll to break the lunch routine.

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<a href="http://maisonpremiere.com"><strong>Maison Premier</strong> </a>
A page-long selection of oysters for $1 during happy hour. Enough said.

<em>- Thanks Sherry!</em>

<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;">*Look out for the mention of Lobster trucks by another guest blogger this week..</span></p>