Want to eat like a chef but don’t have the cooking skills? So do we. And now we can! Stop by any of Chef Joe Vaina‘s favorite places to dine in the city and you’ll be eating like a chef before you know it. We’ll see y’all there!

I’m In The Kitchen Sandwich Board: Chef Joe Vaina’s City Picks June 15, 2012

Duke’s:

“I love the explosion of southern happiness after I take my first bite into Duke’s Pulled Pork Sliders. The hot, smoky, tender pork combined with a sweet crunchy slaw is the perfect bite.”

JV Pick: Pulled Pork Sliders

Gramercy Park: 99 East 19th St, (212) 260-2922

Big Daddy’s:

“Big Daddy’s is City Crabs neighbor and my go-to lunch spot when I’m not in the kitchen. Their Muffaletta can only be described as huge, manly, Italian deliciousness!”

JV Pick: Muffaletta

Gramercy Park: 239 Park Avenue South, (212) 477-1500

Katz’s Delicatessen:

“Forget last meals, Katz’s Pastarmi would be my every meal if I had a choice. It is hands down, the best pastrami in the world. Katz’s Chef Kenny is City Crab’s #1 customer, and we’re his #1 fan!”

Lower East Side: 205 East Houston Street, (212) 254-224

5 Napkin Burger:

“When you bite into a burger and you get the drippings and cheese all in one, you know it’s a good burger. The 5 Napkin Burger, which I usually require 50 napkins for, is cheese and meat in all it’s glory.”

JV Pick: 5 Napkin Burger

Union Square East: 150 East 14^th Street, (212) 228-5500

Dyker Park Bagels:

“This is my weekend breakfast go-to sandwich. Their bagels are by far the best in New York.”

JV Pick: Everything bagel with ham, bologna, cheese, lettuce and tomato

Dyker Park, Brooklyn: 713 86th Street, (718) 836-6336