First date
At Shabu-Zen, the hands-on cooking-as-dining experience provides enough conversation fodder even for a blind date between two shy people. At this Chinatown restaurant, tables are equipped with pots of boiling broth. Each diner combines assorted vegetables and flavorful garnishes and sauces with noodles or rice, plus beef, chicken, pork, or seafood into a unique soup. Swap tastes and see if there's chemistry.