" I woke up at my girlfriend’s place nearby in Greenpoint, and on days where I stay there, I have to go to Peter Pan Donut and Pastry shop — it’s been in the neighborhood since 1953. I got a bialy with egg and cheese, and an iced coffee. Most mornings, I get either a honey dip or a bow tie."

"Megan is a pescatarian — something I learned on our first date at the Tyger, when I piped up to order meat dishes to share, and she politely told me she didn’t eat meat — so I’ve learned to cook meatless meals."

"I am obsessed with ice cream — if Megan would allow it, I would eat ice cream with every meal — so I finished the night with a Coolhaus ice-cream sandwich."

"My favorite ice cream to get in the city is Morgenstern’s. They have this coffee crisp, which is like they make a honeycomb out of espresso, and it’s incredible. I usually get it in pint size. And when they weren’t open, they weren’t making it. But I’d go every day, and I’d be like, “Can I get it? Can I get it? Can I get it?” And eventually, they would give it to me."

"Work took me to Inwood, where I covered a string of assaults in Inwood Hill Park. I gathered elements for the story and then headed to a Sa’tacos for lunch, where I had three al pastor — I love them because they have pineapple on them."

"My favorite place in Inwood is Mamajuana. The owner, Susanna, is a friend. We met through Julio Pena, whose restaurant, Il Posto Accanto, is the place that I’ve gone the most in the last five years. It’s on Second Street, where I lived and hung out forever. Mamajuana is where I’d usually go to, but they don’t open until two and it was 12 when I had free time. So me and my photographer got tacos."

"The best taco in New York is Los Tacos No. 1. (There is an impostor in Dumbo also called Los Tacos. It’s not the same group.) They make it the best way: onions, pork, a little sauce. I don’t get the avocado on it. At a lot of places, people get so caught up in sour cream and all this stuff. I don’t want any of that."

"After work, I met up with my friends for empanadas and honey-sriracha wings at Pat’e Palo in Inwood. That was another random place that I happened to find. It was on that same stretch in Inwood. They were open. They had happy-hour specials. The wings were really good. The empanadas were good."

"Win Son Bakery is located between my apartment and Bed–Stuy. I got a mochi doughnut, a milk bun sandwich with the Raclette and egg, and an iced coffee. I didn’t eat until much later."

"I headed to Greedi Kitchen, a Black-owned vegan restaurant. I interviewed the owner Latisha and I confessed vegan food is not my cup of tea. My mom makes the best soul food and my dad fixes up the best jerk chicken and curry goat north of Miami. Latisha’s restaurant aims to change that mind-set for Black folks like myself who might hear “plant-based” and think, This won’t taste like my mom’s cooking. She implored me to take home the three dishes she cooked for the segment."

"Before I headed home to transcribe and write my piece, I stopped at Fortunato Brothers for banana gelato."

"A pipe-wielding man was shot by police in New Dorp on Staten Island. I headed there and did two live reports. Once this ended, I immediately went to Royal Crown Bakery — which is my favorite place to eat on Staten Island. I grew up in Morris Park, an Italian enclave in the Bronx, so naturally, it’s my favorite food. I get an egg-and-cheese sandwich on their house bread and pick up cannoli for the road."

"We had beach plans, so I grabbed sandwiches for the two of us. With Megan in mind, I popped by Court Street Grocers on Metropolitan. She got the veg delite with roasted cauliflower and pickles, and I got the Jawn sandwich, which is roast beef and Swiss with the biggest wedge of lettuce I’ve ever seen on a sandwich."

"Before heading home [from the beach], I drove 20 minutes out of the way to Rita’s — because it’s not a summer trip to the beach without some frozen ices. The only time I go to Rita’s is in the summer, and the gelati is the coolest thing on earth. You’re talking about custard at the bottom, frozen ice, and then more custard at the top. It’s so worth it. I probably get it once or twice a summer."

"We headed to Dr. Clark in Chinatown, where we ordered one of the best meals we’ve ever had together."

"Back in Greenpoint for a nightcap at Sama Street. I got this gin, pomelo, lemon, and soda drink. She got a mezcal drink. It was a nice way to end the night."

"After work ,I went back to Brooklyn. I picked up coffees at Sweetleaf and got brunch with a friend I hadn’t seen since I graduated high school."

"We both ordered chicken and waffles at Imani in Fort Greene — I get a side of cheese grits, which is atop with coconut flakes, and while I’m a proud Jamaican, one thing I do not like are coconut flakes."

"After lunch, I was late to meet Megan for a movie date at Alamo Drafthouse to see Black Widow. We preordered popcorn and a large Diet Coke, and after a few nibbles, I was knocked out. The combination of the late night and early morning made the movie a perfect time to take a quick nap."