I'm taking two separate trips to NY in the next two weeks, one to Brooklyn,
the other to the Bronx. I'd love to find some great NY goodies to take back
home to Boston. The trip to the Bronx will be focused on Arthur Avenue, the
Brooklyn trip is mostly to the Botanical Gardens.

What can you suggest to fill up my shopping bags? I will stop at Penzeys
enroute one of the times, and at Balduccis in Westport also, unless you have
better suggestions. Fortunately my companions are all interested in
cooking, so they won't mind. Any other kinds of "must-do" shopping will be
greatly appreciated.

I'm free. I'm free! (Sheldon, don't take that too literally. I may be a
newbie to you but I've lurked for a long time!!)

L

Muckerheide > wrote in
:

> I'm taking two separate trips to NY in the next two weeks, one to
> Brooklyn, the other to the Bronx. I'd love to find some great NY
> goodies to take back home to Boston. The trip to the Bronx will be
> focused on Arthur Avenue, the Brooklyn trip is mostly to the Botanical
> Gardens.
>
> What can you suggest to fill up my shopping bags? I will stop at
> Penzeys enroute one of the times, and at Balduccis in Westport also,
> unless you have better suggestions. Fortunately my companions are all
> interested in cooking, so they won't mind. Any other kinds of
> "must-do" shopping will be greatly appreciated.
>
> I'm free. I'm free! (Sheldon, don't take that too literally. I may
> be a newbie to you but I've lurked for a long time!!)
>
> L


L,

Today on the Travel Channel, "Tony Danza's Brooklyn." He mentioned
Junior's Restaurant. Especially their cheesecake.

And Coney Island!

Danza did show the Botanical Gardens and it looked great!

Have fun!

Andy

Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not
so great) words of knowledge:
> I'm taking two separate trips to NY in the next two weeks, one to Brooklyn,
> the other to the Bronx. I'd love to find some great NY goodies to take back
> home to Boston. The trip to the Bronx will be focused on Arthur Avenue, the
> Brooklyn trip is mostly to the Botanical Gardens.
>
> What can you suggest to fill up my shopping bags? I will stop at Penzeys
> enroute one of the times, and at Balduccis in Westport also, unless you have
> better suggestions. Fortunately my companions are all interested in
> cooking, so they won't mind. Any other kinds of "must-do" shopping will be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> I'm free. I'm free! (Sheldon, don't take that too literally. I may be a
> newbie to you but I've lurked for a long time!!)
>
> L
>
>
>
>

Don't forget Katz's Deli in the Bowery. They have pastrami and corned
beef to kill for. {:-)

On Fri 29 Apr 2005 12:56:16p, Ted Campanelli wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not
> so great) words of knowledge:
>> I'm taking two separate trips to NY in the next two weeks, one to
>> Brooklyn, the other to the Bronx. I'd love to find some great NY
>> goodies to take back home to Boston. The trip to the Bronx will be
>> focused on Arthur Avenue, the Brooklyn trip is mostly to the Botanical
>> Gardens.
>>
>> What can you suggest to fill up my shopping bags? I will stop at
>> Penzeys enroute one of the times, and at Balduccis in Westport also,
>> unless you have better suggestions. Fortunately my companions are all
>> interested in cooking, so they won't mind. Any other kinds of
>> "must-do" shopping will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> I'm free. I'm free! (Sheldon, don't take that too literally. I may
>> be a newbie to you but I've lurked for a long time!!)
>>
>> L
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Don't forget Katz's Deli in the Bowery. They have pastrami and corned
> beef to kill for. {:-)

But you probably won't have to kill anybody. Just wait your turn!


--
Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:50:37 -0400, Muckerheide
> wrote:

>I'm taking two separate trips to NY in the next two weeks, one to Brooklyn,
>the other to the Bronx. I'd love to find some great NY goodies to take back
>home to Boston. The trip to the Bronx will be focused on Arthur Avenue, the
>Brooklyn trip is mostly to the Botanical Gardens.
>
>What can you suggest to fill up my shopping bags? I will stop at Penzeys
>enroute one of the times, and at Balduccis in Westport also, unless you have
>better suggestions. Fortunately my companions are all interested in
>cooking, so they won't mind. Any other kinds of "must-do" shopping will be
>greatly appreciated.
>

Brooklyn: Jacques Torres Chocolate Shop on Waters Street. If you get
there early enough, be sure to try the Pithiviers cake or a chocolate
pastry. Then, fill up your bag with chocolates! It is a tiny, tiny
shop but it's worth the trek if you love chocolate.

Also, Park Slope, Fifth Ave has a lot of restaurants.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:50:37 -0400, Muckerheide
> connected the dots and wrote:

~I'm taking two separate trips to NY in the next two weeks, one to
Brooklyn,
~the other to the Bronx. I'd love to find some great NY goodies to
take back
~home to Boston. The trip to the Bronx will be focused on Arthur
Avenue, the
~Brooklyn trip is mostly to the Botanical Gardens.
~
~What can you suggest to fill up my shopping bags? I will stop at
Penzeys
~enroute one of the times, and at Balduccis in Westport also, unless
you have
~better suggestions. Fortunately my companions are all interested in
~cooking, so they won't mind. Any other kinds of "must-do" shopping
will be
~greatly appreciated.

Stu Leonard's is all but across the street from Penzey's, and worth
some time wandering around. I wasn't impressed with the prices, but
they do have variety and some interesting scenery.

Up Prospect to Grand Something Plaza is often a Farmer's market. Go
aorund the plaza and head down Flatbush towards Manhattan, and you
will find Juniors.

Wander through Prospect Park as well--it's pretty this time of year.

Say Hi to the Bonsai room at the Botanical Gardens. That and the
Tropical room downstairs are my favorites.

maxine in ri

Muckerheide wrote:
> I'm taking two separate trips to NY in the next two weeks, one to Brooklyn,
> the other to the Bronx. I'd love to find some great NY goodies to take back
> home to Boston. The trip to the Bronx will be focused on Arthur Avenue, the
> Brooklyn trip is mostly to the Botanical Gardens.

Atlantic Avenue, just a few blocks before getting to the Brooklyn Bridge
(on the Brooklyn side) was a favourite place of mine oh these many years
ago: A row of Middle Eastern restaurants and groceries.
blacksalt