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The New Montenapo

11 Sep

I was completely blown away last time I went to Montenapo (in the NY Times building on 41st between 7th and 8th).  So much so, that I nominated it for the #4 meal of all of 2009.

They closed down for a few months when a new owner came on board.  I’m not sure what they changed, however, I was so excited that it opened back up that I ordered take out.  Very expensive take out to be exact. 

I chose the Pappardelle alla Genovese (with braised pork, beef, and veal).  It sounded great, but I was kinda bummed when I opened up the lid to find… this…

I mean, you pay $20 for pasta from a restaurant that you were blown away by last time, you expect more than this lump of goo.  And it was fine… just… fine.  Nothing even remotely interesting about it.  I still had hope for Mike’s dish…

Linguine alle Vongole e Zucchine (with littleneck clams and zucchini).  It was… fine.  Fair… Okay it was boring. 

And the side of sauteed spinach? Also… bland.   

I was beyond disappointed.  It was SO good in the restaurant before and this was just so bland.  For a $50 delivery, I expect more to begin with, but to have such a great place turn to so boring just sucks.  Maybe it was an off day… or maybe they just don’t do delivery well.  I MAY try to give them another try by dining in… but this was so uninspired I might just throw this on the “give up” list.  Bummer.

Total Nom Points: 5 out of 10

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People’s Pops on The Highline

11 Sep

I think that the Highline Parkis an excellent addition to NYC.  I love the story… I’m sure it’s romanticized, however, from what I understand it was an abandoned railroad track that was going to be demolished before someone went up there and saw a beautiful wildflower garden and went on a crusade to turn it into a public park.  It is now open from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street between 10th and 11th Aves.  It will eventually be open to 34th Street and while it’s quite far to the west, it’s worth the walk.  It’s a fun merger of the industrial parts of NYC and the beauty of a wild garden. 

There are small vendors allowed to sell food on the Highline, and I was excited to see People’s Pops were there on a day we were walking. 

They were making freshly shaved ice, however, that’s the one thing I forgot to take a picture of (d’oh!)

I chose the yellow plum + shiso.  It was REALLY great, however, I’m not sure I liked the skin in it.  It turned very plasticy in the pop.  The flavor was great, however.

Mike chose the blueberry, plum, and basil (continuing the odd merger of basil in desserts that we have run into often lately).  It was good, but I preferred mine.

On a hot day, it’s a perfect stop. 

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Technical Difficulties

11 Sep

It appears there is some bug that I have run into on Tumblr.  The individual links to my latest posts are not working.  If you run into any problems, my apologies.  Tumblr has forwarded me onto their development team so, hopefully, it will be repaired very soon.  In the meantime, you can still read all the posts, but you just can’t click on them individually.

Thanks Nommers!