New York!

I'll confess straight away that I'm not posting from New York... although I'm picturing myself on a little rooftop terrace looking over the Brooklyn Bridge, in reality, I'm sat at my desk in a slightly sunny spot of England looking at the rooftops - not from them!

For some reason, New York came to mind this morning... following a trip with school in February. You may think that there would be little time for food sampling on a school trip but, as food obsessed as I am, I made the time. So, to curb my nostalgic moping, I thought I'd share with you some of my foodie highlights.

1. Food snobs look away now... breakfast in a mini supermarket...

First impressions: Bad... Reality: Amazing. Cafe au Bon Gout (between 29th and 30th Street on 5th Avenue) appears to be a mini supermarket, complete with fruit loops and lucky charms. But, if you venture past these you find the most unbelievable breakfast spread of fresh fruit, crisp streaky bacon, perfect scrambled eggs and the best pancakes I've ever eaten. It's a big buffet but they'll cook to order if you ask. It's nothing fancy and served in foil/plastic boxes but if you take off your food snob hat and just enjoy, I'd guarantee you'll love it.

My tips:

• Breakfast is charged by weight (they weigh your boxes) so it's a great place for berry lovers as you can get a mountain of raspberries for next to nothing
• Sunday is the best day to go as they greatly increase the variety
• Don't forget to ask for maple syrup at the counter
• Don't let your eyes take over your stomach, I pushed myself a little too far by piling in the third thick pancake;
• grab a seat in the front window to watch the New Yorkers go by. 

What did I eat? A box of 2 pancakes (I'd learnt from the day before) with scrambled eggs, streaky bacon and lots of maple syrup, washed down with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and a pot of fruit... this came to about $12... but this was more than enough (probably too much) so I'd recommend 1 pancake with a small spoon of scrambled eggs, a couple of rashers of streaky bacon and a glass of orange juice for about $6.

... more New York foodie musings coming soon!


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