Trip dates: 9/15 – 10/13/12
Pushkin Brasserie (near Museum of Modern Art),
Add to Pushkin Brasserie ambiance this and a spiked cappuccino and you’ll recover from exhausting museum going:
Share these from Crumbs Bake Shop:

(upper west side, 97th/Columbus.)

“Wine-dark in a shallow lemon sea, pelted with capers, the curl of octopus ($16) looked messy and primeval, as if just plucked from the deep. It is the dish that a Greek restaurant lives or dies by, simple yet exacting. Tenderness should be victory enough. But the octopus at Boukiés had gone a step beyond, the flesh undoing itself, achieving a texture, at its core, close to nectar.” Ligaya Mishan, New York Times 9/21/12
Looked scary, tasted heavenly:

For less money and a different though not lesser pleasure, a hot pretzel in Central Park:
Do you love cheese? There’s a name for that.

A choice of Schmears (upper west side, Broadway):
Oyster bar in Grand Central Station:
Spinach and kasha knishes from Yonah Shimmel’s Knishery on East Houston Street (lower east side):
Pastrami and corned beef sandwiches at Katz’s Deli (near Yonah’s, lower east side):
Tiny cupcake:

Cappuccino in Tribeca:
Comfort food at The Eatery after a show (The Phantom of the Opera).




Peruvian cuisine on the upper west side at Flor De Mayo (Broadway around 98th):



I LOVE this post and all the food pictures!!
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Thank you, Sani! I like your blog too. Yummy!
Appreciate the visit and the comment.
Nia
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You just gave me an idea! I love how you only wrote about the restaurants on your trip. That would be a great way to get several posts out of one vacation.
Excellent!
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Thanks Susie!
I notice that we have similar blog styles. Love your blog. Just reading through End of days post, hilarious.
Thanks for visiting, following and commenting on mine!
Cyberhug,
Nia
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Kindred spirits! Glad to meet you!
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