Cold Brew Vs Hot Brew… when it comes to iced coffee, the fanatics say go Japanese style. Here is more and a recipe from Dallis Bros. Coffee.
Smorgasburg in Williamsburg
On Saturdays in Williamsburg’s East River Park is the Brooklyn Flea’s Smorgasburg. With rows of food vendors, it’s a feast-apalooza.
Mimi & Coco serve Japanese street food.
Their Teriyaki Shrimp Balls are made in a cast iron grill, fried on the outside and topped with a mayo sauce and slivered almonds. They’re steaming hot, with a soft center and delicious. Six for $5.
Bon Chovie (a Bon Jovi pun) is run by husband and wife team Neil and Renae Holland.
Bon Chovie’s breakout hit is their fried anchovies, which you can order with or without the heads on. They’re crispy, with a touch of sea salt and a side of paprika aioli dipping sauce and pickled peppers.
Pizza Moto is a pop-up pizzeria, bringing a full-on wood-fired oven with them.
The pizzas are made to order and take about five minutes from prep to paper plate.
The pizzas range in cost from $8 - $10.
Neapolitan-style, the crust is very thin. This is the Testa Rossa - anchovies, garlic, pecorino and extra sauce.
If you’re not great at balancing a plate of food, they do have picnic tables, with the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop.
Mighty Quinn’s serves pulled pork sandwiches.
End on a sweet note with Danny Macaroons, drizzled with sea salt caramel. Not something your dentist would recommend.
For more info about Smorgasburg, check out their website.
A Visit to 9/11 Memorial… and lunch
Periwinkles at Aquagrill in Soho.
Chefs Jason Hall and Didier Elena both say “go for their delicious oysters.”
A refreshing conch salad. They let you keep the shell, if you ask nicely.
Just enough room left for coffee and a brownie at Prodigy Coffee on Carmine Street.
Food Shops | West Village, NYC
If you’re taking a walk around the West Village, here are a few shops worth stopping in. Florence Prime Meat Market on Jones Street is small and classic old time Greenwich Village. Baker Mari Tuttle buys the Newport Cut. “It’s tasty - and pretty affordable.”
Murray’s Cheese on Bleeker Street.
Incredible selection of cheeses, but more than just cheese.
Stop into Amy’s, next door to Murray’s, to pick up a sandwich.
For dessert, chef Alex Raij of Txkito, El Quinto Pino and La Vara, loves Patisserie Claude on West 4th Street.
Alex says this tiny bakery is “awesome for palmiers and French pastry.”
![If you’re heading down to New Orleans for Jazz Fest, this little cheat sheet with help you pick which food stands to hit for your noshing. All the recommendations are from NOLA chefs.
Photo Credit: Zack Smith [flickr]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31tnwDmLZ1qb1s2do1_500.jpg)
If you’re heading down to New Orleans for Jazz Fest, this little cheat sheet with help you pick which food stands to hit for your noshing. All the recommendations are from NOLA chefs.
Photo Credit: Zack Smith [flickr]
Vintage barware from The Hour, an antique boutique that specializes in American-made cocktail accoutrements from the 1920s to the 1970s.
Get a taste of the South delivered to your doorstep. The Lee Bros. offer three house-made barbecue sauces from BBQ joints in Kentucky and the Carolinas. Here are the recs.
Ted Peters in St. Petersburg, Florida. Classic, old school fish shack. Red oak smoked fish, icy cold root beer, German potato salad and a side of smoked fish spread = delicious. Worth going out of your way to visit.
Kyo ya tries to fly under the radar: no sign out front, subterranean entryway, and no website. But when you get a Michelin star rating three years in a row, people find out about you. This week, the New York Times gave Kyo Ya three stars.
Chef Chikara Sono is the master behind Kyo ya’s multi-course kaiseki meal, the traditional Japanese tasting menu. Here is a slide show of the the food at Kyo Ya and Sono’s favorite places to eat Japanese food in New York.
The No. 3 chef in the world, chef Andoni Luis Aduriz of Mugaritz in Spain’s Basque Country, is about to release his very first cookbook. He talks to us about the new book, his influential restaurant and gives us comprehensive list of where to eat, drink and shop in Spain.
