NYC Tastes

Monday morning the rain had subsided finally so we walked across the Waterloo Bridge did some shopping at the Jubilee Market and walked around near the Royal Opera House. When hunger set in I had a huge craving for meat and cheese for some reason. Luckily the answer was just around the corner. Terriors Wine Bar is a cute little place focusing on natural French wines and small plates of food. Just look at this gorgeous plate of Piero Montali Prosciutto Di Parma Riserva. We had some delicious bread and butter alongside. And did three cheese as well Fourme D’Ambert, Comté and unfortunately I don’t remember the third but they were all from France and all sublime. A special Sweet Corn Chowder soup was being offered that day and the rich, bubbling bowl was a welcome and satisfying addition to our meal. We sat there for about two hours sipping wine, nibbling food and just completely taking a time out from the day. It was just lovely. I was in desperate need of dessert af...

I wasn’t going to brave the insanity. I told myself to wait two more weeks and go to the real deal in Paris. I reminded myself that macarons are available other places that are also fabulous. I demanded myself to stop thinking about the colorful puffy delights… Then all of a sudden I found myself in line outside the shop with tons of other sweet obsessed individuals. Sometimes I just can’t stop myself. The main draw here is obviously the macarons and you’ll have plenty of time to think about which of the 12 flavors you want while you wait in line. Lots of time! As I waited the line roped around I had a chance to smell some of their wonderful candles (all I could think when I saw these was where were you last week during my frantic hurricane candle search). And finally I was at the front and ready to order my macarons. I decided to get a box of eight which came to about $21.00. I had Pistachio, Caramel a la fleur de Sel, Café, Vanilla, Framboise and Cassis Vi...