It's All About the Food Today

I wonder if I could possibly feel any more bloated?  The day started off with a stroll to Fluffy's to get a toasted New York bagel with some serious amounts of cream cheese.  And this is not your average Philadelphia junk.  This is creamy goodness double thick spread stuff.  Oh man...and the bagel itself is toasted on the outside and the inside is hard to explain but it sticks to the inside of your mouth.  Needless to say, you can't get it back home. 

Next stop was Carlos Bakery.  The kids thought it was really cool.  Jake said he actually liked the feel of Hoboken, NJ better than Manhattan and if he was ever going to move that is where he would go.  Here's what we ate which totally contributed to the bloat factor.

Tiramisu, cannoli, lobster tail, cream roll and something with a strawberry

Jake said the only way he will eat cannoli again is from here.  The cream is amazing.  My favorite was the lobster tail.  It was lots of layers of pastry dough with a whipped cream filling.  Again, not like your average spray in the bottle whipped cream...the real stuff.  Gracie's favorite was the tiramisu.  We got to see Mauro and Joey talking on the phone and running around too.  That was fun for the kids.

Here's the kids enjoying their treats

 

Kiddos in front of the bakery

There's Mauro on the phone.  Kinda tacky taking a pic but what do they expect?

 

You would think that after the bagels and the sweet treats we would be stuffed...but oh no...we then made our way back on the ferry and walked a million blocks to Katz's Deli. After all that walking we were ready for the next heifer session.  Now, I cannot even begin to tell you how insane these sandwiches are.  Pastrami that is so tender it melts in your mouth.  There truly is nothing like it.  I really don't even bother eating pastrami from anywhere else because nothing compares.  Here's a pic...

Katz's is world famous. It's been around since 1888 and the walls are covered with pics of celebrities who have eaten there.  The meat takes 30 days to cure which gives it the smooth melt in your mouth situation.  It's a must when you come to Manhattan.  It's in the Lower East Side on the corner of Houston and Ludlow.  Amazing.  (Lisa you gotta come down here...take the F train and get off at 2nd Ave.  it's a couple blocks up.)

We were stuffed after that so we rolled ourselves on over to the subway and made our way back to the hotel.  Got ready and went to a place for dinner called Ruby Foo's in Times Square.  We met my favorite New York friends for dinner.  Had a great time visiting as always...

Tonight I feel like a little sausage roll so I am going to bed and will dream of cream puffs clouds and cows hopping over fences on their way to the slaughter house for Katz's...mmmm.....mmmm....good.