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 !!!

Jamba Juice

Jamba Juice is a high-end chain of smoothie restaurants. They selling real fruit and 100% fruit juices (from all fruit concentrate).


Jamba Juice also offers boosts (dietary supplements). So, each smoothie and yogurt blend comes with the option of one free boost addition, from a selection of six such as Soy Protein, Immunity, Energy, Daily Vitamin or Fiber

Jamba Juice website : http://www.jambajuice.com/

American Strawberry

I have tried American Strawberry --- They're just in huge size and juicy ...

But still I still preferred Japanese Strawberry with its aroma ...

Check this out at : http://lolo-eatable.blogspot.com/2008/03/japanese-strawberry.html

From what I noticed strawberry were sold / shown in huge pile ... from Fairway Market in New York ...

Anyway, there was another way of selling which was "chocolate dipped strawberry" cost US$2.99 each.

From what I saw, there're 2 types as dark chocolate and white chocolate ...

Anyway, look at how they coat and how juicy strawberry is ...

Deep Dish Pizza -- Chicago Style Pizza

This is the Chicago Style Pizza called "DEEP DISH PIZZA". It's one of 10 things must do at Chicago when visiting !!!

True Chicago-style pizza features a buttery crust, loads of Cheese and chunky Tomato Sauce. The dough is patted out by hand and raised up high on the sides of a seasoned deep-dish pizza pan. The order the ingredients are placed on a Chicago style deep-dish pizza is “backwards” from a thin crust pizza. Chicago style deep-dish pizza is made with slices of mozzarella cheese that are placed directly on the dough. Then additional ingredients like mushrooms, onions and sausage are spread on top of the cheese. The pizza is then topped with a fresh tomato sauce made with whole chunks of pear and plum tomatoes and topped off with a sprinkling of cheese and spices.


Deep-dish pizza is usually eaten with a knife and fork, since its thick gooeyness makes a slice of pizza larger than eight or ten inches messy to eat with the fingers.

The one which I tried was from "Lou Malnati's Pizzeria". Lou Malnati's is a prototypical Chicago Style Pizza. A thin crust of pizza dough is laid in a seasoned deep-dish pizza pan and raised up on the sides. The ingredients are placed on a Chicago style deep-dish pizza in the opposite order of a thin crust pizza. The first ingredient is thick slices of mozzarella cheese that are placed directly on the dough. Then additional ingredients like mushrooms, onions and sausage are spread on top of the cheese. The pizza is then topped with a tomato sauce made with whole chunks of tomatoes.

Lou Malnati's Pizzaria Website : http://www.loumalnatis.com/

Below was what we ordered -- Cheese Thin Crust Pizza
Look at how thick it is with fresh tomato puree sauce !!! Umm ... Yummy ...