I kinda sorta hate when people say “food porn,” but…get ready for a serious dose of it. I’ve been eating real good over the past week or so. Oh, how I love NYC and it’s food/restaurant culture…
First up, rewind to last Sunday where I had an amazing feast at one of my favorite NYC restaurants, ABC Kitchen. Everything there is amazing (highly recommended if you’re ever in New York), but their Salted Caramel Popcorn Sundae is what dreams are made of.
Usually when I make food at home it’s something quick like toast or eggs, but the other day I got a little fancy with my breakfast and made this big Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Pancake. To make it I combined:
1/3 cup oats
1 mashed banana
cocoa powder
cinnamon
Then topped it with peanut butter, more banana, and a drizzle of honey. AKA dessert for breakfast.
Clearly I’ve had quite the sweet tooth lately, so I might as well confess to this Coconut Creme Donut I snagged before some morning meetings from Doughnut Plant. This thing was rich - I could barely get through eating half of it (but so worth it).
I balanced out the carb intake with some rice-less sushi 😉 Did you know you can get cucumber-wrapped sushi at a lot of places? Just ask for “Naruto.” It’s a delicious + healthier option…my lifesaver when I did the Whole30.
Fast forward to Thursday, where we snacked on some oysters + crab legs for Happy Hour at The Standard Grille.
On Friday night we went to what is definitely one of my favorite new restaurants - Upland. We went to town with a ton of amazing dishes, but my favorite was definitely the Estrella.
If you ever find yourself there, I’d also highly recommend the Whole Crispy Mushroom, Five Lettuce Caesar (pictured below), Burrata, and Crispy Duck Wings.
And last but not least is yesterday’s taco party. I rarely make it to the Upper East Side, but we were there yesterday after a visit to the Met and stumbled upon Cascabel Taqueria. Rachel and I split the steak, battered fish, and carnitas tacos. They were all uh-maze-ing.
See…I told you it was major food porn 😛 I must admit that there were a lot of healthier options in between those meals, which is why I’m such a fan of following flexible dieting. I love being able to indulge…and indulge often…without a hint of guilt!
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What’s the best thing you’ve eaten lately?
i used to go to the Cascabel on the UWS when i dated a guy over there a couple of years ago — i’m not a margarita gal but i will drink them there, as they do all these freshly made options like cucumber basil and strawberry cilantro or something along those lines! cucumber wrapped sushi sounds RIGHT up my alley and will definitely have to ask for that — thanks! the reason i don’t eat sushi often is b/c i’m not much into rice (love sashimi, though). best thing i ate this wknd was a fish salad from Joni’s in Montauk — obsessed w/ that place.
I loveeee Joni’s! I’m going back out to MTK tomorrow, can’t wait to get Joni’s for lunch 😀
p.s. wish we’d be out there at the same time, ugh!
I wish there was a central place where I could just see all the good places you eat!!