The not so secret, secret

New Yorkers love secrets.  Speakeasy bars?  Unmarked restaurants?  New Yorkers will be all over them.  So I love that one of the longest running “secrets” can be found in the Bloomingdale’s 59th and Lexington Street store.  Forty Carrots in Bloomingdale’s has some of the best frozen yogurt in New York City.  It used to be in the … Continue reading →

Subway to Venezuela

Have you discovered Venezuelan food yet?  Venezuelan Arepas are pretty common and there’s a few places in the city that feature them such as Caracas Arepa Bar and Arepas Cafe.  Recently, on an Elmhurst food crawl, I tried Patacon Pisao.  They’re know for their Patacon, a sandwich that uses flatenned plaintains, instead of bread.  Although very good, since I’ve … Continue reading →

Weekend pastry break

(Strawberry Basil Tart, Lemon Praliné Éclair and Blueberry Religieuse) I am always on the hunt for good pastry shops.  With the macaron trend that has hit the city, pastry shops are a dime a dozen and you have to be careful because it’s easy to end up with a too sweet or badly made pastry that … Continue reading →

Manhattanhenge-ish

Oh Manhattanhenge.  I had seen the many beautiful pictures that others had taken of you and I had such big plans of how awesome my pictures would be too.  I practiced and surveyed the land to control as many aspects as I could.  Alas, the clouds got in the way, and I didn’t get blinded … Continue reading →