I got upward early Th to hitting Central Park for a few hours of birding - it's a basis renowned birding site, although mainly during fountain in addition to autumn migration, when it's the largest blob of greenish infinite for miles around in addition to tired birds flop into it for a break. In June it's pretty quiet, but for an out of towner similar me there's even in addition to so a few exciting things to see. The slideshow below has my highlights, including:
- Black-crowned night-heron
- Northern cardinal
- Gray catbird
- Red-bellied woodpecker
- Juvenile blueish jay
- American robin
- Grackle
- Double crested cormorant
Not a bad morning time out.
Cindy came inward on the tube a few hours afterwards in addition to nosotros met nearby for breakfast - the upper eastward side isn't loaded amongst vegan options inward the morning, in addition to so nosotros settled on Alice's Tea Cup, to a greater extent than oft than non due to its location, but also because I had a vague retention of hearing something positive almost it.
It's a slightly twee place, amongst a heavy focus on tea in addition to Alice inward Wonderland paraphrenalia. The savoury breakfast carte is real eggy in addition to in that location are pancakes in addition to crepes for the to a greater extent than sweet-toothed amid us. But Alice's specialty is scones, in addition to so nosotros both made certain to companionship appropriately. Cindy went for the 2 scone + tea bargain (US$12 AU$12.80), ordering pumpkin scones in addition to a white/rooibos tea blend. The pumpkin scones were goose egg similar Flo's, coming amongst a thick sweetness glaze in addition to a cakey, gingerbready flavour. I went amongst the scones benedict, poached eggs in addition to hollandaise sauce on evidently scones, served amongst Irish Gaelic patato hash (US$13 AU$13.90). It was fine, but had me craving some of the previous few days' to a greater extent than extravagant breakfasts. Alice's is a handy alternative if you're after an early seize amongst teeth on the Upper East Side, but amongst in addition to so much else to hitting upward inward New York I wouldn't brand it a priority.
After a fight of a stroll around Central Park nosotros headed for our principal destination for the day, the Guggenheim Museum. Which, it turns out, is unopen on a Thursday. Bugger. We headed upward to Harlem for luncheon to figure out a novel invention for the afternoon.
I'd been interested to read almost Seasoned Vegan during our New York planning - it was simply opening every bit I made my spreadsheet in addition to the thought of vegan somebody nutrient seemed pretty fun. It wasn't on our 'must visit' list, but our location in addition to spare fourth dimension made it a handy alternative in addition to it turned out to survive i of our favourite meals of the trip.
The carte seems to survive a regularly rotating one, amongst a twain of proteins, a handful of sides in addition to a few raw options to lead from. We both did a repast bargain - a medium for me (two proteins, 2 sides, US$13 AU$13.90) in addition to a junior for Cindy (one protein, 2 sides, AU$8 AU$8.50). I got to sample both the 'meat' dishes - chicken masala in addition to jerked beef - along amongst some stewed string beans in addition to parsley potatoes, spell Cindy had the chicken amongst sauteed broccoli in addition to vegan mac 'n' cheese. Everything was incredible - the meats were first-class (probably seitan, but we're non totally sure) in addition to the sauces were out of this world. We'll definitely survive going dwelling in addition to figuring out how to replicate them. They produce a make of smoothies (we divide a delicious berry lemonade) in addition to a make of raw in addition to baked desserts (which nosotros were likewise total to tackle). The staff were super friendly in addition to made us experience real welcome. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 definite highlight of the trip - nosotros wanted to larn dorsum upward in that location for some other circular inward the few NY days nosotros had left, but nosotros ran out of time.
After luncheon nosotros savage dorsum on The Frick Collection, a Manhattan mansion turned gallery stuffed amongst fine art collected past times industrialist in addition to militant anti-union capitalist Henry Frick. The menage was fascinating to explore in addition to the collection was interesting plenty (although the to a greater extent than yous read almost Frick the to a greater extent than yous form of resent his wealth in addition to the whitewashing of his reputation that goes on inward the gallery).
We headed dorsum to Williamsburg for a pre-dinner break, but injure upward swapping an lx minutes or 2 on the couch for a twain of cocktails on the rooftop at the Wythe Hotel. The principal attraction is the view, although inward the belatedly afternoon the sentiment over to Manhattan is also the sentiment into the Sun in addition to so nosotros express our photos to the rooftops of Brooklyn. It's a pleasant house to sit down for a bit, although it was filling upward fast when nosotros headed off at around 6:30.
The dinner invention was Hangawi, a vegetarian Korean house inward Midtown that had been recommended to us past times Michelle. It's a large venue in addition to was already bustling when nosotros arrived - things stayed pretty total all night, in addition to so I'd actually recommend booking.We kicked things off amongst a twain of soju-based cocktails (a reincarnation for Cindy in addition to a mojito for me, $US10 $AU10.70 each). They were lite on the booze, but even in addition to so refreshing enough.
The a la carte carte is overwhelming, amongst almost xx starters in addition to soups ( US$10-12 each) in addition to fifty-fifty to a greater extent than mains ( US$18-22 each). They've got a separate gluten gratuitous carte in addition to everything is vegan. Luckily, they took the conclusion out of our hands past times offering "the emperor's tasting menu," a US$65 ( AU$70) laid carte that nosotros were enthused to effort out.
The starters were a dumpling soup steamboat in addition to a summertime greenish salad amongst silky tofu in addition to a citron tofu dressing. The dumplings were keen in addition to the soup was filled out amongst petty slices of rice cake. The salad was fresh in addition to sweetly dressed.
The fountain appetizer platter came out next, featuring a pumpkin-stuffed apple, a maitake mushroom croquette inward dill sauce, a kabocha pumpkin cake stick in addition to a twain of petty cabbage rolls. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 visually in addition to texturally satisfying platter of delicious petty nibbles. It was followed past times the emperor's rolls, a DIY Korean pancake plate, amongst iii dissimilar kinds of wrappers in addition to an array of fillings including multiple types of mushrooms, carrot, seaweed in addition to other pickled vegetables.
You lead maintain a alternative of 2 dishes for the principal meal, in addition to so naturally nosotros ordered i of each - a mixed mushroom sizzler in addition to tofu amongst mixed vegetables, both served amongst avocado rock bowl rice. The mushrooms were mild in addition to hearty, coming amongst spicy pickle accompaniments (including some first-class kim chi), spell the tofu had a fight to a greater extent than of a kick. The avocado rice bowl was similar an egg-free bibimbap, amongst the bowl turning the rice at the bottom into crisp petty chunks. Everything was excellent.
We were actually struggling for room at this stage, in addition to were relieved to run across a modestly sized dessert plough up: a dark rice pudding amongst cacao nibs in addition to a blob of soy icecream inward the middle. I'm oft underwhelmed past times the edible bean or rice-based desserts that Japanese, Chinese in addition to Korean places offering up, but the cacao actually added something to the touchstone rice pudding flavour hither in addition to the icecream was great.
Hangawi was some other of the to a greater extent than memorable meals of our trip. With this banquet nether our belts, nosotros had the confidence but sadly non the fourth dimension to operate our agency through the balance of the menu.
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