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!