tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post1593827676697403637..comments2024-02-21T06:50:10.032-05:00Comments on No Special Effects: Welcome to the Jungle (New York part 2)Manggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05977929776424593762noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-512291873388284222010-05-11T15:12:45.364-04:002010-05-11T15:12:45.364-04:00You MUST try the macaroons at Maison du Chocolat. ...You MUST try the macaroons at Maison du Chocolat. You MUST also try the desserts and cocktails at Fishtail. Go with the pastry chef's recommendations, she is absolutely amazing!nycincanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-80728242206836193682009-10-27T11:14:10.697-04:002009-10-27T11:14:10.697-04:00Looks as though you had a fantastic trip! I am DE...Looks as though you had a fantastic trip! I am DEFINITELYT gong to the Met next time am in NYC - have missed it on my last 2 trips :(Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325204219395014329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-58600365224693791882009-10-25T10:24:24.824-04:002009-10-25T10:24:24.824-04:00Y: Oh, not to worry, there will be other opportuni...Y: Oh, not to worry, there will be other opportunities, and maybe better ones too :)<br /><br />Anh: Thanks! I had an amazing time!<br /><br />Lynne: Hopefully you'll be able to in the near future, and if I'm there too, we'll have to meet up :) (you never know, I might touch down Canada too...)<br /><br />Anna: Thanks so much! We can't have dessert places dying on us :(<br /><br />Kliber: Well, I can only report on my experience, not drawing from other people's perceptions. I thought it was pretty darn good (not as great as Vanille in Chicago, but still respectable). Sorry to hear about the unpaid interns, though, there's no excuse for that.<br /><br />Marvin: Well, better shot or not, I still wasn't able to see anyone :(<br /><br />Ginny: You are too sweet, thanks for the concern :)<br /><br />Helene: You definitely have to go again!! :)<br /><br />Lori: Hmm, I dunno about the coolest- but I do enjoy myself as much as I can/want to :) Wish I'd seen you guys too!<br /><br />Stephane: Ugh, so sorry that he made plenty of bad business decisions. We really need classic patisseries in the US- it can't all fall on Dmitri Fayard! (or WD! :P KIDDING) That joke was payment for you being late- but Claire was such a lovely companion so I don't mind :)<br /><br />Divina: Thank you- I try my best!<br /><br />Dee: Ah, I didn't know, I'll have to check. I'll post on the fashion show soon!<br /><br />Deeba: I should get Maria to stare at the pictures so she can gain weight, ha ha ha :)<br /><br />Behtany: Thanks for the concern! I loved your Lebanon trip pics.<br /><br />Thip: THANK YOU!! So much. You have such a good heart.<br /><br />Dolce: Yeah, I know the taste is unaffected, but there is the issue of texture and the fact that I don't have enough money to throw on macarons that I can make better myself, right?<br /><br />Pam: Thank you! I hope you'll enjoy some of my newer ones.<br /><br />Helen: Nooo... Imaginary! ;) He he he. The calories, unfortunately, are definitely not!<br /><br />Nirmala: Thank you! Your compliment means a lot to me :)<br /><br />Barbara: I know, I was really looking forward to her the most :(<br /><br />Bee: Thank you for your concern!<br /><br />Linda: To be honest, neither did I maintain a trim figure, lol. We have to remedy your san francisco situation!<br /><br />Paula: I'm so touched by your concern, thanks so much! :)Manggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977929776424593762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-89537937258085707532009-10-10T00:06:17.453-04:002009-10-10T00:06:17.453-04:00I'm so glad that you enjoyed your time in the ...I'm so glad that you enjoyed your time in the States, and so saddened about Mother Nature's wrath on the Philippines. A classmate of my youngest daughter is from there, and she left here to visit there three weeks ago. She was supposed to return have returned a week ago. We are all so worried about her. On the bright side, I'm so glad that you and your family are unscathed. Scary stuff.