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My Favorite Things

Christina Tosi, chef and founder, Momofuku Milk Bar


I have a collection of vintage plates hung in my kitchen. Cure Thrift Shop, 111 E. 12th St., nr. Fourth Ave.; 212-505-7467

I’m usually all over the place when it comes to kitchen accessories. I have just as many gems from thrift stores and eBay as I do from Whisk. 933 Broadway, nr. 22nd St.; 212-477-8680

Target in Spanish Harlem or Fairway in Harlem have the best cereal selections. Target, 517 E. 117th St., nr. FDR Dr.; 212-835-0860. Fairway, 2328 12th Ave., nr. 130th St. 212-234-3883


I had to practically bleed for a dreamy camel-auburn leather sofa that pulls out into a killer queen-size bed, but it was my first grown-up purchase that, like wine and taut freckled skin, will only get better with age. Design Within Reach, 110 Greene St., nr. Prince St. (various locations); 212-475-0001

One of my favorite weekend indulgences is to go to the Noguchi Museum. Seeing his work in his element brings time to a standstill. It also makes me want to quit my job, move to Long Island City, buy a building, and become a sculptor. 9-01 33rd Rd., at Vernon Blvd., Long Island City 718-204-7088


I’m still a teenager at heart, and I clip and tear and pull out pages and articles and photos that inspire me�from National Geographic, Wallpaper, Lucky Peach, Travel + Leisure, Martha Stewart Living, and vintage ’80s Gourmet. Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks, 163 W. 10th St., nr. Seventh Ave.; 212-989-8962

I don’t often get to stop and eat at home, but these days, when I do, I bring the thunder. My shopping haunts are Campbell Cheese for groceries, crusty bread, and cheese, and Shelsky’s for cured and smoked fish. Campbell Cheese & Grocery, 502 Lorimer St., at Powers St., Williamsburg; 718-387-2267. Shelsky’s of Brooklyn, 141 Court St., nr. Atlantic Ave. 718-855-8817

Band of Outsiders is opening its first U.S. retail store. I’m more obsessed with its sweet dresses and chic-but-boyish blazers than it is with my cookies. 70 Wooster St., nr. Broome St. 212-965-1313


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