The New York Sandwich Challenge

Gourmet Supermarket
60th Street between 4th and 5th ave.
Cost $7

After some hardcore Christmas eve shopping (which didn't really result in many purchases) at 5th Avenue I went in search of some lunch, and after walking 10 Blocks (1 mile) it was a relief to find a supermarket that offered meals to go. The 10 block trek across Midtown took in several sandwich bars only to find that they had essentially run out of food and I wasn't really in the mood for a full restaurant lunch. What still amazes me after a few days here is the amount of meat that can be squeezed between to slices of bread let alone a roll or a bun. Pictured is my Turkey BLT, with turkey essentially being the beach mark for evaluating

Pastrami Queen
Lexington Ave between 77th and 78th streets.
Cost $15

Every sandwich / Burger / salad came with a quarter pound of pastrami. It tasted good and being a Jewish establishment made it by far the best meal you could buy on a Christmas Day.

Fine Foods Supermarket
Bryant Park
Cost $8

Toasted turkey,brie and avocado sandwich. One word 'awesome'. You can taste all the other ingredients when the sandwich is not completely stuffed with meat.

Market Wrap: Dean and Deluca

When down in SOHO yesterday I dropped into Dean and Deluca for some snacks.

What impressed me was the 50 odd types of chocolate, the fresh black and white truffles and the 10 types of fresh mushrooms. Unfortunately most of the ingredients cost much more than comparable stores. I guess that’s the price you pay for convince.

Market Wrap - Wholefoods Columbus Circle

I’ve landed in New York and found myself an apartment for the 10 days just south of Columbus Circle in Midtown.

My first stop before I was even settled was the Wholefoods market. Not that I knew where this was; my food radar must have been in tune coupled with an empty stomach lead to lead the way.
Well I didn’t even get past the front door before hitting the sushi bar, where I had an awesome assortment of sashimi and sushi.
Exploring the store I loved the fruit salad section, if only for the colours.
I was impressed by the aged rib fillet in the meat section.
And I couldn’t pass the cheese at which point I was caught taking photos by the Wholefood’s staff (or was that drooling on the cheese).
My favourite new products being burrata mozzarella and goats butter. I’ll have to go back an try these when the let me back in the store ;)

Iron Chef America

I'm headed to New York on Friday for another round of gourmet jet setting. This time I can speak the language and I've done my home work.

So I thought I would share my favourite New York food website with you. Savory New York

Run be a husband and wife team this website provides excellent video bites on the restaurants that have a vibe to them. So its not centred on expensive restaurants just ones that people are raving about.

It should be fun. BTW, friends in Canada have stipulated that I must bring a bottle of wine from Australia if I intend to visit. Hope it doesn't break and leave my clothes smelling of red wine!

Dinner party made easy

I had a dinner party the other night. Being a Wednesday night, I tried to make it as easy as I could.
So got myself a butterflied lamb from the markets which I BBQ'd and served on toasted slices of turkish bread with spinich leaves and aloli.
Also made a mint and feta tabolli salad.
All very easy and it tasted awesome.