Mini FOOD CRAWLS are so much less likely to give you a hangover than bar crawls and are so much yummier.
This evening, my friend, Betsy, planned a food crawl for us. And, I’m mighty excited. Just pick one place you’re hungry for or a place with a really good deal (in this case the $1.00 oysters at Mermaid Inn) and then let the neighborhood be your guide.
Below, I share with you all her tasty plans!
The Mermaid Inn: $1 Oysters at the bar till 7
96 Second Avenue between 5th and 6th
Also tasty: fluke ceviche, clam chowder, sauteed skate wing, grilled mahi mahi
Luke’s Lobster Bar - 93 East 7th Street
Lobster Rolls! Also good, Crab Rolls, Shrimp Roll, Empress Crab Claws
Pylos - 128 East 7th Street
To try: Greek Giant Beans baked in a honey-scented tomato dill sauce,
Maroulosalata, a traditional salad of shredded lettuce with scallions, dill, and feta.
Also the meatballs,Branzino and Baklava
Pastitsio: baked pasta layered with aromatic meat sauce and bechamel sauce.
Anginares Moussaka: Artichoke heart moussaka, layered with caramelized onions, herbs, three Greek cheeses, and bechamel sauce.
Saganaki Tou Merakli: Three Greek cheeses melted to perfection in a clay pot.
Htapothi Scharas: Grilled and marinated octopus with capers and a balsamic reduction sauce.
Horiatiki: Classic village salad with tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, kalamata olives, and feta cheese served with Greek olive oil and red wine vinegar.
Krasata Paidakia: Braised short ribs in spicy xinomavro red wine, served with porcini mushroom potato puree.
Desnuda - 122 East 7th Street: Optional: Ceviche/wine bar
Pablo Pabin - 07 Albarino, one of the best white wines.
signature ceviches, off-the-menu lobster special.
Hamachi with Fiji apple and jalepeno and a yuzu marinated yellowtail, seared tableside in hot chili oil.
Truffle Oil PopcornAs soon as you’re seated, a cone of truffle oil coated popcorn greets you.
Ceviche Mixto: A mix of salmon, tuna and tiger prawns served with lemon juice, cinnamon, pineapple, bell pepper and Sprite.
Ceviche De La Casa: A traditional raw hamachi dish – the fish comes served in a zesty orange supreme dressing.
Ceviche de Atun: A buttery bluefin tuna. Served with lemon, oil cured Moroccan olives, bell pepper, artichoke hearts, hearts of palm and avocado.
Butter Lane - 123 East 7th Street: cupcakes and coffee
deliciously sweet cupcakes including a salted caramel masterpiece apparently.
The beauty of Fourth of July weekend in NYC is that everyone is somewhere else. My favorite time to be in the city.
Still, we had an hour wait at Clinton Street Baking Co for breakfast. Thank goodness for Donnybrook Bar down the street playing the soccer game and pouring those very hefty drinks, and the host at Clinton Street Baking Co who kept handing out delicious sweet treats to waiting customers.
Good news, pies -n - thighs in Williamsburg was no wait at all in the evening. And, if you haven’t had the banana cream pie, well, thats just plain ‘ole sad.
littlemissjelica asked: Have you been to any of the Sushi Restaurants in Rockand County, NY?? If so I know a very cute and tiny little restaurant called Hikari Sushi in Orangeburg. I've also heard that Wasabi in Nyack is good as well.
I have not. But, I’ll be sure to check out Hikari. Thanks! This is the review I found on Metromix which you may be interested to know is just full of Hudson Valley info
A fluorescent-lit diner-type establishment in a strip mall, but the sushi is fabulous. Try the Hawaii ($10), which combines a California roll on the inside, with crab and avocado, each cross-sectional slice of roll has a shaving of tuna, too.
Anonymous asked: If you're ever in the Hudson Valley this summer, check out my parents food truck: Lunch Wagon NY (flavors.me/lunchwagonny) They serve authentic Puerto Rican dishes on the cheap and on the go. You'll walk away with a delicious meal, promise! -- Alisha from Sosauce
You don’t have to ask me twice! Sounds amazing. Are you right off Route 87? What exit?
UPDATE: Take exit 17 from I-87 and follow Rt. 300 to Rt. 32 for about 20-25mins. The food truck is parked right outside of a Mexican restaurant in Plattekill, NY. Tell them their daughter sent them :)
details here and map
Movies Under the Stars: Grease Sing-A-Long on Pier 1 at 70ths Street, Upper West Side; 8:30 pm
I’ll be eating greek food from Kefi - picnic style - and singing my heart out on Pier 1 at 70th Street this evening… I feel chills … they’re multiplying… and I’m losing control … It’s okay to be jealous.
