Momofuku Milk Bar

"M" and I stopped by this East Village sugar haven at 207 2nd Avenue for a little dessert.

"M" had the Crack Pie ($5.50) and chocolate cake balls (3 for $3) and I had the Candy Bar Pie ($5.50) and applie pie balls (3 for $3). Sugar overload!

Hill Country Chicken

I returned to this Flatiron District restaurant located at 1123 Broadway for one reason - lemon meringue pie! And they didn't have any. Seems like it is depends on the whim of the baker!

Not only that, but most of the pies were not available by the slice. So I had a little pie buffet with the mini cup versions ($3/each).

I tried the Coconut Cream (okay, with a little lemony flavor), Apple Cheddar (the cheddar flavor was only in the crust), Banana Cream Pie (my favorite out of the 4) and Cowboy (peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, coconut and pecans) which was way too sweet!

The crusts for each of the pies was flaky and good.

Grub Street Food Festival - Part 4

And now for the desserts!

I had to try a fried pie from Melt Bakery. I was torn between the apple and pumpkin, but since it was a blustery Fall day and I've had fried apple pies before I chose the pumpkin ($5). It was fried on the spot and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Yummy!

Then I couldn't resist trying a coconut lemon tartlet from Grandaisy ($4). It was a substantial tartlet - very moist and more coconut than lemon.

Fatty Cue

There are many great restaurants in Brooklyn and this Williamsburg bbq spot is one of the. Located close to the bridge at 91 S. 6th Street you can smell the smokey goodness as you approach the restaurant.

"M" and I went there on a Sunday for their Whole Pig - they smoke whole pigs only on Sundays.

"M" started with a Dark & Storm Cocktail ($12) and I had a Ginger Beer ($6) made with Bermudian ginger ale (who knew?).

We shared the Nam Prik - eggplant, raw veggies and shrimp chips ($12), a serving of whole pig ($18), pork spare ribs ($14) and Pullman Toast with Master Fat ($4).

The eggplant, green beans, and shrimp chips were good, but I was not crazy about the raw bok choy, green mango and radishes.

The whole pig was tasty and served with steamed buns (we could have used two more buns). I know the skin would not be edible since it was smoked for several hours, but I missed that part of the pig. = (

The ribs were excellent - very tender and succulent. Great with the fish sauce.

And the toast was...well, the name says it all - Master Fat! It was similar to Texas Toast and served with clarified fat! Delish!

And we squeezed in dessert - S'mores pie ($6) which was a little disapointing. It was more chocolate pie and not enough marshmallow. And they served it with a heavy cream which might be overkill.

I loved the kitchy plastic chinese plates everything was served on.

We were jealous that the party of 4 next to us ordered the Half Pig's Head. We vow to return with 2 more in our party so that we can order the head as well.

Ed's Lobster Bar

...is located at 222 Lafayette Street in NYC's SoHo. Yes, it's a knockoff of Pearl's in Greenwich Village (one of my favs), but it's still a good restaurant.

Each place setting has a small bag of oyster crackers. We were given lobster risotto as a complimentary amuse bouche - delicious!

"J" had the fried Ipswich clams (MP $17) - big, plump whole clams lightly battered with cornmeal and the lobster roll with fries (MP $27) - always delicious. She also had a Schweppes ginger ale ($3).

I had the crab and cheese dip with toast points ($10) and lobster pot pie ($22) - both were very good and quite filling. I also had a Limeade ($5).

For dessert we shared a slice of cherry crumble pie a la mode ($7) which was very good with big, whole cherries.

And they gave us mini dark chocolate lobsters after dessert.

Another great meal!