Friday, January 04, 2008
The past couple weeks have included some of the best food I have had in New York. I highly recommend the following:
Ferrara Cafe - ***** - website
Cyndee bought me an assorted pastry platter from Ferrara delivered to my door. It was a beautiful selection of pastries. I had my doubts. Would it be as good as Venieros Honestly, I think it's easily a notch or two better. Each piece was unique and delicious. I couldn't stop eating (and there was a lot to eat!)
Black Hound Bakery - ***** - website
On Christmas I took a cake from Black Hound to my uncle's place in Long Island. It was a ginger bread cake with layers of fresh apricots and cream. It was surprisingly light, not too sweet or filling. We easily finished the whole thing. One of the best cakes I've ever had.
Kati Roll - **** - website
I usually don't like heading over to this neighborhood around NYU, but it's on the way to my hair stylist. Well, it's worth going there for this place. The Undu Chicken (egg and chicken) is delicious. Get two, you will want another.
Dosa Man (NY Dosas) - **** - website
I never eat street food but I'll make an exception here. The masala dosa is spicy and delicious. You can drink sambar while you wait. There's also a dosa with fresh vegetables. Awesome.
Barmarche - **** - website
Beautiful restaurant though a bit cramped. Everything was fresh and delicious. New Zealand lamb, crab salad, chocolate cake, you can't go wrong with that.
Jane - **** - website
We had a large group go to Jane for New Year's Eve dinner. It was a prix Fixe meal and unlimited sparking wine. I thought they might skimp on us but they didn't. The food was fabulous and our champagne glasses were always full. They let us keep the table for a full 3 hours, and they even gave me and Aki a large glass full of chapagne on the way out to make sure we had a nice buzz :)
BarBossa - ***** - website
A bunch of us ended up here randomly because Cafe Habana across the street couldn't accomodate our large group. I'm glad they couldn't. This brazilian restaurant has a great menu with lots of appetizers and sandwiches. Most of their dinner entrees are special and rotate. I tried four different entrees and every one was incredible. I had roast pork with a pineapple chutney. We also got two desserts: guinness chocolate cake and a passion fruit pavé. Especially for the price, this is one of my top New York restaurant picks.
Ferrara Cafe - ***** - website
Cyndee bought me an assorted pastry platter from Ferrara delivered to my door. It was a beautiful selection of pastries. I had my doubts. Would it be as good as Venieros Honestly, I think it's easily a notch or two better. Each piece was unique and delicious. I couldn't stop eating (and there was a lot to eat!)
Black Hound Bakery - ***** - website
On Christmas I took a cake from Black Hound to my uncle's place in Long Island. It was a ginger bread cake with layers of fresh apricots and cream. It was surprisingly light, not too sweet or filling. We easily finished the whole thing. One of the best cakes I've ever had.
Kati Roll - **** - website
I usually don't like heading over to this neighborhood around NYU, but it's on the way to my hair stylist. Well, it's worth going there for this place. The Undu Chicken (egg and chicken) is delicious. Get two, you will want another.
Dosa Man (NY Dosas) - **** - website
I never eat street food but I'll make an exception here. The masala dosa is spicy and delicious. You can drink sambar while you wait. There's also a dosa with fresh vegetables. Awesome.
Barmarche - **** - website
Beautiful restaurant though a bit cramped. Everything was fresh and delicious. New Zealand lamb, crab salad, chocolate cake, you can't go wrong with that.
Jane - **** - website
We had a large group go to Jane for New Year's Eve dinner. It was a prix Fixe meal and unlimited sparking wine. I thought they might skimp on us but they didn't. The food was fabulous and our champagne glasses were always full. They let us keep the table for a full 3 hours, and they even gave me and Aki a large glass full of chapagne on the way out to make sure we had a nice buzz :)
BarBossa - ***** - website
A bunch of us ended up here randomly because Cafe Habana across the street couldn't accomodate our large group. I'm glad they couldn't. This brazilian restaurant has a great menu with lots of appetizers and sandwiches. Most of their dinner entrees are special and rotate. I tried four different entrees and every one was incredible. I had roast pork with a pineapple chutney. We also got two desserts: guinness chocolate cake and a passion fruit pavé. Especially for the price, this is one of my top New York restaurant picks.