From the walking/food tour we did through Greenwich Village.
Great food and that area of NYC is so interesting.
Feel free to drool!
Fresh Mozzarella & Sopressata Flatbread from Murray's Cheese Shop.
This is where our group met to start the tour, so I snapped a pic of this treat.
So sad this wasn't an item on our food tour.
cupcakes in the window of Amy's Bread...
supposedly the second best cupcakes in NYC
(behind Magnolia Bakery)
we had a slice of pizza from Joe's Pizza,
a scene from Spiderman filmed here
Olive twists from Amy's Bread
This was a horse stable at one time and is now a private residence.
The word on the street is the homeowners are renovating to
add another floor on top and an indoor pool on the first floor.
This isn't a landmarked building so the homeowner's can do as they please.
The word on the street is the homeowners are renovating to
add another floor on top and an indoor pool on the first floor.
This isn't a landmarked building so the homeowner's can do as they please.
The Cornelia Street Cafe has a hidden beatnik bar underneath
Palma, named after the wife (Palma D'Orazio) of the couple that own it.
Behind the restaurant (in the center of the building) is a garden and farmhouse.
The house used to be the private residence of the owners,
but after using it for a few private parties there was
so much demand to entertain there that Palma
and her husband moved out.
The farmhouse is only used for private dinner functions
and the owners now live in the apartment above the restaurant.
http://www.palmanyc.com/
Behind the restaurant (in the center of the building) is a garden and farmhouse.
The house used to be the private residence of the owners,
but after using it for a few private parties there was
so much demand to entertain there that Palma
and her husband moved out.
The farmhouse is only used for private dinner functions
and the owners now live in the apartment above the restaurant.
http://www.palmanyc.com/
I thought this storefront was so authentic...
this is part of the Ottomanelli Brothers butcher shops in NYC.
Their website says they are a 100 year old New York tradition
this is part of the Ottomanelli Brothers butcher shops in NYC.
Their website says they are a 100 year old New York tradition
Our half-way pit stop at Centro Vinoteca.
We shared a qaurtino of Riesling and had a delish
dish like risotto but made with farro.
http://www.centrovinoteca.com/
Liz not so pleased with the sip of wine she had!
This is the 1822 Wooden House...
rare wooden house (wooden houses were banned in 1866 due to fire hazards),
built in 1822. This is currently a private residence, with a guest house behind it.
rare wooden house (wooden houses were banned in 1866 due to fire hazards),
built in 1822. This is currently a private residence, with a guest house behind it.
-info taken from Galttech.com
The "Friends" apartment building (90 Bedford).
The exterior of this apartment building (Little Owl Restaurant downstairs)
on the corner of Grove and Bedford (opposite the wooden house)
was used as the setting for the TV show Friends.
The show wasn't actually filmed here of course,
but in cutaway and setting shots, they would show this exterior.
-info taken from Galttech.com
This was once a low-rent area since it is not street frontage,
but today it is prized for its tranquil setting.
Not many places in New York have an enclosed private park in the front yard.
but today it is prized for its tranquil setting.
Not many places in New York have an enclosed private park in the front yard.
-info taken from Galttech.com
This apartment is only accessible through this entrance into a couryard.
This shows the courtyard and the entrances to the individual apartment.
There is a woman in her 80's that lives here and has her whole life.
She is in a rent-controlled apartment and pays less than $100 a month for rent.
If you were to rent a studio or one bedroom in this complex today
it would be $2200-$2700 a month. Wow!
There is a woman in her 80's that lives here and has her whole life.
She is in a rent-controlled apartment and pays less than $100 a month for rent.
If you were to rent a studio or one bedroom in this complex today
it would be $2200-$2700 a month. Wow!
Such a cute house in Greenwich. There is a similar one directly to the right
and an old tale says a man built them for his two daughters,
but unforunately they didn't get along.
There is a restaurant across the street that plays along with this tale,
but believes that the sisters are best friends.
They even have murals in the restaurant depicting such.
This is the narrowest house in NYC (75 1/2 Bedford St).
An architectural oddity at less than 10 feet wide,
this tiny home occupies what used to be driveway/carriageway of the home next door.
Pulitzer prize winner Edna St. Vincent Millay lived here, among others.
The house next to it on the corner, 77 Bedford,
is the oldest in Greenwish Village
(built in 1799, though the facade is newer).
-info taken from Galttech.com
and an old tale says a man built them for his two daughters,
but unforunately they didn't get along.
There is a restaurant across the street that plays along with this tale,
but believes that the sisters are best friends.
They even have murals in the restaurant depicting such.
This is the narrowest house in NYC (75 1/2 Bedford St).
An architectural oddity at less than 10 feet wide,
this tiny home occupies what used to be driveway/carriageway of the home next door.
Pulitzer prize winner Edna St. Vincent Millay lived here, among others.
The house next to it on the corner, 77 Bedford,
is the oldest in Greenwish Village
(built in 1799, though the facade is newer).
-info taken from Galttech.com
Fresh baked cookies and homemade ice cream sandwiches! YUM!
http://www.milkandcookiesbakery.com/
Tasting the cannolis at Rocco's. Shells filled fresh when you order them.
A little history on the man and the shop...in 1956,
at the age of seventeen, Rocco left his native homeland of Italy
and sailed across the Atlantic to New York.
He found a job as a dishwasher for the bakers in Zema Bakery.
With the passing of time, Rocco learned the ins and outs of the trade.
It was his desire to succeed and his impeccable work ethic that eventually
earned him the head baker's position. In 1974, Rocco was given the
opportunity to purchase the business.
Rocco's Pastry Shop was born, and it's been serving the
community of Greenwich Village for 31 years.
It's still family owned and operated, using the same recipes
from the good old days and the same desire to satisfy our clientele.
-info taken from www.roccospastry.com
Tasting the cannolis at Rocco's. Shells filled fresh when you order them.
A little history on the man and the shop...in 1956,
at the age of seventeen, Rocco left his native homeland of Italy
and sailed across the Atlantic to New York.
He found a job as a dishwasher for the bakers in Zema Bakery.
With the passing of time, Rocco learned the ins and outs of the trade.
It was his desire to succeed and his impeccable work ethic that eventually
earned him the head baker's position. In 1974, Rocco was given the
opportunity to purchase the business.
Rocco's Pastry Shop was born, and it's been serving the
community of Greenwich Village for 31 years.
It's still family owned and operated, using the same recipes
from the good old days and the same desire to satisfy our clientele.
-info taken from www.roccospastry.com
In the taxi, b/c we were so full there is no way we could walk back to the hotel!
I definitely recommend this walking/food tour!
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