Sushi has landed ... and other food ...

... have now found a sushi place relatively near to work under Rockefeller Plaza - yippee. So for the last two days I have been sushi-ing happily for lunch. Today I did slip and also got an Aunty Annes soft pretzel (have never had one before so had to try it!). It was very good in an American way - tasted fantastic, but has left thet Krispy Kreme feeling - ie like you have swallowed some large heavy ball bearings that are rolling around inside your stomach.
Food is really easy in New York. Not only is there a Wholefoods supermarket near enough to where I live where EVERYTHING is organic (even the marshmallows), but there are also so many restaurants, bars, cafeterias etc etc that you could never go hungry. Generally I keep frozen wholemeal English muffins in my freezer, together with a few pots of organic soup in the fridge for those days when I can't be bothered going out. Otherwise it is cereal in the morning, sushi for lunch, and then dinner wherever! I have also found a new fruit purveyor of choice - he is on the corner of 6th and 32nd, and is a lovely man with a wide range. Today 3 bananas for a dollar, and two plums for a dollar. I was tempted by the cherries too, but you can't be too risque! The bananas are being shy about their origins, but the plums confess to being Californian... I thought I detected an accent.
I have now got to the stage after two weeks where I am happy to give some food recommendations, so here are some nice ones (all can be looked up on Citysearch):

Casually classy Italian in the West Village - Gusto
Downmarket and hip - Cafeteria in Chelsea on 7th and W17th
Great Italian in Chelsea - Le Zie
NY staples - Gotham Bar and Grill
Asian fusion with great cheap cocktails - Nooch on 8th and W17th
Brazilian tapas and good mojitos - Salud! near South Street Seaport
Pretentious Thai but nice atmosphere - SpiceMarket in the Meatpacking district

Bars/clubs to have fun at:
Jazz bar on the border of the Village and Soho - Zinc Bar
Reservations only tiny anonymous bar in Chinatown - Milk and Honey
Weird gypsy style nightclub in Lower East - Manahatna

Tonight I have a craving for steak so am dragging a friend to Michael Jordan's Steakhouse in Grand Central Station - will report back if it is any good...