Fridays are Bananas!

The end of the work week can drag, so we look to a good, old fashioned sugar rush to perk us up. Sometimes a theme is good for narrowing down the plethora of dessert choices in the neighborhood. This Friday's theme: BANANAS

Banana pudding trifle that comes cutely intact in a mason jar and ...

...a small banana cream pie from Kitchenette are two good ways to get a sugar buzz while also getting in some potassium, vitamin C and B6.

Kitchenette
156 Chambers Street
New York NY 10007
(212) 267-6740

Sacrifice

Taken by J in Chinatown. If I look at these long enough, I might become a vegetarian again.

Small Cakes = Small Guilt = Big Smile

It may have been fate that I stumbled across a new cupcake spot on my day of errands in Soho. Baked By Melissa cupcake window opened today serving up bite-sized cupcakes for a buck each. And since they were only the size and price of a silver dollar, I could indulge a little. I tried the S'mores and Red Velvet. There is definitely a cakey quality to them, not the dense, butter-rich quality of the ones available nowadays, but the ones of yesteryear that I grew up on. And what they lack in butter, they make up in lightness, presentation, frosting-cake proportion, taste and size ( you can have your variety of cupcakes and eat them too! ). Other flavors offered were PB&J, Peanut Butter Cup, Cookie Dough, Cookies and Cream and Tie-Dye. On my next day of errands in Soho I will detour to try the rest!

Baked by Melissa
Spring St (btwn Mercer and Broadway)
(212) 842-0220

Ramen in 90 Degrees

I met N for lunch at Ramen Setagaya in the East Village. It was 90 degrees in the shade and the ac was broken. N said it reminds her of eating soup outside in Asia during the summertime while sweating out all the heat. Yes, but we were inside and not in Asia. If we were in Asia and inside, during the summer they would have the ac blasting. N is a fearless ramen fiend and was loving every bite right down to the yummy Setagaya egg. Nothing comes between her and bowl of ramen. I, on the other hand, was exhausted from fanning myself with a menu.





Ramen Setagaya
141 1st Ave
(btwn 9th St & St Marks Pl)
New York, NY 10009
(212) 529-2740