Well...even though yesterday was SUPPOSE to be a day filled with HOT Apple Cider and various Fall-esq treats....we may have had to improvise a bit due to the last onset of Indian Summer (bleh!)...butttttt there will never be a shortage of GOOD EATS when you plan on having a "Snack your way through the city day" in New York! :)
You just can NEVER beat New York for ANYTHING...come Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall! :) You'll always find incredible things to do (and eat!) ANY time of year:)
Our first stop was one I've had on my mind since I recommended this place to someone last week (hi Sara!:), so I knew we couldn't get too far into our tour without a stop here....
Pommes Frites is an old classic and near & dear to my heart:) We even made a pit stop here after my bachellorette party...in a YELLOW SCHOOL BUS =Amazing!:) hahahahahahaha.....
The Belgian frites are fried once and then "shock fried" AGAIN when you place your order...making for a crispy on the outside, soft *and SUPER HOT* on the inside best fry (ahem...FRITE!) you've ever had! :)
And what makes them even MORE wonderful is the list of sauces to choose from! 26 to be exact!....
We decided to go for the Peanut Satay (yummy with a KICK!), Vietnamese Pineapple Mayo, Wild Mushroom (which I obliviously tried and liked, despite my dislike of mushrooms;)....butttttt....the best sauce and STILL the classic....
The Roasted Garlic mayo......ahhhhhh, heaven in a cup, I tell you:) You just CAN'T beat it;)
Next we took a loooooonnnnnggggg stroll to work off those fries and headed to the Chelsea Market....
Housed in the old Nabisco factory, Chelsea Market is a foodie paradise filled with all sorts of specialty markets, dining locations AND the Food Network headquarters! :) My Mom & I even took a 3 hour "Tasting Tour" through here once, which we absolutely LOVED! But today...we did a little tour of our own;)
We made a swing through the Italian market...which was the exact moment I regretted not lugging a cooler with me all day!! They had soooooooooo much good stuff (ummmm....ricotta & chocolate??? yep! They had it!)
They also had pasta the length of my arm....
And all sorts of jams, jellys, spices, flours, seed, nuts and a partridge in a pear tree...
I picked up another gift for Scott here:
The Fat Witch bakery is a tiny little store with a row of yummy brownie options:) This place was PACKED with people, so we just barely were able to grab a few on-the-go brownies and GET out of there;) hahahahahahaha....
And finally, it was time for some more tastings, so we headed to:
Because, seriously, how could you NOT pick up something from here??? It was just SOO CUTE!
It was TOUGH to whittle down my pick, buttttt I had to go with a classic favorite for me: Vanilla/Coconut! :) The other gals picked up a tiramisu & a Chocolate Peanut Butter 'cake....
They were good....not the bestest ever, but really-how could a cupcake be bad?? Answer: It can't:)
After our cakes, we headed out for some more strolling:) And right around the corner from Chelsea Market, our friend showed us a neat little tucked-away place: The High Line....
It was literally a park, complete with elaborate gardens, built on top of old train tracks running along the length of the West Side....soooooooo pretty!! It was a perfectly little peaceful place right smack in the middle of the city! This is why I love NY...you never know what your going to find around every corner....or in this case...ABOVE any corner;)
After that, we strolled on over to Union Square to check out their Green Market briefly...but by then, the sun was starting to get to us a bit:( 3pm turned pretty darn hot in NYC :(....
So we decided to take a subway further down town and landed smack dab in the middle of the Italian food MECCA: San Gennaro!! :)
The festival stretch on for BLOCKS with all sorts of tempting Italian goodies....
But, for whatever reason, out of all the things to pick: as soon as I saw the mozzarella stuffed arepas, I was SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I <3 Arepas and get them oh-so-very few and far between in life....hahahahahahaha;) So I thoroughly enjoyed my little sweet corn cake PACKED with stringy mozzarella cheese! Perfect "one handed fair food" :)
My friends, however, opted for a much more Italian APPROPRIATE dinner of sausage with peepers & onions:) They were quite tempting, as you smelled the peppers & onions on EVERY. SINGLE. BLOCK!
Andddd.....look who we spotted ALSO enjoying San Gennaro! None other than Mr. John Mayer;) hahahahahhaha....he was just hangin out in the middle of the street! Guess he was tempted by the peppers & onions too;)
And finally.....as if all that arepas, Eleni's & Pomme Frites weren't all delectable enough....I now must share the BEST treat of the ENTIRE DAY!!!!!!!!
I've been DYING to try these since I saw them on "The Best Thing I Ever Ate"....so now I present to you the Infamous Toasted Marshmallow Milkshake from "The Stand"!! Seriously...this thing is SICK!!! SICK, I TELL YOU!!!!
Anyway, I digress....RUN, do not walk, to try this shake if you're in the area! You will NOT be disappointed! It really was THAT good...
No, seriously...you will be THIS happy;)
hahahahhahahaa....thought you enjoy that moderately scary, yet terribly blog appropriate picture;) hahahahahahahahhaahah.....
A wonderful day of lots of treats and lots & lots (AND LOTS!) of walking! We think we probably logged around 5+ miles in all of our wandering around the city....so hopefully that helped 'evened' us out a bit;) hahahhahaha:)
Hope you liked my little "City Treats: NY" guide.....I shall have ANOTHER one for you tomorrow, as I'm a dueling cities gal this weekend;)
Enjoy your glorious Saturday, whatever city you may be in!!:)
Enjoy your glorious Saturday, whatever city you may be in!!:)
4 comments:
My daughter saw that shake and said, "OH MY GOODNESS, WHAT IS THAT!?!" Wish we were close so that we could try one. I love New York; have fun!
awwww...I wish you did too, they were superb:) hahahahhaha....
San gennaro is amazing! I try to go every year and that milkshake looks like heaven! My husband just glanced over and has decided I must go try and then recreate it for him now!
You HAVE to try them!!! it was the smokey taste IN the milkshake that just made it insane!! :) And if you make your own, you will HAVE to let me know how that goes!!!
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