Food Gallery 32 - Part 2

"S" and I returned to Food Gallery 32 in NYC's Koreatown located at 11 West 32nd Street. We wanted to try some of the other food options.

Today we went to Jin Jja Roo for Jjamppong - noodles served with seafood and vegetables in spicy broth ($7.99). This was a huge bowl of soup and noodles with mussels and shrimp, carrots and onions. It was slightly spicy, but not overpowering. And it was served with pickled radishes.

Afterwards we went to the 3rd floor bakery and tried their macarons ($1.50/each). "S" had a strawberry and I had a vanilla - very good.

Macaron Cafe

I went back to one of my favorite lunch spots, Macaron Cafe, in NYC's Garment District at 161 West 36th Street.

I had one of the daily specials - ham and cheese quiche with a salad ($9.75). The quiche was light and fluffy, stuffed with little chunks of ham. The salad was a little blah.

And as usual, I can't walk out of this cafe without indulging in their delicious macarons. Today I tried the rhubarb, peanut butter and pumpkin cinnamon ($2.25/each). The peanut butter was my favorite.

Mon Petit Cafe

...is located in Midtown East at 801 Lexington Avenue. Brunch is served on the weekends. Your choice of entree plus coffee or tea for $13.95. I had the Croque Madame and chamomille tea.

And there was room for dessert - 3 french macarons ($10) - vanilla, pistachio and hazelnut...delicious!

Macaron

I went back to one of my favorite cafes, Macaron, in NYC's Garment District on West 36th Street.

I had a French Caeser Salad $8.50 - with gruyere, bacon and eggs.

I could not resist having any of their delicious macarons. I tried the Creme Brulee and Pistachio macarons ($2.25/each).

Tartine

...is located at 253 West 11th Street in NYC's West Village.

They offer a great prix fixe weekend brunch - $14.95 and includes orange juice and coffee or tea.

"J" had the Eggs Benedict with roasted potatoes.

I had the Grilled Salmon Sandwich on Seven Grain roll with tomato, arugula, portabello mushroom, honey ginger & shallot mayonaise with roasted potatoes and hollandaise sauce.

We topped it off with two of their delicious desserts:

Mixed berry cobbler with vanilla ice cream and a giant chocolate macaron with chocolate ganache and vanilla ice cream ($6.50/each).

Plaza Food Hall

...is located in the Plaza in NYC's Midtown at 5th Avenue and Central Park South.

I tried the Red Velvet Cake ($7) which was moist, a pistachio macaron ($1.75) which was good and hot apple cider ($3).

They offer sandwiches, cooked food, coffee and gifts. This is a great, inexpensive New York dining experience for tourists.

Francois Payard Bakery

I was so anxious to try Francois Payard's new bakery/cafe when it opened in NYC's Greenwich Village that this is probably the most disappointing posts I have published.

It's a great space with a little retail shop in the front. Then the cases of appetizing sandwiches and desserts. And the chef/owner himself showed up during my visit (that's him standind near the front door).

I tried a hot chocolate ($4) which was standard. And a Croque Monsieur ($7.50) - french ham, gruyere cheese with bechamel on white Pullman bread. It was okay, but premade and reheated which took 15 minutes.

I was most disappointed with the macarons. First of all, I ordered a S'mores and Pumpkin to go. When I returned home I found that I didn't receive what I ordered and the flavors were so tepid I wasn't sure what the first macaron flavor was supposed to be. If it was S'mores then I didn't taste the chocolate nor the marshmallow. The second macaron must have been espresso because it tasted like bitter coffee and the outer shell was hard and brittle. This is the first time that I have not finished macaron and actually threw it away.