Jean Georges’ Warm Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream – $9

Nougatine at Jean Georges is on the first floor of Trump International Hotel at Colombus Circle, overlooking Central Park. Guests enjoy signature dishes from Michelin Starred restaurant Jean Georges in less formal setting. The signature Warm Chocolate Cake was part of our Three Course Brunch ($28), which can also be ordered as a dessert for $9. This chocolaty cake is crispy on the outside and filled with molten Valrhona chocolate. The cake was originally created by Jean-Georges Vongerichten himself, and copied all over the world.

1 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023

Phone: (212) 299-1000

ShackBurger: American Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato and ShackSauce – Single $4.75  Double $7.25

French Fries: 100%  Trans-fat free, made with Yukon Gold potatoes – $2.75

Prepare yourself for a long line at Madison Square Park Shake Shack, where the legendary burger shack that started in 2004.

Southeast corner of Madison Square Park, near Madison Ave. and East 23rd St. New York, NY
Phone: (212) 889-6600

http://www.shakeshacknyc.com/

Anmitsu

Sobaya is an authentic Japanese Teuchi Soba noodle restaurant in East Village. Soba is Japanese buckwheat noodles, and Teuchi means that noodles are hand-made at the restaurant. Sobaya is famous for its variety and authenticity of soba noodle dishes, but they offer other dishes and desserts as well.

Anmitsu is a popular Japanese dessert consisting agar jelly, sweet red bean paste, Shiratama (soft mochi ball), variety of fruits and often a scoop of ice cream. Pour some Kuromitsu (brown sugar syrup) over Anmitsu before eating!

229 East 9th St. New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 533-6966

http://www.sobaya-nyc.com

Hot Artichoke Dip with Crisp Bread and Endive Leaves – $10 plus $2 for Endives

It’s a perfect appetizer to share between 2-4 people.
Freemans is located at the end of an alley between two streets in Lower East Sides.
Extremely low-profile because it does not have any signs.
Go early to avoid long wait since the restaurant only takes reservation for parties of 6+.

End of Freeman Alley (off Rivington b/w Bowery & Chrystie) New York, NY 10002
Phone:  (212) 420-0012
www.freemans restaurant.com

Linguine ai Ricci di Mare – $19.00 (smaller portion available)

Truly a delectable experience. The linguine has a bounce to it when you chew on the pasta (relatively good indication that they know how to make pasta). Not only was the pasta cooked right, but the linguine was stirred within a huge parmesan cheese mold using the heat from the pasta to slowly cover the pasta evenly with cheese in a laundry-like process. To top it off, fresh uni (sea urchin) was generously scattered below the plate with the addition of the house-made pink sauce. The pink sauce and the uni brought subtle sweetness to the uniformly covered parmesan linguine.

Milk Chocolate Jasmine Sweet Tofu – $9.00

Kyotofu is a specialist at tofu as you may notice in the restaurant’s play of the word tofu in its name. The restaurant’s dessert selection was my main motivator to seek out this unique destination. Their Milk Chocolate Jasmine Sweet Tofu is a delicate blend of Jasmine infused sweeten tofu and a soft gelatinous form of milk chocolate. The two quintessential  mixtures are layered together and still separated in a glass cup on a cold plate with genmai shortbread cookies. Extremely light and satisfying dessert for those who don’t want overdo. Tofu as a dessert is fairly common in Chinese cuisine, but at this Japanese fusion restaurant, they definitely take tofu to the next level.

705 9th Avenue, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 974-6012

Smoked Salmon Benedict – $12.50

At this American-Seafood joint, they provided an assortment of American food with a seafood twist. Their one entree during their brunch hours was the Smoked Salmon Benedict. The benedict consisted of fresh smoked salmon with poached egg and hollandaise sauce on an English muffin. What makes this particular benedict so outstanding is the poached egg is consistently cooked to the point where the yolk is in liquid form. The blend of yolk, egg white, smoked salmon, and hollandaise sauce is a cause for concern for the weak hearted, but for those daring individuals that want an amazing brunch, go with this entree. The sides it comes with are hash brown potatoes and ratatouille, a nice compliment of starch and cooked veggies.

210 Spring Street, New York, NY
Phone:  (212) 274-0505

Sauteed Pork Tongue – $9.00

Grilled and sauteed pork tongue with spicy soy sauce on the side. A chewy delight.

61 Grove Street, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 242-3699

Japanese Veal Liver Sashimi – $9.00

The veal liver sashimi has sesame for the added texture and scallions to accentuate the taste with the spicy soy sauce. A small bite.

61 Grove Street, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 242-3699

Waz-Za – $22.00

Norma’s offer’s a variety of dazzling innovative breakfast items, one of them being the Waz-Za. It is a Belgium waffle topped with sliced bananas, blended strawberry, and grapes, but unlike the typical fruit and waffle combination, it is torched to have a brûlée texture. The torching caramelizes the fruit mixture on top for a slightly bitter sweet taste. If you prefer a fruity meal, this will no doubt please you. Sticky pure maple syrup on the side.

Inside Le Parker Meridien Hotel, 118 W 57th Street, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 708-7460

Chocolate Souffle – $7.00

The hard-to-make Chocolate Souffle has raspberry sauce and vanilla ice cream to accompany it. It has a crispy crust on top and filling chocolate cream mixture on the bottom. The preferable way to eat this is to break the souffle crust on top and pour the raspberry sauce in and dig into Chocolate Souffle with the vanilla ice cream.

Basement 1, 211 East 43rd Street, New York,  NY
Phone: (212) 953-7253

Omakase

Omakase is not a name of a dish but a verbal consent to the chef that you trust him/her with your meal, the sushi chef picks the best of best from a variety of sea creatures. Ridiculously fresh!

204 East 43rd Street, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 972-1001

Tonkotsu Ramen: 2 pieces of roast pork, bean sprouts, bamboo shoot, scallion, pickled ginger and sesame seed – $8.00

This bowl of ramen is exceptionally flavorful. The noodles are bouncy and bathed in the concentrated pork broth. When you walk out the small restaurant, you will be smelling like a bowl of ramen which you can enjoy for the rest of your day.

60 West 56th Street, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 757-1642

神戸のギュタン
Kobe Beef Gyutan: Kobe beef tongue 6.00 (per skewer)

Unlike many other places that serve beef tongue in extremely thin slices, Yakitori Totto offers their extremely tender beef tongue in thick chunks.

251 W. 55th Street 2nd Floor, New York, NY