August

August Restaurant is located in NYC's Greenwich Village at 359 Bleecker Street. This small, cozy restuarant has a wonderful enclosed back garden area.

There are 3 tiny kitchens that create wonderful American fare.

"E" had the Salad ($9) and "K" and I both had the Asparagus Mimosa ($9 each). The Asparagus had a fried poached egg perched on top and a tangy mustard flavored sauce.

"E" had the Breem ($24) which was a hearty filet.

"K" had the Striped Bass ($26) - served whole, but requested it to be filleted.

I had the Conchilla Asada ($25) - suckling pig.

And we shared an order of Fries ($8).

"E" had an espresso ($4) and "K" had a cappucino ($5).

For dessert we shared the Apple Pretzel Tart ($9).

Midtown Milk Bar

Ma Peche has an outpost of Milk Bar in NYC's Midtown at 15 West 56th Street which serves the innovative flavors of soft serve ice cream. Today I had salty pistachio caramel ($4.15). It had a really creamy, smooth texture. Yum!

Hell's Kitchen Flea Market

located in NYC at 39th Street and 9th Avenue had a parade of food trucks yesterday. By noon the lines were outrageously long, especially for the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck. So I settled for the shortest line which was for the Cinnamon Snail - the Hoboken, NJ based Vegan Organic food.

I tried the Toasted Coconut and Apple Cider donuts (each $2). They were actually quite good and did not have the greasy taste of regular donuts.

Apple Fritter

I have never seen an apple fritter as large as the one offered at Dunkin Donuts inside Baltimore's Penn Train Station...so I had to have one. It's actually the size of two regular donuts.

Thanks "F" for treating me to this gigantic apple filled donut!

'wichcraft

is located in Bryant Park and offers the food served at the Southwest Porch. This haven in NYC's Midtown is sponsored by the airline. Comfy patio furniture, rockers and swings give city dwellers a reprieve especially in the warm weather.

I had the Grilled Gruyere Cheese sandwich with carmelized onions on rye bread ($5.95)and a ginger ale ($1.95). What a reasonably priced lunch for a chance to sit outdoors now that Spring is finally here!

Maialino

is the latest restaurant from the Union Square Hospitality Group headed by Danny Meyer (I'm a big fan of his restaurants).

Dinner reservations are had to acquire so I went for brunch. I had the Porchetta Al Uovo roast pork, ciabatta & fried eggs ($13) which I was very disappointed with. The porchetta was dry and the fat was chewy. The eggs and the bread were good, but the pork was surprisingly not appetizing.

On the other hand desserts saved the day. I had both the Torta della Nonna ($8) and Bombolini Con Crema doughnuts with cream ($4).

The Torta Nonna was a wonderful lemony custard tart topped with pine nuts and sitting on a pool of honey. The bomboloni were warm, but a littly skimpy on the cream filling.

I also had a pot of Chamomille tea ($4.50).