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taste of tribeca: a downtown food feast
i don’t know that i really need an excuse to hang out outside and eat in this 70 degree weather (assuming no rain of course), but just in case you’re looking for one, taste of tribeca is a great event that is going on tomorrow, saturday, may 16th. held on tribeca’s cobblestone streets, this event offers tastings from more than fifty mostly tribeca-based restaurants. each one has a table, and they offer up a sample taste (hopefully their best — but i’m sure there are some cost/public distribution considerations so maybe not their very best but regardless they are often good). i would wager that some of the tables worth spending your ticket on ($45 gets you six tastes) include chanterelle, bouley bakery, bar artisanal, city hall, the harrison and the palm. for some sweets, taste of tribeca includes at least two bakeries i would recommend– billy’s bakery as well as grandaisy (which is located in the old sullivan street bakery space and sometimes churns out baked good almost as good as before).
taste of tribeca will also have a host of kiddie friendly events as well as a wine tour and a historic walking tour. while the event is not super cheap, the proceeds do go to a good cause supporting the tribeca local public elementary schools and it really is just fun. taste of tribeca, mostly along duane street (going west from hudson street) and along greenwich street. from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
mini guide: tribeca: so i cannot believe i haven’t really written about anything in tribeca yet. j and i used to hang out here all the time, and we still come here a lot in the spring and summer months as there are some super playgrounds in this neck of the woods. below, i have highlighted some of the interesting shops though i need to go down myself sometime soon and confirm my memories and what i’ve read. i’ve also listed a few food options just in case you are still hanging out downtown once dinner rolls around.
food:
blaue gans: located in a lovely space with soaring ceilings and a great bar, this sister restaurnt to café sabarsky turns out very tasty austrian fare which always features some schnitzel and some form of j’s favorite spätzle as well as some beautiful sausages. dessert will always include that amazing strudel also found at café sabarsky. 139 duane street between church and west broadway, manhattan, new york, .
bread tribeca: j and i were fans of the first bread over on spring street, and while i don’t think the intimate setting translated perfectly to this bigger tribeca space, the italian food is still tasty and it’s a good place for groups (lots of basic variety and enough space and good service). 301 church street near walker street, manhattan, new york, .
matsugen: so i have been wanting to go to this high end jean georges japanese spot here since it opened in the same richard meier space where his former chinese restaurant 66 crashed (and was such a disappointment). based on a few reviews, it seems that at matsugen the noodles, specifically the soba, are what to get here and i am always up for that. 241 church street at leonard street, manhattan, new york, .
shops:
r gallery: although i have never been here, i am super intrigued by the david wiseman installation as his work looks gorgeous (see above). the duo zesty meyers and evan snyderman founded this gallery that focuses on excellent, innovative 20th and 21st century design, both new and vintage. 82 franklin street between church street and broadway, manhattan, new york, .
dune: while technically a store, i really think of this as more of an idea factory. this shop has amazing super high-end modern furniture from cutting edge designers like michael solis, sarah fels and nick dine. i always leave there with visions of what might be our next big thing for the apartment. 88 franklin street near broadway, manhattan, new york, .
tribeca girls: now that k is turning 6 this summer, and what i had hoped would be my local source for great clothes has closed, i think tribeca girls is a must visit place as it apparently has a real tween focus with style and hopefully not too much frill. 171 duane street near greenwich street, manhattan, new york, .
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