Beat the heat with the Lily Lolly Ice Kitchen

REVIEW

August 31, 2010


CUISINE: Desserts & Bakeries

 

We may have had a few days of blissful cool, but the heat is definitely back on, full force. To help cope with the condensation radiating from your skin, we suggest splurging on a lovely summer treat: The Lily Lolly Ice Kitchen.  We discovered these homemade popsicles during a sweaty walk on the High Line, where two lanky Brits operated the charming, polka-dot decorated cart serving a variety of icy and milky pops, all handmade from fresh, natural, and local ingredients. Here you'll find flavors similar to the box of popsicles sold in your neighborhood supermarket (raspberry, orange and lemon, watermelon) as well as unusual ones like pistachio and rose, marionberry, and fresh ginger. And then there are the milky treats: caramel milk, sour cherry in white chocolate, the New York black and white.  CONT'D

 

 


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Posted in FOOD on August 31, 2010 2:37pm by Jena Steinbach | 4 comments



I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream

RECIPE

June 1, 2010


CUISINE: Desserts & Bakeries

 

My Memorial Day was filled with meal after meal of perfect, delicious, scrumptious food.  Ribs with homemade barbeque sauce, hot dogs blistered from the grill, burgers covered in melted blue cheese and aioli, lo mein with siracha, bok choy salad with pears, shortbread cookies with pecans, Irish salted fish and potato cakes with over-easy eggs, BLTs with a fine layer of goat cheese and thick heirloom tomatoes, and biscuits with sausage and gravy.  All homemade.  All out-of-this-world amazing.  But I can't take credit for any of it — I didn't lift a finger!  CONT'D

 

 

 

 


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Posted in FOOD on June 1, 2010 8:40am by Rachel Hochhauser | 10 comments





Yura on Madison

REVIEW

April 28, 2010


CUISINE: Delis, Desserts & Bakeries
NEIGHBORHOOD: Upper East Side

 

 

1292 Madison Ave (corner of 92nd) 

p. 212.860.1707

 

As a child, there were certain places your parents take you for a treat. Maybe you won the spelling bee, maybe you placed second. Maybe you placed 5th out of seven competitors (who knew “beginning” had two n’s in the middle in fourth grade?!) Still, for Upper East Side middle-schoolers, the spot was definitely Yura on the bright corner of 92nd and Madison. Even though I am now an official “adult,” the spot is still a delight to visit and a joy to eat at. READ ON....

 


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Posted in FOOD on April 28, 2010 10:02am by Christian Morrissey | 10 comments





Sedutto

REVIEW

April 8, 2010


CUISINE: Desserts & Bakeries
NEIGHBORHOOD: Upper East Side

 

1498 1st Ave at 79th St.

(p) 212- 879-9557

 

I wish to mark a point of contention with my friend Jena. While I trust her opinion wholeheartedly, I must say that low-calorie frozen yogurt may be closer to my heart than my own dog (and I love my dog), so I consider it a personal point of expertise. This is why I felt I had to step in to share the U.E.S. fro-yo secret: Sedutto. CONT'D

 


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Posted in FOOD on April 8, 2010 11:29am by Christian Morrissey | 14 comments





Phileo

REVIEW

April 7, 2010


CUISINE: Desserts & Bakeries
NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenwich Village, West Village

 

 

267 Bleecker St. between Cornelia and Morton Sts.

(p) 212-206-1824

 

Who would have thought that my new favorite fro-yo spot would be from my hometown? I'm talking about Phileo, the Philadelphia yogurt chain that moved into what used to be Yogurtland on Bleecker Street. Like Yogurtland before it, Phileo sells their goods by the ounce. What's unique about Phileo is the flavors: ranging from fruity to almost savory, the options actually taste like their namesakes. From a self-serve yogurt bar, I sampled a red velvet that tasted freakishly identical to red velvet cake (plus made my mouth bright red), as well as a cookies and cream reminiscent of a Dairy Queen blizzard (and we all know how delicious that is). Sprinkle on some toppings — the bar has all of your fruit, candy, and chocolate needs covered —  and you're good to go. If only we could get Philly to bring some of their soft pretzels our way, we'd be golden.

 


Posted in FOOD on April 7, 2010 9:18am by Jena Steinbach | 9 comments