New York Restaurants

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

yeah, good read

Finally did Peter Luger today and was not disappointed. Porterhouse for two was definitely among the best steaks I've had if not the best, and surprisingly the Apple Strudel was the best I'd ever had.

did PL for a bachelor party in august. steak for 8. oof.

"it's a lot of meat"

What is the deal with the steaks for larger numbers of people? Do they give you a different steak or is it just a bunch of steaks for two?

yeah it's just a bunch of porterhouses. the urban legend I heard is that you don't take a menu if it's offered you just say steak for X and if you want any of the sides... well you should know there's only 6 things on the menu. Anyway, if you don't refuse the menu you are given lesser (excellent all the same) cuts of meat

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So what Italian places in Manhattan do you like better than Locanda Verde?

Babbo?

Haven't been to too many, but too be honest only really loved the apps and desert at Locanda Verde and had disappointing mains.

all the batali places are good, i think--babbo, del posto, lupa, esca--all are pretty pricy though. otto is a good deal for the price, so is the restaurant on the eataly roof. scarpetta is terrific, also kinda pricy. torrisi is phenomenal but its not really italian. i havent been to i sodi but i hear its really good. most of my favorite italian places are in brooklyn!!

Gonna be in NYC and going to the theater Friday night(Porgy & Bess) and Carnegie Hall Saturday night (singer Buika who was in recent Almodovar movie with pianist Chucho Valdes) and trying to figure out where and when to eat dinner. Other (and cheaper and other ethnic) ideas accepted:

theres a good mid-price mexican place called toloache and a mid-price nu-korean place called danji both in the west 50s. those are the last two places i went for theater-type dinners

I really like Aurora for Italian -- I've been to the wmsbg original a bunch of times but they now have a Soho location and one on Mott St.

oh yeah aurora is great, though dont do their monday prix fixe deal