New York Restaurants

co. pizza is kinda new, on 9th ave, right across the street from Grand Sichuan International, which is good

need no-big-deal Sunday brunch recomm for biannual meetup w/ cousin. Prefer west side btwn Houston & 57th, little no waiting, medium prices. I am in yr hands.

Never even heard of David's Brisket House. Anyone been?

http://lawandfood.blogspot.com/2010/09/breaking-fast-at-davids-brisket-house_23.html

The dad talks about Carnegie's in Carnegie Hall pretty often, but I've never been. He's basically referred to it as a filthy dump with the best sandwiches on earth.

you mean the Carnegie Deli? kind of a tourist trap tbh. it's expensive. sandwiches are too big to eat but they charge you to split plates. at a deli.

I've never been either. my wife's parents went. I don't feel like I need to go. katz's on the other hand ...

its super expensive total tourist trap and the pastrami is not even that good tbh

i think katzs kind of sucks too

I've been to Katz's a bunch but never Carnegie. Davids sounds like something else alltogether. I've never been to Mile End but I've had some of their meats on a platter, which was tasty.

Reading about David's makes we just want to go into business making sandwiches.

Tanoreen in Bay Ridge is SO SO INCREDIBLE. Like one of the best meals I have ever had. We ate Lamb with Okra, stuffed squashes and eggplant, brussels sprouts in tahini sauce, Goat meat in goat milk yogurt with egyptian rice and vermicelli, some kind of chicken pie with shallots, fish kibbe, and some other stuff (went with family and ordered a lot). Everything has its own unique flavor and spicing; you can tell that there isn't some pre-made "base" that they use in different dishes. I've never had softer goat meat. The dessert was otherworldly -- it was this birds-nest like pie with orange and rosewater flavoring and some kind of cheese inside that reminded me a bit of fresh mozz. Not heavily sweetened either. Really this place is just amazing.

had dinner w/ my parents at del posto on friday night, died of pleasure

tanoreen is great, and i saw ao scott there. think i prefer mimi's hummus in ditmas park, though.

Never been to mimi's. Been to Tanoreen twice, old location and new, and had takeout a few times (girlfriend sometimes has to work down there). We love it. Those brussels sprouts are classic.

Went to Fat Radish last night. Was decent. Very homey, not super special but mostly pretty tasty. Not bad as I expected from some of the mixed reviews. I had no idea Orchard street was like an art gallery scene. Shows you what I know.

Yeah I think that's a relatively recent development for Orchard Street?

well, I got no comments w/this on the ICE CREAM thread, so... who's et these?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/dining/reviews/new-yorks-new-frozen-treats-25-and-under.html?_r=1

quiddities & agonies of fair trade & organic bananas dipped in 'deep, dark' chocolate w/ sea salt.

yeah well, fuck that stuff

actually sea salt chocolate banana sounds pretty good

does that exist somewhere for less than 5 bucks

my only beef w/ fancy hipster ice cream is the price

I live within walking distance of two/arguably three nu-hipster ice cream stores. Van Lieuwen on Bergen St. is the best imo, and also has great coffee. The sort of famous Blue Marble, with an outlet on Court St. is worth trying but not my favorite -- the ice cream has a slightly hard and dense consistency and I prefer creamier. But they have great flavors. Karloff, which is mainly a really good eastern european comfort food place, has a bunch of newfangled homemade ice cream as well and I didn't think it was that special. A friend of mine swears that the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck has the best ice cream he's ever had.

Rice, also nearby, has amazing little ice cream cookie sandwiches.

I had the Rockaway banana today ... with coconut; my friend had it with peanuts. It was good ... they cost $4 a piece.

u know how far you can stretch $4 at papaya dog?

I went to 6 ice cream/gelato places today, from the slideshow that NY Mag had. 3, then Harry Potter, then 3 more, then a beer.

livin the dream

wait except for harry potter

which was the best?

I had:
Soft serve vanilla on an eclair
green tea
pistachio and amaretto shaped like a flower
pear and apple
tiramisu and cafe
pistachio in a brioche sandwich (they were out of hazlenut)

my favorite was the flower shaped one that the place on 10th and university does

prisoner of azkaban
xp dammit

The beer may have been a bad idea, it was that beer garden/rooftop thing on top of eataly.

just google ny mag and ice cream for the slideshow.

The NYMag slideshow seems to really push the sundae as a concept, which I have a long-held bias against unless it involves a vanilla-like base. Otherwise seems like overkill. But IDK maybe it could be done better. Anyway I need to try that Brooklyn Pharmacy Soda Fountain whatever place in Carroll Gardens before I move away.

I had a cup of 'chocolate flake' at the Prosp Pk concert from Ample Hills, that new shop in Prospect Hts. It was good.

ample hills too sugary for me, im sticking with blue marble on underhill

if you guys want some really good yuppie ice cream go to bent spoon in princeton nj

Yerac, what brought on this monumental ice cream binge?

Ian, generally I'm not in favor of a $4 frozen chocolate-covered banana, but I just had to sample the latest NYT-supported trend.

One thing that annoys me very slightly about the trend is that they make it seem like ice cream made with good quality, farm-fresh dairy is some kind of novelty worth paying a huge premium for. Other than the "organic" label this has been done for decades and the products are often available at grocery stores and not that expensive.

handcrafted!

oh dove bar up yours

I'm going to start selling handcrafted ice cream SCOOPS. Like, I'm just going to reach into the bucket with my hand, grab some ice cream, and craft that shit right into your cone.

A friend and I are planning on getting the $20 or free if you eat the whole thing ice cream sandwiches from Coolhaus.

how big are they? that seems much more feasible than a 50 pound steak or whatever

unless they are 50 pound ice cream sandwiches

Five scoops and six cookies. It doesn't seem that challenging.

ample hills too sugary for me, im sticking with blue marble on underhill

I like both, dunno if I could even pick a favorite. some of the flavors at Ample Hills are weird but yesterday I had their Peppermint Pattie and it was awesome. the Key Lime Pie flavor is good too. Their name does make me think of boobs though.

Yeah, that seems like an attainable goal.

I have the small cuisinart ice cream maker and it is the greatest. I have some young banana con miel de palma ice cream in the freezer right now.

general greene on dekalb has a little ice cream shack and it is delicious and $3 for a small scoop

Five scoops and six cookies. It doesn't seem that challenging.
--tokyo rosemary

I've had more dessert than this many times in non-contest situations.

not planning on living til 40 tho

Ok, so how is there not a good ice cream place anywhere near Graham or possibly Lorimer either? Or is there? All I can find is Louie G's and Baskin Robbins

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2011/10/3865090/takeout-story-behind-bulletproof-glass-and-out-bike-chinese-restaura?page=all

whoa. great article. not too sensational or sentimental. the reporter takes the POV of a social worker w/o being too condescending