Thank you, Adam!
I remember when Song Kran was 2 blocks north and under a different name. It's a great place and hasn't been discovered, even by the FIT students around the corner.
I like the mango chicken and the mai grob. Yum...
Pork tenderloin at Mesa Grill was wonderful.
I've been to Mario Batali's Casa Mono and Bar Jamon and was disappointed both times.
It's a tie:
The maple shack during the winter maple festival. So warm and sugary inside when it was blistering outside. They would make candy right there and put it up for sale- but kids could try the liquid syrup free!
OR
My grandmothers homemade rhubarb pie - she grew the rhubarb at their log cabin along a freshwater lake. Not too sweet, and as I child I was torn between loving it and hating it because of that. Life lesson in that experience somewhere...
Mille Crêpes Cake at Lady M Boutique
Wicked truffle (or hot chocolate) by Jacques Torres
Cheesecake at Little Red Hen
German chocolate cake at Billy's Bakery
Taramisu at Cipollo Rossa
I have to agree with lovetobake, the sweet corn custard at shake shack is to die for!
Overcome with a craving for some really good, diner-style, custard pie. The kind that is browned on the top (in a good way) and is the sibling to coconut custard pie.
I'd eat either. But I don't know where to get 'em.
Thanks for your help.
I come to you with a request:
My mother is visiting me in NYC this weekend, and every time she comes she insists we find a new, inexpensive, restaurant to try.
Let me paint a picture-
We're looking for good, solid, food but ambiance is very important. It must be comfortable. We stumbled into the Gramercy Park spot, Friend of a Farmer, once and she was thrilled. But she has a soft spot for thai, so don't think it needs to be limited to homestyle fare.
I live in the UES, and since quality is difficult to find here I am tempted to try Square Meal (Ed just reviewed). But $30 entrees are on the igh side of my definition of "inexpensive".
Can you provide spots you've found to be a hit with mom? Preferably in Manhattan, but I'd go to the other boroughs for the right place.
Thank you,
K
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Am I the only one who feels like Stone Barns doesn't belong on this list? Well, at least when you are only offering 5 fooding options for the weekend.