Sorry for the delay… NYC Continued…
We started off Saturday morning bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to head over to Le Parker and eat at Norma’s. It was my goal to have foie gras all day, every day, but after dinner the night before at Picholine, I couldn’t even say “foie gras”. So, I got the duck confit has and left the foie gras for Aunt Tracie. (And I’m glad I did, because it wasn’t that good)
Aunt Tracie’s Foie Gras Brioche French Toast
Lunch consisted of lots of shopping (yay shoes from Irregular Choice!), a quick dimsum stop, and this corn Jonathan had been raving about. I was skeptical at first, like… “Jonahtan, calm down, it’s just frickin’ corn. But alas, it was the most amazing corn on the cob ever - grilled to perfection with butter, poblano cheese and a little chili powder. Good job, Jono.
Fortunes at Chinatown Brassarie
We did a little more shopping and we were back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. It was another Jonathan pick - Fatty Crab - where the entire menu was either pork fat or crab. Yesssss…
MMM! Pork buns at Fatty Crab
Ray, scarfin’ down the fatty.
We ended the night at Samovar - a Russian Vodka bar with true-to-life pickled herring and potato eating Russians running the place. Needless to say, a good time was had by all - especilaly when there’s vodka and no mixers involved. It actually snowed a little, too! It was pretty, but cold.
More NYC adventures to come…