Day 3, the final day in NYC! More walking, more exploring, more great food, and more blisters! Eric joked that I had more moleskin on my feet than an ultra marathoner. A word of advice: Do not break in shoes on a trip to NYC!
We picked up a few Christmas gifts at FAO Schwarz, a huge toy store filled with neat things.
Fish’s Eddy…a really cool kitchenware store!
It’s too bad I couldn’t pack much in my suitcase or this store could have been trouble!
I love all of their bright coloured dishware.
Then we ended up at the Union Square Market.
What a GREAT market! This was so much fun.
I picked up something I’ve been looking all over my hometown for…Smoked Paprika!
We got some HOT mulled apple cider. I burned my tongue over all the excitement.
After the market, it was time to eat again! Walk and eat. Eat and walk. This time, we had lunch at Angelica Kitchen.
Eric ordered the cold apple cider and I ordered a veggie juice.
Mid-drink I realized there was a celebrity sitting outside the restaurant! It’s Liev Schreiber from X-men & other films. He was on his cell phone for a good 30 mins or so.
We actually had no idea what his name was so we sent the pic to a friend who quickly identified him for us. :)
I read that his mom raised him a vegetarian, so maybe he had been dining in the restaurant?
To start, we shared the Agrarian Salgado made up of baked rounds of mashed Yukon Gold potatoes and herbed seitan with a parsley-almond pesto centre; topped with dill-tofu sour cream & garnished with piquant marinated kale.
Oh my word this was fantastic!!! One of our fav dishes of the entire trip! It tasted just like a croquette, but only better. The dill sauce was outstanding too.
We also got some sourdough on the side with onion butter.
For Eric’s main, he ordered one of the specials- “Tales of the Onion” made up with savoury quinoa-vegetable croquettes with b’nut squash, carrots, celery, and chopped parsley; crowned with tarragon cream and served over green split pea sauce. It also came with broccoli and roasted turnips garnished with tatsoi and radicchio.
He raved about this dish…as did I. The croquettes were really flavourful and crispy and the sauces went lovely with the dish.
I ordered off the special menu too- the “A-meze-ing Stories” which is a Mediterranean meze plate featuring an assortment of vegetables including grilled portobello and button mushrooms red & green peppers, onions and carrots served with a creamy white-bean basil pate, baked garlic chips, and a spelt-berry salad tossed with a hazelnut kalamata olive-caper pesto. With Brussels sprouts and arugula too. That was a mouthful!!
It was also incredible. I thought the hazelnut olive caper pesto was a really fun idea for a pesto. Normally, I’m not a big olive fan, but I really enjoyed it.
Wait, I just remembered I had more with my meal! A side of sea vegetables and quinoa. :)
With “no room left for dessert”, we each enjoyed some tea before heading out to explore the rest of the afternoon.
However, SOMEHOW we ended up stuffing our faces with vegan baked goods not long after!! I really have no idea how this happened…
Hello Babycakes!
This was our second stop into Babycakes.
It’s a little hole in the wall down some random side street…it took us a while to find it! The interior is really cute, but they have a sign saying no pictures.
I’ve heard great things about the Babycakes’ apple toastie bread as well as the doughnuts, so I picked up an Apple Cranberry Toastie, pumpkin cupcake, and a chocolate crunch doughnut.
Apple cran toastie:
They were all delicious. I think my fav was the toastie bread and Eric’s was the doughnut. Very fresh and sweet, but not overly so. We shared the doughnut and then saved the rest for later…
I also had something else on my list to try from Atlas Cafe in East Village. This is such a fun cafe with a HUGE menu written all over the walls in chalk.
Then, somehow this happened…
We shared a pumpkin cupcake from Babycakes and a Peanut Butter BOMB Brownie (added to clarify about the brownie: by Vegan Treats) as found in Atlas Cafe.
OMG….that brownie!!!!! Check it out.
Here is a better picture of it:
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It’s made up of a thin and dense brownie base topped with a cloud-like peanut butter mousse, a chocolate shell, and a peanut butter drizzle. Heaven.
This brownie is on my must make list. It was one of the best things we tasted on the trip, hands down.Eric doesn’t even like peanut butter and he could not stop gushing over this brownie. If you are near Atlas Cafe anytime soon you gotta order a PB bomb brownie as soon as possible. You won’t regret it!
We ended the trip with a great meal at Pure Food & Wine, followed by a stop at a bar on the way home. It was a great finish to the trip.
For just 3 days, I think we really packed in a lot! Literally. ;)
Has anyone seen my elastic waist pants?
That looks like the farmer’s market of my dreams! It seems like big cities always have such a great assortment of vendors. I wish my market had a stall full of spices like that!
Both of your lunches look incredible – so unique and creative!
OH my heavens! That brownie. Please share this recipe when you conquer!
Not sure if you know that the famous John’s is right next door to Angelica Kitchen — Old school Italian joint that recently introduced an entire vegan menu in addition to the standard fare. Liev might have been there :)
It was fun to see my city through your eyes! Glad you had fun!
I hope you got the mint chocolate chip sundae from Pure FOod and Wine – I still dream about that $14 sundae – and the mojito. Oh lord. I want to go back.
