after this post by kathy yl chan, the sweets expert at serious eats, i really couldn’t not visit oro bakery and bar for their madelines. well, i probably haven’t had as much madeline experience as kathy (though i do occasionally like to bake my own which are quite tasty) but from my limited perspective oro’s madelines were outstanding. moist on the inside, with just a hint of crust on the outside, and enough density to feel like a decent snack but not a big dead weight either. that was all i had there, but the great little blog lunch studio visits oro all the time, and given their recommendations for things like the oozing sweet sausage and fontina sandwich, the most delicate looking apricot danish, and the sticky brown sugar pecan bun, i really need to head to nolita more often. oro bakery and bar, 375 broome street between mott and mulberry streets, manhattan, new york, .
with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.
and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.
Excited that modern Chinese takeout spot (whatever that really means) might have a soft opening tomorrow in Gowanus next to fav 4&20 bbirds
hmm, i’ll have to check out oro — somehow i’ve never heard of it