when people asked what i was going to do in new york during my time off, i told them i had no plans. i wasn't that interested in tourist destinations or planned events (nor did i have time to plan events before hand). all i really wanted to do was eat. and eat i did.
overall, i had some really great eats. my favorite meal (well sort of a meal) was probably casellula, but that's because their cheese selection was out of this world, and vibe was perfect for the really messed up day. second place was probably ippudo, although i really enjoyed the sandwich and atmosphere at the smile, so they're sort of a toss up.
really, there were so many great eats, if you wanna see everywhere else i went, just keep on reading.
Campbell Apartment - tasty drink
Royalton Hotel Bar 44 - manly bourbon drinks served in an uptini glass
Bond 45 - i had the waiter order. i ended up with crabcake thing, i have no memory of walking here
Pastis - melissa shared this tastiness with me
Max Brenner - killing time with chocolate
Mercat - nice group dinner with tapas
Gramercy Park Hotel Bars - fancy shi shi bars that are a million times nicer than the hotel rooms (do not stay!)
Cafe Duke - day one at blogher, melissa helped us get some lunch
Momofuku Má Pêche - they didn't have the pork buns, but the ribs were delicious
Momofuku Milk Bar - compost cookies and crack pie!
BCD Tofu House - finally had the naeng myun
Magnolia - sara and i ate the entire banana pudding
Casellula - fave meal, such a great atmosphere and the cheese list is to die for
Shake Shack - tasty burgers and a seth meyers spotting!
Hotel Eventi Rooftop Bar - stay at this hotel they were totally high touch
wd-50 - happy anniversary to us, the food was great, playful but not obvious or annoying, and we got to meet the chef and peek into the kitchen (which was like mad science lab)
H&H Bagels - we tasted them against zabar's, h&h won.
Zabar's - but zabar's saved themselves with a delicious black and white cookie
Stumptown - we went everyday, it was just a couple blocks from our hotel and randall needed it.
Littlefield - went to see Hot Tub comedy and drinks
Bark - all the hole in the wall places our friend nate told us to go to were closed, so we barked it
The Smile - i fell in love with this place when i walked by it when we went to mercat, i was obsessed and had to go. so glad i did.
Think Coffee - randall needed refueling
Grimaldi's - randall needed NY pizza. i put the leftovers in my purse. it's why i can't have nice things.
Brooklyn Ice Cream - it started raining, but we had to wash pizza down with ice cream
Alta - dinner with karen lee and daniel!
(some undeground beer place in the village) - daniel brought us to this place and then left us, we had delicious beers
Ippudo NY - hot ramen on a hot day
Bon Chon Chicken - candied wings = love
Kyochon - but i think kyochon might be better, they get bonus points for plastic gloves
Cafe Select - dinner with anneh, julie and phil. chill place with solid food
Sundaes and Cones - two scoops: wasabi and lychee, both amazing
23rd Street Bagels - i had to end the trip with bagels for the road
Not a shabby list, but so many more places to go. Surprisingly, I only gained 1.5 pounds. Thank god for all the walking else I'm sure it would've been more like 15.
