Ensalada de la Casa (house salad)
by Celia Cheng
May 27th, 2008
LA ESQUINA
114 Kenmare St
@ Lafayette St
646-613-7100
$$
The house salad at La Esquina is so well balanced and fresh, it’s the ideal starter to a satisfying meal. Organic baby greens tossed with avocado, dressed in balsamic vinaigrette, and topped with queso fresco (fresh Mexican cow’s milk cheese), sesame seeds and crispy tortilla strips, the ingredients are perfectly proportioned, giving you a taste of everything without overdoing anything. It’s a simple but downright good salad, and that’s rather hard to find.
Posted in Mexican , NoLIta , Salad
Orange Cream Soda
by Celia Cheng
November 27th, 2007
THE TASTING ROOM
264 Elizabeth St
(Houston & Prince St)
212-358-7831
$$
I love The Tasting Room for all its homemade goodies. From ketchup and mustard, to salts, jams and even sodas, it’s all homemade! The orange cream soda is all kinds of wonderful, bringing back a sense of nostalgia for old-fashioned, wholesome goodness. The great part is that it’s not too sweet and only slightly effervescent. If I had kids, this is the kind of soda they’d be drinking. Different syrups are available seasonally for various soda concoctions. Try them all!
Posted in American , Drinks , NoLIta
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Spring Dome
by Celia Cheng
February 27th, 2007
CAFFE FALAI
265 Lafayette St
(Prince & Spring St)
212-274-8615
$$
Pistachio cake, raspberry purée domed inside a citrus mousse-y cream encapsulates this little bundle of joy that looks like a snowball. The citrus mousse is so light and fluffy that it’s kind of like eating snow, you have to keep tasting to make sure you didn’t miss any of its purity. Pistachio, raspberry and citrus are just a few of my favorite flavors. It’s as if Iacopo Falai were answering my prayers.
Posted in Dessert , Italian , NoLIta
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