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421838192857136356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-77752649964417669492009-09-30T01:50:47.374-04:002009-09-30T01:50:47.374-04:00Gee Mark, you really get around! I don't thin...Gee Mark, you really get around! I don't think I could keep a very trim figure going to all those eateries! Unfortunately, I never get to visit foodie places when I'm in San Francisco even though I have family there and go there quite a bit. I'll have to bookmark this post for my next visit!Cakebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-7575991684208681492009-09-29T17:58:23.952-04:002009-09-29T17:58:23.952-04:00Manggy man - sorry to hear about the PH flood but ...Manggy man - sorry to hear about the PH flood but am glad that your family is fine and dandy!Rasa Malaysiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160569781914045054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-31310513411422756882009-09-29T07:13:43.432-04:002009-09-29T07:13:43.432-04:00Love the photos but I especially love the etched g...Love the photos but I especially love the etched glass. Such a shame you missed meeting up with Jen.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074005234609879061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-33514898920493950402009-09-29T04:34:09.100-04:002009-09-29T04:34:09.100-04:00Mark I licked the "Sacre Couer" on my sc...Mark I licked the "Sacre Couer" on my screen! And I have fallen for the rasperry chocolate cake...wow how glossy and smooth it was. Looks like u had a great time. The museum clicks were an art on its own. U are a great potographer Mark!Nirmalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208705843959737265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-26134338152341361572009-09-28T14:05:34.317-04:002009-09-28T14:05:34.317-04:00Some of those cakes... I mean, are they for real?
...Some of those cakes... I mean, are they for real?<br /><br />Great post, Mark - loved reading it, and seeing the pics.<br /><br />Thanks for your latest comment on my blog - email me any time you likeaforkfulofspaghettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303046899595697854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-21450492213986747822009-09-28T13:52:13.684-04:002009-09-28T13:52:13.684-04:00Another great post. I always look forward to your...Another great post. I always look forward to your trips. Your photos have left me drooling for dessert.<br /><br />On a side note: Sorry for the floods - I am happy to hear you and your family are safe.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776870904791768530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-57545146231328048622009-09-28T13:47:53.737-04:002009-09-28T13:47:53.737-04:00Quite the foodie trip! At Madeleine, the salted ca...Quite the foodie trip! At Madeleine, the salted caramel & chocolate macaron is good. The lumpy is no issue to the taste of a macaron, but the cracks... I understand. <br /><br />And as for Payard, you want to write Sacre Coeur (sacred heart) and not couer :)Dolcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191909984818891480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-51614688307402845922009-09-28T13:25:56.615-04:002009-09-28T13:25:56.615-04:00Nice post, Mark--you did a really good job on the ...Nice post, Mark--you did a really good job on the photos and story. I like that glassware photo and the bench in the central park photo.<br />BTW, my friend who is an execusive chef at Palencia, he wants to send clothes & stuff to Manila next week. I'm going to join him too.Thiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918272415332453781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-82825646091562863242009-09-28T09:38:15.190-04:002009-09-28T09:38:15.190-04:00Hey! I'm really sorry to hear about what's...Hey! I'm really sorry to hear about what's happened in the philipines. I'm also bummed I missed all the SF foodie affairs this WE! Maybe next year...! GReat photos and thanks for sharing! (P.S- I know that feeling i'm still posting about my lebanon trip-seems never ending. hehe)bethany (Dirty Kitchen Secrets)http://www.dirtykitchensecrets.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-61914114377461306772009-09-28T06:49:41.848-04:002009-09-28T06:49:41.848-04:00Oh just beautiful Mark. That ceiling, the etched g...Oh just beautiful Mark. That ceiling, the etched glassware, the sketched sketcher (he he)...and those sweet yummies. Think I gained 2-3 pounds just sitting here! Hope everything is OK back home. Read about the floods in the papers here & saw it on the news. All good?Deeba PABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527333008494519621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-32924932165125528472009-09-28T05:38:03.361-04:002009-09-28T05:38:03.361-04:00Ooh, NYC - my favorite city.. I didnt know Payard ...Ooh, NYC - my favorite city.. I didnt know Payard is in trouble. Didint he just open a Las Vegas location? I was in his UES store once, and tried the canelles. I even bought his book in the store, autographed! Keep the travel posts coming!! And of course you can make a separate post on the Fashion Week, you should! :) Looking forward to that as well..