And PS – I loved Babycakes. Their GF cupcakes were to die for!!
Wow Angela, your whole trip looked wonderful, but the last day looked extra yummy! It’s funny that your photos look like mine from a recent trip to France…. walk and then stop to eat… walk and then stop to eat! So glad you had a good time!
Wow, how on earth did you narrow down what to see (and eat!)? What eye candy!! And peanut butter brownie bomb notwithstanding (looks soooo good), it’s also great to have a good cup of mulled apple cider! I can’t stand when places offer the powdered stuff.
It looks like you had a lot of fun in NYC! In case you run out of the paprika, the Whole Foods in my area has tons of kinds of paprika (I managed to find sweet, hot and smoked). Perhaps there is one near you that also has them (they come in red tins).
Love Atlas cafe!
Wow, Angela, what an amazing day! I live in Brooklyn and you guys definitely hit some of my favorite places. I can’t believe you fit all that stuff into one day! Also, I used to work as a baker for Body & Soul Bakery. It made my night to see a picture of it on your blog. Glad you guys enjoyed yourselves so much.
Oh that’s cool! I didnt get to try anything as I was full, but how I wish I had! It looked wonderful :)
Well I don’t know about you, but this was definitely MY favorite day of your trip!! ;)
heh :) Yes I did love it!
I love, love, love New York City. Your pictures look delicious!!
feels like we were
on the trip with you!
what a fun trip.
i heart NY.
AND
i LOOOOOOve me some babycakes.
we have one (almost 2) in LA.
next time you MUST
get the choc. chip cookie sandwich.
insanity of amazingness.
ps. totally random,
but is there a way you could
make the external links
open in a new window?
i always click on your links
but it takes me away
from your site, bablhblha…
anyhoo…big LOVE for your BLOG!
Yum! I love the chocolate and peanut butter combo. Anything with the two together is a must have in my books!
I just wanna say your trip looks so amazing and I like your blog a lot simply because you never fail to send positive messages to all your readers out there about how maintaining a healthy lifestyle also means indulging once in a while and eating should never be something to fret or worry about as long as in moderation.
I’d love to read more about you blogging how you overcome eating disorder though, if that’s okay. You speak our hearts out so well.
Thank you for your feedback!
I’ve written about my recovery quite a bit over the years, but this post in particular comes to mind: http://ohsheglows.com/2010/01/17/5-things-that-helped-me-beat-the-obsession/
Ahhh, I’m disappointed you have to leave, I love all the pictures and I so want to get some of those kitchen bowls. Have a great day!
Great day! You hit up 3 of my faves- the market, Angelica Kitchen and Babycakes. My aunt lives in NYC and on visits those are some of the places we must go to. If you are ever back in NYC and need vegan suggestions, let me know. My aunt and sister have scoped them all out.
Wow, wow, WOW! I don’t think I would have been able to control myself in Fish Eddie! Definitely going to check out their website to see if they ship to Canada. :) I’ve loved every single one of these NYC posts Ange. Beautiful photos!
Wow only 3 days and saw all of that! You must be an itinerary girl like me! I love to maximize everything you see in a new place. I have added the bakery to my folder because I must have that brownie! I would’ve seen Liev and exclaimed “look, it’s Cotton Weary!”
Loved reading all about your NYC adventures, Angela (and left the screen each time with a growling stomach!)
Thanks for the great “reporting”!
I love Atlas Cafe (although I go to Little Atlas which is a tiny branch of theirs). I LOVE getting treats from there – my favorite is their chocolate whoopie pies. They’re out of this world!!
Gahhh I NEED to go back to NYC!! Love this post and everything in it!!! :)
are you kidding me??? these desserts look to die for!! i’m dying to get to nyc just for these desserts now! lol what an awesome time you all had!!
Looks like you guys are having a fun trip! Babycakes was one of my favourite cupcake places in NYC, even including the non-vegan ones.
Also, they sell smoked paprika at Loblaws in the spice aisle, just FYI :)
love the spice photo, reminds me of India
One of my favorite things about traveling is EATING! You guys know how to live it up. ;)
xo
cortnie
What a fantastic trip, and that brownie looks absolutely phenomenal. The boyfriend has family in NYC and he just suggested we plan a trip! I bet he’d be down with trying that brownie :)
Fish’s Eddy is SUCH a cool store!!! LOVE that place, but spent waaaaaay too much money there! That is very cool that you saw a celebrity!!
I live by Vegan Treats! I’m not vegan but we still stop there sometimes! So decadent and yummy looking!
I was there a couple of weeks before you and looove the Union Square market. I can’t resist a farmers’ market anywhere. They feel like home.
I was supposed to go to Angelica Kitchen but plans changed. It’s on my list for next time. My friend said that he’d spotted Katie Holmes there the day before, so it seems to be popular among people who work in show business – though I’m not sure that two celebrities is enough to prove that theory.
I had the Babycakes apple cranberry toastie too, though now I realized that I misidentified it in my own blog entry.
Wish I knew you were here in NYC; would have loved to see you! So glad you had a fun time. Happy Holidays!
I live on the same block as Angelica’s. It’s my favorite!!! I’m glad you got to experience it :)
Nicky and I packed in a lot too….Babycakes was AMAZING!!!