We managed to hit a good number of our favorite spots this weekend and still have room for more; nothing was really new, but the perennial faves are always a joy to visit!
We had dinner
on Friday night at The Good Fork; Kevin had a burger so good he immediately regretted sullying it with ketchup, and I had a tile fish special, served over cous cous with almonds and raisins, wilted spinach, and a tangy salsa verde.
We drank wines by the glass and started the evening with crab cakes and dumplings, ending it with a piece of Steve's Key Lime pie. Delicious, well priced ($9.50 for THAT burger is a steal, especially considering the mound of light tempura-battered onion rings on the side!) and oh so cozy, The Good Fork gets better every time!
Saturday found us near Bedford Street, so we brunched at 'ino, o
ne of my all time favorite NYC snacking spots. I had the fennel, artichoke and tellagio panini - my favorite, as I can never get enough fennel - and wished it were a liiitttle later in the day so that I could have justified a glass of wine with my meal. We sat at the crowded bar and chatted with the always-on-top-of-things bartender, and left happy and full.
We had dinner at Cube 63, our go-to neighborhood sushi restaurant; I had assorted sashimi and Kevin had some rolls, we split a bottle of sake and walked the three short blocks home to watch a movie, happy that our new apartment (yep, we are under contract!) is just as close to Cube as our current one.
Bocco Lupo has added brunch to their menu, and we stopped in on Sunday for their fantastic baked eggs -- sweet sausage, spinach, artichoke, ricotta and two eggs, baked in a little casserole and served with toasted Italian bread -- and a salad of frisee lettuce, pancetta and poached eggs. The salad was slightly over dressed but otherwise perfectly hit the spot, especially alongside the much-more-filling baked eggs. We were there around 12:30 and the place was not crowded at all, perhaps not what restaurant owners desire, but a nice change from Bocca's packed nights.
I had a "Brooklyn" themed book club meeting on Sunday night and am here to report that the rumors about Lucali's pizza, on Henry Street (between Carroll and 1st) are true -- there aren't regular hours and the owner is still getting used to his brick oven beehive, but the pizza is the real deal. The crust is chewy, charred, crispy, thin - all at the same time - and the sauce is not too overwhelming. There are several kinds of cheese, on the plain pie, including a light dusting of grana added after baking, and it is fantastic. I am eager to try more, and will report back as soon as I can. The pizza is purely for research, of course!
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