NATIONAL RECOGNITION

New York City hospitals and a popular GFRAP restaurant in NYC recently received top rankings in national publications.

U.S. News and World Report ranked the Best Hospitals in America 2007. The only NYC hospital to make the Honor Roll of the strongest all-around medical centers is New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, which ranked sixth—behind Johns Hopkins (Maryland), The Mayo Clinic (Minnesota), UCLA Medical Center (California), Cleveland Clinic (Ohio), and Massachusetts General Hospital.

U.S. News and World Report also offered a breakdown of the rankings according to specialty. Here are some top-rated NYC hospitals according to some relevant specialties:

DIGESTIVE DISORDERS
9. Mount Sinai Medical Center
13. New York-Presbyterian

ENDOCRINOLOGY
5. New York-Presbyterian
28. NYU Medical Center

NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
3. New York-Presbyterian
11. NYU Medical Center

RHEUMATOLOGY
3. Hospital for Special Surgery
11. NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
16. New York-Presbyterian

And now, on to the food!

City magazine compiled a list of 101 Favorite Restaurants nationwide. New York City dominates with 11 restaurants including Jean Georges, Lupa, Vong, and...Risotteria, ranked 27! Risotteria even has its own category: Italian/Gluten-Free!

So...congrats to Risotteria's staff and its owner, Joe Pace, and thanks to City for recognizing gluten-free cuisine. And thanks for the lead to Scott of Scoboco—one of my very favorite NYC blogs.