We kicked off my second day in NYC with bagels at Russ & Daughters. I was SO excited to go there because one, I've been on a bagel kick lately, and two, it's been on my food bucket list, and three, this. Although, who knew bagel sandwiches could be so $$. But so worth it and despite all the amazing food I had in NYC, I still crave the bagel sandwiches at Russ & Daughters. My sister and I both ordered different sandwiches and shared half and half.
I ordered the Super Heebster: whitefish & baked salmon salad with horseradish dill cream cheese and wasabi flying fish roe on a wheat everything bagel. My sister got the Daughters' Delight: gaspe nova and wild alaskan salmon roe with cream cheese on an everything bagel. The Daughters' Delight was pretty salty while the Super Heebster had a sweetness to it. I liked them both!
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| Super Heebster: whitefish & baked salmon salad with horseradish dill cream cheese and wasabi flying fish roe |
After wandering all day, we went to The NoMad for dinner! I made reservations 28 days in advance because I knew I couldn't go to NYC without eating at Daniel Humm's restaurant. I've become smitten with Daniel Humm and Will Guidara ever since I heard them speak in San Francisco. They just embody New York to me and so I was super excited to eat at The NoMad. The restaurant is located inside the hotel and the ambiance of the dining room was large and open yet cozy and romantic.
The star dish of the night was the roasted chicken, which was stuffed with foie gras. It was my first time having foie gras and I was super excited since it's something I can't get in San Francisco. I thought it was also somewhat amusing that the waiter brings out the whole-roasted chicken to the table and shows it to us before taking it back into the kitchen and plating it.
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| Tagliatelle with king crab, meyer lemon & black pepper |
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| Whole-Roasted Chicken: stuffed with foie gras, black truffle, brioche |
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| Milk & Honey: shortbread, brittle & ice cream |
