Super fancy, shmancy cocktails at Pegu

The review of Pegu in Soho sounded great. Good music, good people, and one-of-a-kind gourmet cocktails. For us, foodie-wannabes, it sounded like a great fit. Well...it wasn't. The cocktails were fancy (and $17!!!!), but they didn't taste that great! We had a champagne mojito and a hard cider ginger drink. The mojito was okay, but weird tasting! Avoid! The pictures are our drinks there...don't be fooled by how pretty they are!

Gelato!!

We were determined to have really good gelato while we were in New York. We ended up going to L'arte de gelato. It was pretty good...I still think Cafe Classico (RIP) in Sarasota was the best, but maybe that's just for nostalgic reasons. I had olive oil gelato (really good!) and meyer lemon sorbet. Ryan had chocolate and vanilla gelato. FYI, if you go there...they only take cash. We were a few dollars short, but they gave it to us anyway.

http://www.lartedelgelato.com/

Still hungry?? For pizza, of course!

Well we had our fancy meal, we had bagels, and we had a burger...the only thing left was pizza! We kind of stumbled into Bleeker Pizza by accident on a search for a gelato place, but we were sure glad we found it! It was the best pizza I've ever had! The crust was flavorful and crunchy and the cheese actually tasted real. Why can't pizza places down here make decent pizza! Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

http://bleeckerstreetpizza.com/

Next stop, happy hour!

We had a lovely surprise on the afternoon of the 30th...NYC has happy hour! And a good happy hour! We went to Pampano in midtown and enjoyed a warm seat at the bar and enjoyed even more happy hour margaritas and snacks! I had a delicious hibiscus margarita on the rocks, ceviche, and guacamole. Ryan had pork and filet mignon tacos. And we split a second order of the filet tacos, they were that good. All the drinks and appetizers were only $5! The upstairs dining room of the restaurant was a little stuffy, but the downstairs bar/lounge was really nice. The hibiscus margarita(s) were so good, it made me forget my pact to not drink the rest of the trip (after maybe a little too much fun at Bubble Lounge)...but heck, it's vacation!

Pictures- entry way into Pampano; pork & filet tacos and my super amazing drink

http://www.modernmexican.com/pampano/

Taking a break from eating- Museum and shopping

Yes, we actually managed to got a full 3 hours without eating...we occupied our time by going to my favorite museum in the city (I know, I'm supposed to say it's the Met or the MoMa)- the American Museum of Natural History (http://www.amnh.org/). We had a great time. After the museum we attempted to take a romantic stroll through Central Park, but mother nature had other plans, like torrential downpour! It was raining so hard, that it completely soaked my shoes. What's a girl to do in New York City with ruined shoes....oh I know, buy new ones! And that's exactly what I did. I googled the nearest shoe store and marched in and bought a cute pair of rain boots (1/2 off I might add...).

The quest for the best burger...

March 30th...lunch. Alright, I must confess...we went a little overboard with the food this day. A couple different lunches and dinners...but heck, we can always diet when we're home right?? So first was Zucker's...then it was Brgr. We looked up a bunch of burger places and this sounded like a winner. Was it? Well...it wasn't exactly the best burger of my life, but it was still tasty. I had the rainforest burger with gruyere, avocado, and an herb mayo and Ryan had a standard cheeseburger. We split a vanilla shake that was really good. It was a pretty crowded spot, right across from the fashion institute.

http://brgr.us/

Breakfast- every day! Zucker's

At the suggestion of my Aunt Kathy and Uncle Don, we tried Zucker's bagels...wow they were good. Despite the heckling Ryan got for trying to order an egg bagel, the bagels we did get (Ryan- plain with cream cheese, Madeline- sesame with cream cheese and lox) were absolutely delicious. So good in fact, we went back every day for the rest of our trip!

http://www.zuckersbagels.com/