I know that it’s Wednesday and I’m seriously on IST for posting this late, but I have battled rain, wine (trust me, this is a battle), and an almost-missed flight to bring my weekend in NYC to you. So please, read on.
During my 5-day stint in NYC, when I wasn’t eating, I was walking to the next place to eat. The city is fantastic, with so much food that I simply couldn’t fit it all in one trip – or one post!
While the SF food scene is very grassroots (think pop-ups and Kickstarter campaigns), New York has a godfather-like sensibility with a classic, powerful edge. Although they seem to lack the amazing Bay Area produce (thank you, California weather), they make the most of everything and take pride in what they do.
Take a look at how I spent my first few days below!
Also, the winner of the Savage Flour Cookie Dough of the Month is Travis Kwee – congratulations!
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- La Maison du Macaron (Flatiron): Small shop with many tropical flavors like coconut vanilla and mango. I still think the macarons I had here were the best I’ve ever had.
- Eataly (Flatiron): If all the good things of Italy manifested themselves in America, this is what would happen. I could have come here everyday and been happy – I only wish I bought some pasta to take home with me; a MUST visit.
- Dominic Ansel Bakery (SoHo): I had to pay a visit to the famed originator of the cronut. While I didn’t wait in line for the iconic pastry, I snagged some others and they were pretty damn good; plus, the line for them was less than 5 minutes!
Wine flights at SFO cus I’m classy like that. And also frantically running to my gate 15 minutes later.
I opted for the 5-minute line to cop this Nutella Milk Bread: Nutella-twisted brioche topped with hazelnuts and served warm!
And then because I can, I went back to Dominic Ansel Bakery three days later and lurked on his new spring menu
Midday snack: A “magic” soufflé of a brioche outside filled with molten chocolate scented with orange water
i dont know why there is so much craze on croutons but secretly i want to be part of that line and devour such hyped pastry..
Haha there are so many knockoffs now, I’m sure you can eat one of those and be fine. I ate a knockoff in SF and was satisfied, so not worth the line.
Your trip to NY is my dream trip! I want every single thing you ate!
Keep reading, cus there’s a lot more coming up!
UGHHHHHHHHHHH. When I visited my aunts, they lived RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM DA. And I didn’t get ANYTHING. Kicking myself. That nutella milk bread and the souffle sound out of this worldddddd. Love this recap! Also, I can’t believe my bro won hahaha.
Whattt how did you NOT go to DA? It’s pretty damn good, cronuts aside. You need to go back!