tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post1736885155438236293..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: I Love New York (For Three Days)Andy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-62194403357249342052008-01-15T21:57:00.000-05:002008-01-15T21:57:00.000-05:001) Apparently, there are no less than three Vermee...1) Apparently, there are no less than <A HREF="http://collections.frick.org/4DACTION/HANDLECGI/CTN2$35772?display=por" REL="nofollow">three Vermeers</A> at the Frick (astounding, given that only 35 paintings are now securely attributed to him). <A HREF="http://collections.frick.org/Obj1010$35772" REL="nofollow">This</A> is the one I was remembering.<BR/><BR/>2) Rather than clutter up your combox with more of my ramblings, I've gone ahead and <A HREF="http://stizzyocayce.blogspot.com/2008/01/glaring-across-chasm-of-flames.html" REL="nofollow">blogged</A> about that grouping of paintings.<BR/><BR/>Pax,<BR/>IzzySt. Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491461444116895539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-53473327352314419262008-01-15T09:08:00.000-05:002008-01-15T09:08:00.000-05:00Lombardi's (I think that's the name) is a pizza pl...Lombardi's (I think that's the name) is a pizza place near Little Italy (near the East Village)in Manhattan that features a coal fired pizza oven. Stage Deli on Seventh Avenue just North of Times Square has humongous pastrami and corned beef sandwiches and cheescake. Both are pretty famous and in the guide books.<BR/><BR/>We're very excited for Katryn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-4520635795571397872008-01-14T14:36:00.000-05:002008-01-14T14:36:00.000-05:00Andy,I'm sure she'll find her own haunts, but I ca...Andy,<BR/><BR/>I'm sure she'll find her own haunts, but I can't resist pointing out two.<BR/><BR/>The first is Manetta's in Queens. (Actually, Manetta's Fine Food in Long Island City, but the distinction is lost when you're a visitor staring at a subway map.) It's right at the Vernon Jackson stop on the purple line, down at the bottom end of Queens. The building itself is at the foot of the overpass over the "creek" to Brooklyn.<BR/><BR/>This is the best pizza on the east coast, and possibly the best in the US. Manetta built the brick oven by hand, and produces pies closer to actual Italian pies than anything else you will find in the states. He knows what a Pizza Marguerite is supposed to be. But he also does traditional Italian fare and has a great wine cellar if you happen to have a substantial chunk of change to blow.<BR/><BR/>The bad news is that he stopped being a local secret a few years ago and is now in almost all the guides. Rats. Still, very worth the trip.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The second is my favorite cafe/coffee house in the Village. Winning this category *used* to be Cafe Borgia, which closed some years back and became a horrid little Santa Fe style eatery. The new winner is <A HREF="http://www.cafereggio.com/" REL="nofollow">Cafe Regio</A> at 119 Macdougal St (just a few steps down the street from the Blue Note). They cultivate a bookish / artsy / bohemian air, but don't let that fool you -- the fare is very good.<BR/><BR/>In fact, it was so good that on the day SMWBO and I set out to do something in 4 out of 5 burroughs ("The Bronx? No thonks!" as Nash wrote), we had breakfast and lunch here. True, that *was* five and a half years ago (4 July 2002), but the pictures and reviews available online look like what we remember. I had an egg & spinach croissant with juice & coffee for breakfast, and a sandwich followed by a respectable pastry for lunch. There were people sitting around reading & scribbling at during both meals.<BR/><BR/><BR/>If she's into art, tell her not to miss the Frick. It is often overlooked but has a lovely collection that includes a wonderful Vermeer and my favorite grouping of paintings ever, which I have not the time to type about now.St. Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491461444116895539noreply@blogger.com