Perry St.

"M", "S" and I went to Perry Street in NYC's West Village at 176 Perry Street for the Autumn prix fixe 3-course dinner for $38.

The amuse bouche was a leek consumer with truffle oil served in tiny espresso cups.

We started out with the lump crab meat appetizer on a light and crusty baguette.

We all had the fried chicken entree - two chicken breasts nicely fried served with pureed potatoes and wilted spinach.

And for dessert - the molten chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream. A classic!

Michael's Bridge Diner - Massachusetts

"M" took me to this "rustic" diner for breakfast. It's located on Route 70 in Lancaster. You can easily spot if down the road because there is a huge hay bale scarecrow at the parking lot entrance.

And once inside you can see the "prizes" bagged by the owner who is an avid hunter.

I had a hot chocolate with whipped cream and french toast.

"M" had the western omelette with home fries and cinnamon raisin toast.

The food was basic and good. The decor was quite interesting if you like stuffed and mounted animals.

Gerardo's IV Italian Bakery - Massachusetts

"M" took me to Bolton Orchards located at 125 Still River road in Bolton, MS to try the delicious cannolis from this bakery. They were excellent with chocolate chip covered ricotta cheese.

Small for $1.25 and large for $2.99

Yama Zakura - MA

"M" took me to this great sushi restaurant in Massachusetts located at 369 West Main Street, Northborough.

We started with the Yama Nachos (ahi tuna with ginger served on crisp wontons). And then we shared the Rolls Royce roll (salmon, panko and spicy sauce), the East Coast (unagi, avocado and tuna) and 2 pcs each of unagi and hamachi sushi.

The fish was very fresh, the presentation beautiful and the owner friendly.

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.

Hung Ry

...is a new restaurant locateded at 55 Bond Street in NYC's East Village that specializes in homemade/handmade noodle soups.

"M" had a Laos beer and I had a ginger Bionade (German all natural soda).

"M" and shared two appetizers: the short rib with daikon and shiso ($6.50) which was enveloped in foam and the squid, guajillo and pumpkin seeds ($6.50).

For soups we both opted for the thin noodles:

"M" had the smoked pork belly with tongue, brussel sprouts and roasted radishes ($16). The pork belly just melted away when you took a bite.

I had the duck breast, gizzard and roasted peppers ($16). The duck was served medium and very good.

And we had to try the dairy/gluten free chocolate and coconut ice cream. It had the same cream flavor and texture as regular ice cream!

Well worth another visit to try some other dishes.

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.