The Plaza Food Hall: Imagine a mall food court run by Williams & Sonoma and you'll have some idea where chef Todd English was going with the Plaza Food Hall, set to open on June 4th. Decked out with eight different food bars, the food hall offers dine-in and take away options, plus a market for flowers, cookware and overpriced jars of confit. From a raw bar to wine to dessert, the Plaza Food Hall delivers nearly endless bounty to any customer. The problem is knowing where to start.

English provides stations for cheese, sweets, meat, dumplings, sushi, pizza, wine and tapasâall local when possible. All 30 cheeses are provided by Murray's and will be rotating by season. A 5 cheese plate costs $19, and comes with quince paste, fig jam, and walnuts in olive oil. Roman-style pizza includes classic margherita pies and a decadent sweet and salty combo of prosciutto and fig with a rosemary crust. The grill and carvery serves house-cured meats and burgers. Prime rib sliders feature creamy fontina, while the Food Hall burger is packed with 1/2 lb. American kobe, fried onion, grilled bacon, roasted tomato, gorgonzola, and bbq sauce. You can also pick up freshly butchered meat to make at home.

Cupcakes (of course!) are provided by English's daughter's "Isabelle's Curly Cakes," and English is debuting his own line of chocolate bars, including a PB&J bar and key lime caramels. There's also a "Little Devil" cake, which tastes just like a chocolate Hostess cupcake but with significantly less preservatives. Take all this and add in the 60 bottles at the wine bar, and you'll never want to leave. Until you run out of money, which will probably happen very quickly.

Plaza Hotel Concourse Level [1 West 59th Street], 212-986-9260

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