After devouring Lombardi's pizza last night, we strolled a few steps to Rice to Riches. It's a pretty neat looking place that's bright with orange hues, plasma screens and hard plastic seats. I always liked specialty eateries like the belgian fries place in the east village called Pommes Frites. It has the opposite decor with dark aged wood that makes you feel like you walked into the beaver's house in Narnia.

Back to Rice to Riches, which has a unique selection of rice pudding that goes beyond the old vanilla, which they do have. How can you resist flavors like cinnamon sling or caramel yogurt crackdown. I appreciate both the edgy descriptions and the flavors. If you're in the area with your date, walk in and see if she's into sex drugs and rocky road, or perhaps she likes old fashioned romance.