nyc: Kee's chocolates

nyc: Dogmatic

The fancypants hot dogs are reasonably delicious with the potential for messy, but I go to the Dogmatic by Union Square specifically for the ginger soda which is a little spicy tingly and not too sweet. The black specks at the top of the soda? VANILLA.

nyc: Kyochon

Korean fried chicken which is honestly expensive for $1 per wing or drumette, but yummy crispy.

everyone else got salads

mmm deep fried

It turns out that 6 wing bits are enough for me.

NYC: two little red hens bakery

Midday on a weekday you can actually sit down at one of the three sunny tables at Two Little Red Hens on the Upper East Side.

Berry crumb pie on special for $2

vanilla/vanilla cupcake

chocolate/chocolate cupcake

nyc: outside in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Brooklyn seems slow to get up on the weekend- Philly brunch at say Sabrina's Cafe is mobbed by 10:30 and has an hour long wait by 11. In contrast, the places in Brooklyn were barely opening by 11 and practically no one was out on the streets by then.

Brunch on the patio next to the garden at Lamb and Jaffy. The garden contains some waist high greenery and a bubbly brook type fountain in the corner and is about the same size as the outdoor dining area. We were seated next to a container pot of basil.

My omelette was good, but the baskets of shoestring fries on everyone else's table looked fantastic- the homefries were also deep fried.

Omelette w/ goat cheese, basil, kielbasa (I didn't ask for tomato but there it was)

nyc: Cheryl's in Brooklyn, near the library

Outdoors on the multi level back patio of Cheryl's Global Soul. Although the prix fixe menu isn't really a prix fixe, you can get bloody mary's and mimosas with your brunchy goodness. Food was satisfying and the shady quiet was really nice. Bloody mary was on the too peppery side for me.

More quiche

potatoes

pancakes with whipped cream and berries

Fish sandwich. Next time I will try not to just shoot a bun.

nyc: Brooklyn polish

From Greenpoint somewhere where we overordered potato pancakes, pierogi and kielbasa.

Pierogi, kielbasa, golabki, some potatoes, borscht in the background

nyc: 9th Ave International festival

Street festival. I didn't see fresh churros though.

Slider with fresh mozzarella and peppers

Arancino (deep fried rice ball stuffed w/ broccoli and béchamel, pl. arancini)

I did not try the bbq but I really liked their logo (although maybe don't think too closely about the fact that it's a cute pig calling you to come eat some bbq'd pig):

Brooklyn Blackout cupcake

from Two Little Red Hens on the Upper East Side in Yorkville.
Filled with a chocolate pudding centre. Excellent, although I didn't need the pudding.

nyc, Peruvian roast chicken on the UES

Pio Pio is a chain of Peruvian roast chicken places. The chicken was fantastic, but I was not a big fan of the avocado salad, nor the yucca fries. Even though I've rarely met a fried potato that I didn't like, the yucca (yuca?) just isn't the same- a little too fibrous in texture.

nyc: from La Bagel Delight, Brooklyn

http://www.labageldelight.com/locations.html

Competition breakfast of champions:

nyc, UES

Upper East Side (bc several of my friends live(d) there) at dinnertime:
Café D'Alsace

The bone marrow, La Moelle, and the sausage trio appetizer (avec trois moutards!)... and the two of us still had mains coming up. Because we are Good Eaters. Or gluttons. Take your pick.

Although the marrow bones were fine, I was a little annoyed that the toast was burnt. Obviously they put it on a grill thing but still, bitter charred = not tasty.

I have since realized that it is simple to actually roast marrow bones at home, as long as you have good ventilation or you don't mind your home being beefy scented.