Friedman's Lunch

...is located inside NYC's Chelsea Market at 75 Ninth Avenue. I had a craving for fried chicken, but one of their fryers was being cleaned so the waiter offered me their gluten free fried chicken - using rice flour. I tried it and was pleasantly surprised - it was very crispy and I couldn't tell it was gluten free. The mac n cheese was not.

Neither was the delicious chocolate bread pudding a la mode. This generous serving was served warm with vanilla ice cream.

Donut Plant Chelsea

The Donut Plant is located in NYC's Chelsea at 220 West 23rd Street. This second location is more convenient than the original Donut Plant on Grand Street on the Lower East Side.

I had a square strawberry jelly donut ($3 + tax).

Eataly - Manzo

Eataly is the mega Italian speciality market in NYC's Chesea at 200 Fifth Avenue. They have several restaurants including Manzo which features meat.

I started with the Striploin salad with foie gras and balsamic vinegar dressing ($19). The steak was medium rare, sliced thinly and sprinkled with shavings of foie gras pate. I wish they offered this in an entree portion size.

Then I had the Papparedelle with sausage ($21) which was very buttery. And I topped it off with the Chocolate Budino ($10) which was a cross between a cake and fudge, but was served chilled with pistachio sauce and vanilla gelato. I wish it was room temperature or even warmed.

Friedman's Lunch

...is located inside NYC's Chelsea Market on Ninth Avenue.

I tried their burger ($13) which was served with tomato, lettuce, a pickle and fries. The burger was cooked to perfection and the fries were thick and delicious. I washed it all down with a Dr. Brown's Cream Soda ($2.50).

Lulu Cake Boutique

Lulu Cake Boutique is located in NYC's Chelsea at 112 Eight Avenue.

We tried the home made yodel, dulce de lech cake and coconut layer cake - all very good.

Markt

...is located at 676 Sixth Avenue in NYC's Chelsea.

"A" and I shared a bottle of Lindeman's Framboise -raspberry flavored ($15), the daily special appetizer of sliced filet with tomatoes and micro greens ($16) and macaroni gratin ($16) - a delicious little casserole of mac n cheese.

And we shared the Dame Blanche ($7) - vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce and whipped cream; and the warm Chocolate Tart with pistachio ice cream ($10) - a warm molten chocolate cake. Delish!

Murray's Bagels

...is located on Eighth Avenue between 22nd and 23rd Street in NYC's Chelsea.

I had a multigrain bagel with lox spread and a juice.

Fred Flare

Brooklyn's Fred Flare set up a pop up shop in NYC's Chelsea Market for the holidays. Some of the items offered included a book all about macarons, this cupcake hat ($30) and bacon wallet ($25).

FoodParc

I went back to FoodParc located in NYC's Chelsea at 29th Street and Sixth Avenue with "J".

We sat in the theatre style seating section.

I had a 3B's cheeseburger with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, ketchup, crispy onions and secret sauce ($6.70), fries ($2.75) and black & white milkshake ($5.50). The burger was juicy and cooked to perfection. The fries were thin and crispy and the milkshake was thick and very good.