It's that time on a Saturday during an easygoing weekend - the one that comes after brunch and before dinner. That time when you're not quite hungry, but not quite full, and hmmm, perhaps a drink would be nice ;)
So we met (in very lovely weather!), and set off to Gottino...
...and took that corner seat we always occupy. Almonds and walnuts...
...wine...
...prosecco and pomegranate...
...along with a few plates of the snack-y sort: Prosciutto, Black Pepper, and Grape Must...
..Goat Cheese, Almonds, Honey and Figs...
...and Duck Confit with Cranberry Beans.
Post-Giottino we had ourselves a short walk and a bit of shopping. Then ducked off into Magnolia Bakery for dessert.
I'm not a huge fan of their cupcakes, but they do a few other sweets quite well. Banana Pudding, Peppermint, Chocolate Ice Box Cake, and pictured above, Banana Cream Pie...
...and Pumpkin Cheesecake. We were only supposed to share one sweet, but were carried away. We ate in the living room, in front of the television which just happened to be airing The Notebook. My goodness, is that movie a tearjerker! I believe it was the only time I ever cried while holding plates of cheesecake and pie ;)
Later on in the evening - midnight delivery from our neighborhood favourite, Moustache. Zubair had his usual Chicken Kebab Plate, consisting of lentil puree (SO GOOD!!!) and chicken breast with cilantro, garlic.
Breaking out of my usual Lahambajin Pitza mode, I went with the Ouzi, a baked rice dish wrapped in filo, with tangy yogurt and mint sauce on the side.
The rice is mixed with chicken, carrots, sweet peas, onions, raisins, almonds, basmati rice and "special spices." I imagine that it is easy to see why Moustache is a standby for us ^__^
Gottino
52 Greenwich Avenue
New York, NY 10011
(212) 633-2590
Magnolia Bakery
401 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 462-2572
Moustache
90 Bedford Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 229-2220
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