Culinary Explorations

Goat cheese and asparagus pizza at Otto's Enoteca Pizzeria in NoHo

Herbed gnocchi with cherry tomatoes, asparagus, sweet corn, and shiitake mushrooms at Trinity Place in the Financial District

Panini with grilled zucchini, grilled summer squash, grilled red pepper, grilled eggplant, fried green tomato, arugula, sauteed spinach, and pesto aioli at Ei8htstone in the Financial District

Spinach blintzes at B&H foods in the East Village

Pizza with eggplant, garlic, basil, and spinach at Adrienne's Pizzabar in Stone Square

Macaroni and cheese and sauteed spinach at GustOrganics, New York City's first and only all-organic restaurant

Coal-fired pizza vegetali with San Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzerella, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, spinach, and fennel

Ricotta, arugula, and cherry tomato toasts at Joseph Leonard in Greenwich Village

Chcocolate cake at Ferrara in Little Italy

Chocolate cannoli at Bella Ferrara in Little Italy

(not to be confused with Ferrara)

Chocolate dessert masterpiece at Max Brenner

Vanilla crepe ice cream, chocolate cake, strawberries, chocolate frappe, and chocolate sauce 

What sort of exciting culinary adventures has everyone else had this summer?

Let me know if you want to meet up and try someplace cool!

Seeing the Sights

Walking to Battery Park, I had a great view of One World Trade Center rising against the New York skyline.

I love crossing the Brooklyn Bridge on the way to work.

As an economics major, a stroll down Wall Street was necessary.

City Hall park is a quick walk from my apartment and a great place to relax with a book or some work.

Visiting Ground Zero was incredibly moving and worthwhile.

Dotan Negrin is traveling across America playing his piano.

I saw him (and his dog!) in Greenwich Village. 

Does anyone else have pictures from sightseeing to share?

First prompt: Tell us more about...

1.  Who you are:

--contact info. for the summer
--hobbies
--summer movie you'd like to see
--ethnic food / restaurant you'd like to try


2.  Where you are working, and what you think you'll be doing.


Please post something by mid-June.

Welcome to your ccg in nyc summer blog!

Dear Aimie, Liz, Sheryl, Jenny, Seamus, and Abhinay:

Jim and I hope you are enjoying the start of your summer!

As you know, I will be sending you prompts every couple of weeks; please respond to them.

Also, please feel free to post photos, questions, reflections whenever you'd like.

Thanks!

--Peggy