Gold Street Brunch

After we went to Ground Zero area and Trinity Church, we came for brunch at "GOLD ST" on Gold Street, New York.

What I like most at this shop were what were written at the front as :

Here are the egg brunch we ordered :

The pearl st omlete (egg white, spinach, tomato, mushrooms) and

Egg any style (any kind of eggs with sliced potato and toast)

and Big Breakfast (2 eggs, 2 pancakes, 3 stripes of bacon, 1 sausage, and toast)

New York is Zarbar's - Zarbar's is New York

Zarbar's is the famous Gourmet Store. Zabar's is a specialty food store, founded by Louis Zabar, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is one of the best known commercial landmarks of the Upper West Side, and is known for its selection of bagels, smoked fish, olives, and cheeses.







Besides of Zarbar's food store, there is a kind of sandwiches shop / coffee shop (selling all kinds of sandwiches and other beverages).

Sandwiches are available in both cold and hot (pressed). There are also other bakery such as pastry, cookies, etc.

Here are Vegetable Foccasia Hot (fresh zucchini and shiny red pepper) and Egg Ham Cheese Muffin (look at how melty and sticky of cheese)

This is my up-close & personal Cinnamon Roll

Blaue Gans in Tribeca (Downtown New York)

After shopping along 5th Avene in New York, we went for dinner at Austro German Cooking Restaurant on Dvane Street called "BLAUE GANS". Blaue Gans means "Blue Goose" in German which we can notice from the symbol at the front.

This restaurant belongs to Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner as German Bristro. The Walls decorated with Vintage Film and Art Posters. Same as other restaurant, this Blaue Gans also has bar at the front part of area.
Address : 139 Dvane Street, New York, NY 10013

Our dinner were :
Started with Bread (served with Carrot Dip and Sliced Turnip)
- Golden Fried Free Range Chicken and Potato-Me Salad

- Hungarian Beef Goulash with fresh herb spale
- Canadian Halibut with Red Wine Onion and Fall Squash Sauce

My first bite told me that it's an Austrain Food (same as when I visited Vienna, Austria years before)

He also owns 2 more Austrian Bistro as :
- Wallse Restaurant (344 West 11th Street, New York City 10014)
- Cafe Sabarsky (1048 86th Steet, New York City 10028)

Website : http://www.wallse.com/

Cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery

Cupcakes is a small cake designed to serve one person, usually made in a small paper cup container.


Magnolia Bakery is a bakery opened in 1996 at 401 Bleecker Street, on the corner of West 11th Street in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The bakery is known for its famous dessert treats, including its cupcakes. This bakery shop and its cupcakes are so famous since it were featured in lots of movies/films such as the most famous one which was in "Sex and the City" and in "The Devil Wears Prada".

Of couse, there's always a long queue in front of this shop. On that day, I was in a line almost half an hour to get in. There was a guy controlling a queue and telling us how to do when stepping inside

We must walked in grasping a box and choosing whatever cupcakes we wanted in. Then, walking to the cashier to pay (there was a chace for us to order any drinks.


Due to its famous from TV’s discovery of Bleecker St, Neighbourhood people has against and put the blaim on Sarah Jessica Parker who ate a creamy retro cupcake on “Sex and the City” at a beloved local landmark. Reasons were that it made the tour buses began circling included the lines outside the tiny Magnolia bakery followed by upscale clothing retailer such as Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Banana Republic and Abercrombie & Fitch rented a shop right across the street.

Too bad, famous alway comes with commercialization ...

Markt : Belgian brasserie in New York

Markt is a classic Belgian brasserie in Chelsea District of New York. It's decorated with antique bar and furniture.

Since it is a Belgian Style Restaurant, they offered 29 assorted beer which will serve Belgian-Style unique glass or chalice.

What I like most is the way they put foods in i.e., Bread in Tin Utensil inside contains clothes to keep warm and butter. Not only look but the Baguette has strong aroma with crispy and soft combination in one ...

We went there during lunch time. Here were what we ordered :
1) Baguette au poulet – Broodje met Gebakken kip (Grilled chicken breast with roasted tomatoes and basil mayonnaise on a baguette) which was served with fresh mixed salad (below left)

2) Carbonades flamandes – Stoofvlees op Vlaamse wijze (Belgian beef stew prepared with Leffe Brown beer, served with Belgian frites) (below right)

3) Croque Madame (Toasted Paris ham and cheese;topped with a fried egg )

Wow ... Wow this Markt !!!
Everything's great here ...

Address : 676 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10010

Visit Markt at : http://www.marktrestaurant.com/index2.htm

brgr Burger

brgr offers made-to-order, beef, turkey and veggie burgers with high-quality and all-natural ingredients.

brgr also make milkshakes from high quality milk that contains no hormones, antibiotics or additives. It also won the 2007 Best of New York award from New York Magazine for the best milkshake in New York City.

brgr's topping is not normal since customers can build their own burger with toppings such as Roquefort, Gruyere, cheddar, bacon, Haas avocado or herb mayonnaise.

Location : 287 Seventh Avenue - New York, NY 10001

As they said, it's a made-to-order burger. Thus, customers has a chance to have a clear view of burger prep and cooking of staffs (from what they called retro barstools lining counters).

New York Pretzel

A pretzel is a baked good that is traditionally twisted into a unique knot-like shape. The pretzel dough is made from wheat flour, water, brown sugar and yeast. Prior to baking, it is dipped into a sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), or sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) solution and sprinkled with coarse salt, which gives it a glazed look.





Cities in the United States like Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York are also famous for their soft pretzels. Traditional soft pretzels are about the size of a hand.







The above picture is a pretzel selling on street cart of New York. They kept warm bagel down under the cart and dipped with salt when we ordered.

Result ? Don't ask me --- So Salty !!!