What's your favorite brunch spot? It will surprise you. My favorite spot for brunch is this place called Olives. It's in the W Hotel. I just hate that it's in a hotel, because other people know about it. The food is off the charts. I go there a lot on Sundays.

New Yorkers are very opinionated about their pizza joints. Yours? First of all, every single pizza joint is called Ray's Pizza. That's an enigma to me. Ray is the famous one, but every pizza joint is called Ray's! I never got that. I feel that New York is like Italy. You can't really get a bad piece of pizza in New York. People get it. It's so competitive and famous for that. But my favorite is breakfast pizza! No, actually, the best pizza is in Brooklyn, at Grimaldi's Pizzeria.

I assume Ray is quite upset by that. So give me the lowdown on the Mariska Hargitay city tour. I'm from L.A., so the fact that New York is an island blows my mind. I love bridges, and I love seeing the city, so I would take the Port Imperial ferry across the Hudson River to New Jersey. Get on the free blue-and-white bus up to Boulevard East, get out onto the promenade and take a picture of Manhattan. The view is unobstructed, from the George Washington Bridge down to the Statue of Liberty. Incredible. There is this great restaurant in Jersey called Marco & Pepe - it has the best mac and cheese I have ever had in my life.

Anything actually in Manhattan? A few years ago, Peter introduced me to the wonder that is the DeWitt Wallace Periodical Room at the New York Public Library. It's not as crowded as the main room; and it has the most amazing paintings of New York City buildings and a gorgeous view of Fifth Avenue. We are also fruit and vegetable freaks. We try to go to the Tompkins Square Greenmarket every Sunday morning to load up on fresh, organic goodies that are locally grown. The market also has beautiful flowers and yummy baked goods. In the fall, I love buying hot cider to warm my tummy while I shop.