The Mac or The Cheese?

Everyone has their preference of the kind of noodle and the kind of cheese that should be used in the standard macaroni and cheese dish. Oversized shells allow for cheese to hide in the openings and ooze in your mouth with each bite. Whereas, the small elbows don't absorb any of the cheese and are more for those who prefer a thin coating of cheese. Either way, when your looking for the best mac n'cheese out there, stop going to all the traditional pasta houses. The most amazing results are waiting to be found at the steak houses. Aside from S'MAC, the east village dive completely devoted to mac n'cheese-they cover the basics, the unexpected and even the gluten free and vegan mac n'cheese-not bad! But if your preference is quality rather than a serious plethora of cheese and noodles, you won't be disappointed walking into one of the better meat restaurants-even if you are a vegetarian. Dylan Prime incorporates truffle oil into their version of the sharp white cheese bowl-it's really hard to beat that. Half the fun of the mac n' cheese is guessing the different types of cheese the chef adds in-which could vary depending on what's left in the kitchen that night. The trend seems to be the better the restaurant, the finer the ingredients, but some would rather a simplified version because less can be more when it comes to this staple dish. All in all, it comes down to each his own when choosing what qualities are essential here. Chefs realize it has become a serious decision among diners: baked, crispy, crusty v.  soft, thick, gooey?? Of course if you can't decide, you can always go with the sampler above.