New weekend activity for Joe and me: traveling to different neighborhoods and visiting their grocery stores. These pictures are from a market on Kings Highway, which was our second stop.
Our first stop was the amazing buffet and grocery store in Brighton Beach (pictured above).
Mom and I partook in Butter Lane cupcakes: a banana cupcake with American chocolate icing and a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter icing. Since I'm protesting Sweet Revenge, Butter Lane is now my first choice in cupcakes in New York.
I know it's a chain, but California Pizza Kitchen is my guilty pleasure. Joe and I finally ate at the one in Kipps Bay last night. The menu has a special addendum called the "Menu Adventure Guarantee." "Be adventurous—try something new! If it doesn't thrill you, we'll replace it with one of your usual favorites." That's exactly what made us feel we could branch out from the Tostada Pizza and try the Pear and Gorgonzola Pizza. We liked it enough to not send it back, but next time I'm ordering my favorite.
Joe and I stopped at the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck where he treated me to vanilla ice cream with ginger sauce and curry powder. A food adventure to try and in which I have fallen in love!
Today's food adventure:
Clinton Street Baking Company with my parents.
Important non-foodie announcement:
Tragically, David's Shoe Repair is going out of business on September 20, so hurry in for a pair of sexy, German orthopedic sandals before it's too late!
