Monday, May 23, 2011

FC Nibble: Cookshop

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Need a good brunch spot? How about lunch or dinner? Cookshop fits the bill for all your foodie needs. With all of the restaurant choices Manhattan has to offer, it is rare that I visit the same place within a six month period, let alone in one month. However, I did just that with Cookshop.

The ambiance is great – fresh and modern. The service is fantastic and the food is really really good and won’t break the bank.

One of the things I judge every brunch place by is the quality of their bloody mary, and let me tell you this was spicy, tangy and delicious. Spying on dinners around me, everything looked great and made choosing entrees very difficult. As I insisted on having a bite of everyone’s dish (in our party), I can confirm everything tasted good too. The burger rocked, the scramble was amazing, the fried chicken was crispy and surprising light, and the poached egg and house made sausage over grits will make any egg fan’s day.

For dinner – you would be remiss not try to the butcher block. It’s a big portion and great for sharing. I did the NY State Rabbit Milanese. It was fantastic. My fellow diners did everything from the duck to Lemon Poached Merluza. The simple, delicious flavors left you feeling like you were eating a meal just as the famer who raised the food intended. Who says you can’t have farm fresh food in the city.

Cookshop
www.cookshopny.com
156 10th Ave, New York NY10011 (At 20th St)
(212) 924-4440

Friday, May 13, 2011

WTFoodie Bite of the Day!

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Happy Friday Foodies!

Ok so this shouldn’t really count as a WTFoodie…it’s more like TGIFoodie! Urban Daddy, one of our e-newsletter bibles, has alerted us to TEQUILA SNOWCONES. I haven’t been this excited since I got my Snoopy Sno Cone Machine when I was a kid!!

What’s even better is that they offer it in a to go cup. Nothin’ screams “the summer is here” like some frozen tequila on the hot blistering streets of New York.

This is totally on our list to try!

(AND it’s conveniently located in my ‘hood – so expect to see a happy, slightly- tipsy, strawberry blonde when you go!)

Takeout Tequila Snow Cones
available at Cascabel Taqueria
1538 2nd Ave
(at 80th St)
New York, NY 10075
212-717-8226
http://www.nyctacos.com/