cloak & dagger: shouldn’t she...
Posted by
cherrypatter in
bags, east village, manhattan, shoes, shops, vintage, womens' clothes on
12 17th, 2009 |
1 Comment
i’m always in search of a few classic, stylish but still modern pieces that i can wear for work and can wear for going out somewhere fun. since i often travel to middle america (where the clothing standards are a bit different than those in gowanus), so these outfits need to be need to...
bespoke chocolates: a new truffle favori...
despite my pretty heavy duty chocolate obsession, it took me quite a while to track down bespoke chocolates, a shop with hand crafted artisan chocolates which opened up this winter in the east village. run by impressively young (at least by my standards as she just turned 29) chocolatier rachel zoe...veloce pizzeria: the latest square pizza...
given my love of the sandwiches produced at porcetta, i was pretty darn excited to try out newly opened veloce pizzeriasince porcetta’s owner sara jenkins is half the creative team behind this sicilian pizza venture (the other owner come from the bar veloce mini chain which i’ve...prune: a consistently classic brunch...
sometimes we’re in the mood for a classic, perfectly prepared brunch, and when we’re in that mindset the place we really want to go is prune. so many restaurants treat brunch as a second class citizen — the eggs are either too runny or too hard, the hollandaise sauce is thick...momofuku bakery & milk bar: simply ...
Posted by
cherrypatter in
asian, bakery, east village, food, ice cream, manhattan, snacks, treats on
03 3rd, 2009 |
No Comments
hard as it is to believe, j and i have been diehard momofuku noodle bar fans since it opened. i had those ramen cravings throughout both pregnancies, and we made our way there every couple of months for several despite our being way out of the typical age range for those early days of david chang —...
Chickalicious: The First Dessert Bar Liv...
Posted by
cherrypatter in
east village, food, ice cream, manhattan, treats on
02 11th, 2009 |
No Comments
for our 10th anniversary weekend, we definitely indulged and spent two nights at the cooper square hotel (which i highly recommend for anyone wanting to pretend to be an east village hipster) and had a great time hanging out, eating everywhere and just trying to figure out what to do with all our...
porchetta: a pig feast in the east villa...
Posted by
cherrypatter in
american, east village, food, manhattan, sandwiches, take out on
01 16th, 2009 |
1 Comment
although i realize it’s turning out to be a sandwich-heavy week, i couldn’t resist highlighting another masterful creation that has been been everywhere of late (here and here and here). porchetta is a great destination for some super tasty piggy. a tiny spot with only 6 stools,...
nicky’s vietnamese sandwiches: a b...
Posted by
cherrypatter in
asian, boerum hill, brooklyn, cheap, food, manhattan, sandwiches, take out on
01 12th, 2009 |
1 Comment
for the most part, south brooklyn is sadly lacking in great asian food. though we have numerous mediocre japanese, chinese and thai restaurants, i can barely bring myself to eat there unless i’m in a bind. a couple of years ago i was thrilled to discover nicky’s vietnamese sandwiches...