<-  that's stephen. along with his partner, sarah, stephen runs the coolest little restaurant in williamsburg, pies 'n' thighs.

devotees of good southern cooking and homestyle baked goods, these guys turn out the most amazing down-home food in brooklyn, all cooked in a 5 x 5 - foot hole in the wall, under the williamsburg bridge. the seats are splintery and the table cloth is plastic, but who cares, when you can see God through the rhubarb pie?  if i were forced to choose the manner of my own death, i would do it by ingesting a hundred of their grilled cheese sandwiches -- each one  a gooey, delectable, cardiac-arresting piece of heaven.  oh, and did i mention that a gut-stuffing meal costs about a whopping $6? 

finally, stephen is dr. doolittle with dogs -- i swear, he can read chauncy's mind -- and pets of all persuasion are welcome at pies 'n' thighs.  they even get a free doggie bowl, on hot summer days (do NOT fill it with PBR).