We all know everything Monica Pope touches turns to gold: food, cocktails, locations, even her wait staff. Take her simple-but-elegant mac and cheese. On any given Tuesday, you can walk into T’afia and order a side of mac and cheese just like mom used to make — that’s if your mom used bow tie pasta and powdered cheddar to make hers. Also like Mom’s, on Tuesday it’s free if you show up for dinner on time.
This article appears in Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2007.