<br /><br />---deeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-24913027818001492972009-09-28T01:37:08.990-04:002009-09-28T01:37:08.990-04:00Your photos are really amazing. And I've read ...Your photos are really amazing. And I've read you capture photos with a point and shoot camera. That's even more brilliant. You're very talented. And thanks for the tour of New York City.Divina Pehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683569023103415187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-82740605546799712962009-09-28T00:00:07.768-04:002009-09-28T00:00:07.768-04:00And yes.. Payard is gone and Francois is in deep s...And yes.. Payard is gone and Francois is in deep sh*t or so i heard. Hopefully he will get up soon and open another fine pastry shop in NY. Nice to see part 2 of your trip marc and i'm glad we got to meet! (even though i was an hour late.) :)<br /><br />Did you mention R4D? Oh yea.. i heard of that place. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-37163938213431428402009-09-27T23:45:20.286-04:002009-09-27T23:45:20.286-04:00Gorgeous photos- you do the coolest stuff ;)
Wish...Gorgeous photos- you do the coolest stuff ;)<br /><br />Wish you could have been in San Francisco with us!!!RecipeGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387369904765600870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-65325975657075458232009-09-27T17:34:09.978-04:002009-09-27T17:34:09.978-04:00I love NY. I only been there once. Even the street...I love NY. I only been there once. Even the street food was good. Thanks for the pictures.La Cuisine d'Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364824048171251506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-82467665885145246482009-09-27T17:06:26.035-04:002009-09-27T17:06:26.035-04:00oh good to see your post... I was just worrying ab...oh good to see your post... I was just worrying about you... :) Glad you and your family are ok!Ginnyhttp://www.justgetfloury.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-1715880413066522682009-09-27T11:45:46.761-04:002009-09-27T11:45:46.761-04:00You're not the only one missing out on SF this...You're not the only one missing out on SF this weekend, though you probably had a better shot at going than me, considering you were just up there. Glad to here you are safe from the typhoon.Marvinhttp://burntlumpia.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-37324291142978784222009-09-27T11:38:35.797-04:002009-09-27T11:38:35.797-04:00Mark--
Payard has been a joke in New York for sev...Mark--<br /><br />Payard has been a joke in New York for several years running, hence its timely demise. So surprised you loved it so. In it's heyday,sure it lived up to its rep, but the place has been run for the last several years by unpaid to low wage student interns from local culinary schools. If it (Payard) represents Paris' finest, most of us will run alongside Lady M. Not betting on it reopening. Is somewhere in the neighborhood of *5 million US in debt.<br /><br />*See Frank Bruni, NY Times-PayardAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441402048961577717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-87870320740651991522009-09-27T10:53:38.595-04:002009-09-27T10:53:38.595-04:00I never got to go to Payard before it closed - I t...I never got to go to Payard before it closed - I think it closed right after the weekend I was down here apartment-hunting, then I was back up in my home state for a month, and by the time I move in, *poof!* it's gone. By the time you get back here hopefully I'll have some tasty dessert recommendations for you at wherever I happen to get a job. ;)annahttp://verysmallanna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-15027994433313780262009-09-27T08:49:43.916-04:002009-09-27T08:49:43.916-04:00I am so jealous! :P Two friends of mine went to NY...I am so jealous! :P Two friends of mine went to NY last month and now you post your second NY update! I so want to visit that city! Keep the updates coming, food or not, I love to see your photos and read your descriptions, even if it does make me jealous. ;)LyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504659088765433358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-3259085825952481212009-09-27T08:15:26.405-04:002009-09-27T08:15:26.405-04:00Haven't heard from you for a while :). Your tr...Haven't heard from you for a while :). Your trip is amazing!!Anhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712039473488252840noreply@blogger.com