Birdbath Bakery Upper West Side

While in the city recently, I popped in for a bit of breakfast at Birdbath Bakery. It is a small space, many folks take their treats with them on the go, but there are a few seats inside. Birdbath Green Bakery is the eco-minded little sister of City Bakery. They actually deliver the food via bicycle rick shaw! It is a must stop when in the city.  

Whole wheat croissants must be healthier, right?  

These muffins looked out of this world  

I love what they call a "tartine" which is an open-faced sandwich and oh so tasty. You can see many of them in the city and this egg salad one looked divine.  

The star of the show is the hot chocolate. This is the famous City Bakery hot chocolate and it was my first time trying it.  H E A V E N in a cup.  

I choose a blueberry scone with cornmeal which was wonderful. You have to love that homemade marshmallow just melting away!  

I kind of asked myself why I waited so long to try this - so much to enjoy in this fantastic city it is easy to have a very long bucket list, even when visiting as often as I do. It is worth every calorie and a good reason to go off the diet.  

Birdbath Bakery locations
2 locations Upper West Side
1 location Midtown
1 location SOHO

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A Visit to Harbs NYC

We are visiting a very interesting cafe/bakery called Harbs NYC which is Japanese. I always find Japanese shops and restaurants always so interesting. They have (2) locations in the city, in Chelsea and the Upper East Side. 

Pretty cool no ? I love all the layers 

Have you ever seen a chocolate cake that looks like this?? 

They are almost too elegant to eat. Almost. 

Just a work of art that is edible! 

We tried the banana creme pie and it was the best I ever tasted! 

It was pretty hard to decide on a dessert and I do need to get back soon to try something else. 

Harbs NYC serves savory items as well such as salads, sandwiches and pasta dishes. It is for sure a very unique cafe to try while in this fabulous city. I just love finding these cool places that I would never visit at home. Travel is awesome for that type of stuff!

Harbs NYC Locations :

Chelsea
198 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011
(9th Ave. & 22nd St.)
Mon-Sun 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Tel 646 336 6888

Upper East Side
1374 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10075
(3rd Ave. & E 78th St.)
Sun-Thu 11:00am – 9:00pm
Fri-Sat 11:00am – 10:00pm
Tel 646 896 1511

 

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A Stop at Chelsea Market

I was thrilled to get back to Chelsea Market last fall, it has been a while since I popped in the wonderful food heaven! Staying right across the street at the Maritime Hotel had it's advantages! 

Did you know that Chelsea Market was actually the National Biscuit Company? 

They have all these vintage items just as you walk in. So wonderful! 

I just love that Oreo sandwich, don't you ? 

Eleni's is one of my favorite stops in here, the most gorgeous cookies. A fabulous item to bring back to family and friends. 

Gorgeous flowers from the florist inside the market. 

Li-Lac Chocolates are out of this world, a must try if you have not yet. 

Seed and Mill is one of the newer places, at least since I had visited 

Everything looked so good, and I didn't have time to try, but next time will make a point to do so. 

Here you will find artisanal halva, tahini, and other sesame treats. They make recipes in ways you never thought possible. It was quite a busy stand as well. 

The Nutbox was a great place as well, and I took some items home as well as shared with my office. Everything went over real well, and I will be stopping here again when visiting the market. 

There is nothing like fresh spices for cooking, and Spices and Tease is a perfect place for fresh ingredients. 

These really looked quite amazing 

Look what I found? Our friend, Cannoli looking very fresh and tasty! 

Everything here looked just too darn good! 

You cannot stop here without a visit to Fat Witch Bakery. If you like brownies, you must try these. They are like fudge. Out of this world and the witch is a great lady as well! 

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A Lunch Date At Maison Kayser

I had the pleasure of meeting up with Lisa from Georgie Girl Jewels, and we had one grand afternoon! I gave her a little tour of the Flatiron area, and we had a lovely lunch at my favorite Maison Kayser. I tend to think everyone knows as the places I do, but it turns out, they don't. Maybe I need to look into doing tours of various areas of the city. That would be too much fun! 

The desserts here are of course, classic, and we were able to try 2 different sweets! Happy day! 

We first had our healthy food, salmon which was just melt-in-your-mouth. Roasted salmon with Tzatziki sauce and greens. I love tzatziki sauce, and it was fabulous with the salmon! 

This was a mocha chocolate dessert, we both had smiles from ear to ear when enjoying this one! 

This was probably the best lemon tart I ever enjoyed. My Mom was a HUGE lemon lover, and I couldn't help think of her as I was tasting this sweet treat. 

It is so nice dining with a friend so you can share! This is for sure a must stop when in the city, I have never had a bad meal here, savory or sweet. It's also nice to pick up some things for breakfast in your hotel room the next morning! 

 

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