Living in New York, I sometimes like to make a conscious effort to eat a healthy meal (and pretend that I don't finish every meal off with gelato anyway).
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Nolita
Sometimes you just need some really good coffee to start off your day, and La Colombe is definitely one of my ultimate favorites. They have their own roast of coffee, and while I always go to their Nolita location when I'm in New York, they also have cafes in Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington DC and Seoul and you can even order their coffee online if you feel like it. So just pop by if there's one near you and grab a cup together with one of their great cookies!
I've always loved a good bagel and I have one almost every day for breakfast. Usually a cinnamon raisin one, toasted and with melted butter. When my friend Diya told me about Black Seeds I knew this bagel place in Nolita would take it to a whole new level. They make their own bagels in a wood fired oven in the back of their tiny restaurant, and I can safely say I've never had such a good bagel. You choose your type of bagel and one of their fillings. I was feeling adventurous so I got the red beet infused salmon with radices, red beet cream cheese and dill on a poppy seed bagel. Completely sold.
April seems to be the month of birthdays in my friend group. For my room mate Diya's birthday we went to Tartinery in Nolita. Their menu is based on the French concept of Tartines, or open faced sandwiches. You choose your type of bread and then order a massive amount of different tartines. They were all delcious, but I think my favorite was probably the Croque Monsieur, because let's be honest, a melted cheese sandwich is always a winner.
Avocado, asparagus, arugula, pumpkin seeds, Parmigiano, lemon juice.
Labne, cucumber, za’atar, olive oil
Cooked ham, brie cheese, Dijon mustard
Fresh mozzarella, vine tomato, fresh basil, garlic, olive oil and Ham chiffonade, Gruyere cheese, bechamel (the Croque Monsieur).
Fresh burrata, grape tomatoes, basil.
Turkey, brie cheese, bacon, tomato, romaine, herb mayo.
Fresh ricotta, prosciutto, olive oil, fresh pepper.
Seasoned minced raw ground beef, potato chips.
Filet steak, caramelized onion, old style mustard.
And last, but definitely not least: Smoked salmon, crème fraiche, lemon, fresh dill. Check them out, they're right here:
A couple Weeks ago Aya and I set up shop at Lafayette, one of our favorite brunching spots. We stayed there for about 5 hours (no shame) and people kept coming to visit us while we finished some work, hence the odd variety in food, as the menu kept changing every so often.
Lafayette has some of the best coffee with my favorite croissants in all of New York, but I recently lost all the pictures on my camera, so I only have the ones I was able to recover:
Soft scrambled eggs vol-au-vent with leeks.
Scrambled eggs and toast.
A scrumptious Lamb Sandwich.
And of course a cheese platter with the most incredible warm nut and raisin toast, that I would have as my main course with butter any day.
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