A food blog.
Ground Support is a great little coffee shop in Soho with excellent coffee, bakery and lunch options.
The sandwiches come wrapped in these cute little packages with a napkin tied on top.
The vegetarian sandwich is fantastic - the cauliflower makes it meaty, and the goats milk feta and mango pickle aoli give it a rich, creamy flavor with a kick.
Brunch in Kittichai's dimly lit dining room is a great way to ease into a weekend morning.
Located in the Thompson hotel, the centerpiece of the room is a small pool under hanging orchids, with palm leaves and candles floating on the surface.
The artfully presented duck omelet was seasoned perfectly and came with water spinach and spicy sauce.
The eggs Benedict with curry Hollandaise sauce had a nice kick and was complimented nicely with the spicy curried potatoes topped with red peppers and onions.
The banana spring roll dessert was stunning - banana flan sat on top a bed of chopped strawberries and a crunchy waffle and paired with caramel sauce, burnt honey ice cream, crunchy crumbs and fruit to make the perfect bite.
Butter Lane, the East Village cupcake shop, opened a pop-up shop in Soho!
The cozy space has cupcakes on display in the windows and on the shelves. The serve-yourself cupcake table in the center of the shop is filled with cream cheese, blueberry, vanilla, pumpkin, maple, strawberry and raspberry frostings on vanilla, chocolate and banana cakes.
This banana cupcake was delicious, topped with sweet blueberry frosting and garnished with a couple of fresh blueberries.
Boqueria is one of my favorite Spanish tapas bars, and I was thrilled when they started offering takeout and delivery for lunch at their Soho location.
The beet sandwich is my favorite, with chunky beets, perfectly cooked soft boiled eggs, sweet cream butter and arugula on thick, crunchy bread, but there a several other delicious options with duck confit, chorizo and cured meats.
It comes with a side of patatas bravas, crunchy potatoes with spicy sauce and a drizzle of garlic aioli. A perfect lunch!
Photo by Gavin Thomas, nymag.com
I'm loving the recently opened Night Owl bar in Williamsburg - it has skee ball and foosball, which are both loads of fun after a few drinks.
Jeff the bartender makes these excellent "tea" shots which are in the perfectly palatable spot between the super cheesy lemon drop and the difficult to swallow tequila shot. A combination of sweet tea vodka, green tea vodka and a touch of lemon taste remarkably like a sip of iced tea!
Although the sweets are the main draw, this prosciutto bread was a good snack before moving on to desserts.
These puff pastries with praline cream looked exquisite.
Gooey raspberry yogurt cake.
And of course a few carefully decorated cupcakes.
I wanted to try a couple of specifically Austrian desserts, like this not too sweet Fächertorte with layers of apples and poppy seeds.
The apple strudel stole the show with a light crust, a ton of apples, cinnamon and a side of custard.
