Wednesday - Brooklyn, NY
*Rocco's Calamari*
- This was our first Brooklyn encounter and one of the best ones yet :) Great calamari!
*Di Fara's Pizza*
- This place is highly recommended by locals and NY lists. But it's also known for the most expensive pizza you will find in NY. It was $6 a slice of pizza with specialty toppings. They're known for using all authentic italian olive oils and ingredients. It is also known for the man that has been making the pizzas there for over 40 years. The motto there is "it's worth the wait".
- Elgin and I ordered 2 square pizzas: one with porchini mushrooms and artichokes, and the other with sundried tomatoes. We waited about 30 minutes on a slow day. Yes, it was worth the wait :)
Thursday - Manhattan, NY
*Katz's Deli*
- This is a deli recommended in tourist books etc. It's a tourist trap! They're known for their delicious pastrami sandwiches.
- We shared this one pastrami sandwich. It was $16.00 for this one sandwich. It's wasn't huge, not stuffed with meat, and not a superior rye bread.
- Elgin says the pastrami was great, but definitely not worth the cost.
*Porchetta*
- This was highly recommended from friends and on the NY eat list, but I must have gone on one of their off days. The porchetta was SOooo dry, I felt like I needed gravy.
- pretty disappointed from the hype
*Abraco*
- I also found this place on NY's must try list for best coffee. It's also known for most popular cult coffee in NY.
-Elgin said it was tasty like Blue Bottle..just as good.
*we also went to see Avenue Q this night on Broadway. It was very funny and we loved it :) We got a great deal on the 50% off ticket prices. I found a great online site where you don't have to wait in line or pay service charges each ticket.
Friday - Manhattan, NY
*Union Sq Farmer's Market*
- We went to the farmer's market this morning. Very convenient out of the subway station. It's not that big but it's still nice to see the local produce in the area. More interestingly, this guy on the side was typing free poems for anyone that wanted one.
-It's no Marin Farmer's market...
*Ippudo*
-That's right, we had such a great experience in Japan that we wanted to find out how good it was in Japan. Definitely, not the same atmosphere, but the noodles and broth are still the same and just as good. The NY one charges double the cost of Japan's and doesn't serve the delicious pickles.
Frozen Yogurt in Lord and Taylor's mall
-I found this on one of New York Times highly recommended lists. Basically, the store probably got closed down in the past year and sold the yogurt to the store in the mall. It sucks now. But it did seem to be very popular with the senior citizens.
Saturday - Brooklyn, NY in Park Slope
*Chip Shop*
- Elgin had fish and chips and I had battered sausage and chips. They practically deep fry anything that can be battered including mac-n-cheese or snickers bars.
- good for a long day's work :)
*The Chocolate Room*
- chocolate cake with a side of bourbon vanilla ice cream and a double scoop ice cream (belgian chocolate and mint chip)
- we loved every bite!
Sunday - Flushing, NY
Lan zhou hand pulled noodles
- in some underground sticky floor type hole in the wall mall building
- excellent noodles!!
- I ate my noodles with duck, and Elgin had oxtail.
Taiwanese shaved ice in a food court of Flushing Mall
- 4 flavors over shaved ice: tapioca, passion fruit, orange hello, and almond jello
Monday - I helped babysit and Elgin staged at the Spotted Pig.
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