NYC Tastes

Cold windy Saturdays are the perfect excuse to stay under the covers an extra hour or two, lounge around all morning in PJ's and finally ease into a delicious neighborhood brunch.  Markt was actually my favorite restaurant when we moved to NYC about 15 years ago.  Back then it was located in the Meatpacking District and was one of the few places in the city to get a good Belgium beer.   Of course now Belgium beer is everywhere and the new location on 6th Avenue, while not quite as fancy, has still got a great vibe and a fantastic menu for any time of day.  My Eggs Benedict was absolutely on point; a perfectly poached egg drizzled with Hollandaise sauce on top of crispy Canadian Bacon and a side of sliced potatoes. Mr T couldn't resist one of the freshly baked croissants; flaky and buttery with the perfect amount of chew and sidled by butter, jam and Nutella. I couldn't resist adding on a bright springy Juniper Splash with gin, prosecco ...

Markt used to be one of my favorite places to dine in the city when it was still on 14th street. I loved the wonderful corner space and the sleek long bar where it always felt busy and exciting. Not to mention the food! Markt moved closer to us a few years ago on a busy, somewhat noisy area on 6th avenue. We had only been there once since they moved and sat inside. Yesterday we happened to be at Best Buy right nearby so we deiced to try out our old favorite again. We ordered up a couple of Leffe’s (a blond for me..I still haven’t been able to look at a Leffe Brun since my illness in Brussels) and grabbed a table outside. We weren’t starving so we decided to forgo any appetizers and just went for some mains. I ordered the Rai au beurre noire et capers. In other words some steamed skatefish with lemon, capers and brown butter. Wow there was a LOT of butter in this dish. The fish was incredibly moist and had a nice flavor from the lemon and capers but the butter was a tad much. Don’t g...