Blue Marble Ice Cream, Boreum Hill, Brooklyn
Blue Marble Ice Cream, Boreum Hill, Brooklyn
Butter Pecan Ice Cream :: Blue Marble Ice Cream, Boreum Hill, Brooklyn
Jeannette and Yvan picked came by and rolled us out of Peter Luger’s after our decadent steak lunch. We dropped Dallas off at the hotel, grabbed my luggage and were off. Yvan and Jeannette had not eaten yet, so I just visited with them while they tried some burgers at 5 Napkin, which is only 4 blocks from where I lived in Hell’s Kitchen. It was cool to see the old neighborhood again.
After lunch we went to Jeannette’s newest favorite ice cream shop. It wasn’t exactly nearby, so good thing we had the car so we could drive over to Boerum Hill to check out Blue Marble Ice Cream. We tried a few samples and both decided to get the Butter Pecan. I don’t usually like that flavor the most, but it was really good. Maybe I was channeling Jess. I think that’s one of her favorites and she couldn’t meet up with us, so I had to eat the ice cream for her. Or something.
Like Van Leeuwen’s the day before, Blue Marble’s ice cream is all organic and hormone-free. They source everything they sell and make sure it’s free trade. The containers were all very biodegradable, all that. Van Leeuwen’s, though, had a more elegant feel, if that is even possible for an ice cream truck, whereas Blue Marble’s decor was very rustic and earthy and farm-ish. Cozy. I liked it. And the ice cream was delicous!
After ice cream we hung around Jeannette & Yvan’s condo in Long Island City for a while. Then it was time for me to head to the airport. Short trip, but was good seeing friends. Hope I can go back soon!
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August 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Dallas has been traveling for work since last week. In the beginning part of the week he was in Tallahassee. Then on Thursday he went to New York City and he’s still there now. Friday night I flew in to join him for the weekend. This was the first time we’ve ever been to New York at the same time, which I was crazy excited about. He’s met most of my friends that live in New York, but I was excited to be with the guy I love, in the city I love, with friends I love. Sappy, but true.
On Friday night, I got into New York pretty late. But not too late that we were too tired to meet Jeannette and Yvan for a few drinks nearby our Midtown hotel. Since Dallas and I hadn’t eaten since 3 or 4 pm, Jeannette and Yvan took us to the street cart at 53rd and 6th to get some platters. I never knew this, but 53rd and 6th is known to be the best street meat in NY. What other street meat cart actually has it’s own website?
I got chicken
and Dallas got lamb/gyro.
I can’t decide if those photos look disgusting or delicious.
I must admit that I liked the gyro better than the chicken. The white sauce, which was kind of like taziki, was great, but watch out for the hot sauce. It’s super hot. Even Jeannette and Dallas said so (not just wussy me). These guys serve on the corner of 53rd and 6th from 7:30 pm til 4:00 am, so check them out if you’re in Midtown at bar close! There were a TON of people standing around the plaza there eating.
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Hoboken, NJ
Jess, Jeannette, Yvan and I saw this sign in Hoboken earlier this summer and it made us giggle.
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