mini guide: chelsea and the high line...

Posted by cherrypatter in manh: below 42nd street, manhattan, mini guides: new york on 06 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment
  mini guide: chelsea and the high line:  now that chelsea, or at least the far west side of chelsea will be dominated by the huge attraction of the high line, i think we will be coming to hang out here more and more often. unfortunately, much of the recent development that has gone on, particularly...
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mini guide: west village at 6th avenue a...

Posted by cherrypatter in manh: below 42nd street, manhattan, mini guides: new york on 05 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
the ifc center, located at the intersection of 6th avenue and west 3rd street is kind of in the middle of the west village just bordering on what i think of as the “central” village — the grungier, super touristy part of the village.  the actual location of the theater is villagequite...
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prune: a consistently classic brunch...

Posted by cherrypatter in american, brunch, east village, food, manhattan on 05 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment
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...
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la superior: the yummiest mexican food a...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, cheap, food, latin american, mexican, williamsburg on 05 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment
la superior was really a  treat that will keep on giving.  i am so glad i finally went to this mexican street food spot after reading all the hype here and here and here since it opened last fall.  the restaurant itself is nothing to look at it, and from what i’ve read the service and...
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tabla bread bar: indian in style...

Posted by cherrypatter in food, indian, madison square park/union square, manhattan, outdoor dining on 04 13th, 2009 | No Comments
well, tabla’s bread bar has been around for more than ten years, and so it’s probably not the place to take your  celebrity friends, but it has continued to be a really excellent place for delicious and interesting indian food in a great setting.  now it’s not the indian food...
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cafe sabarsky: a little viennese strudel...

Posted by cherrypatter in food, german/austrian, manhattan, snacks, treats, upper east side on 04 7th, 2009 | 1 Comment
sometimes it’s really nice not to feel like you’re in new york but that somehow you have escaped to another world like a viennese cafe for example.  café sabarsky is that place for us.  located on the first floor of the exquisite neue galerie (featuring only german and austrian art so...
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thai market: a strong standby when you...

Posted by cherrypatter in asian, cheap, food, manhattan, take out, thai, upper west side on 03 10th, 2009 | No Comments
let me just say this is not the perfect or the best restaurant ever but if you happen to be in the upper upper west side and you need to eat, thai market is an excellent choice. two of my good friends who live up here, and who are fussy eaters, recommended this attractively designed spot for reliable...
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franny’s: the best in fresh...

Posted by cherrypatter in american, brooklyn, food, pizza, prospect heights on 02 12th, 2009 | 4 Comments
i’m not exactly breaking new ground here by reporting on franny’s, just  providing yet another confirmation of a really excellent italian restaurant — one where our super fussy friends from connecticut were even happy to have made the trek out here to the hinterlands.   their pizza...
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al di la: a swimmingly good local italia...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, food, italian, park slope on 02 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment
al di là has really been written up everywhereso i am just including it here for future reference and in case you find yourself in brooklyn for the day.  i would also say this is one of my top three south brooklyn restaurant picks.  al di  là is really an excellent affordable destination for dinner...
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amy’s bread: one of the classic go...

Posted by cherrypatter in bakery, chelsea, food, manhattan, midtown west, sandwiches, snacks, theater district, treats on 01 30th, 2009 | 2 Comments
this particular sandwich is really just impossible to resist if you like cheese and bread, especially when they are warm and gooey. j and i have been obsessed with this combination for a very long time, probably ever since we discovered amy’s bread way back in the day when we lived on the upper east...
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