Between Thursday's Turkish dinner and Saturday's German lunch and snacks, Jon and I are turning Manhattan into our very own Epcot Center. Who needs a passport when sneakers will do?
First stop: Glaser's Bake Shop, which--as Jon and I learned from Francine Segan's talk on the history of cookies--claims to have invented the black & white cookie like 100 years ago. As I've said before, I'm no fan of the b & w. Jon is, though, and he says this is the best b & w cookie he's ever had. We also picked up some Christmas and Hanukkah cookies. 'Tis the season, you know!
Jon's like my grandfather John: each could strike up a conversation with anybody--and talk for hours. Add puppies to the mix and forget about it. As we we're leaving Glasers, Jon and a woman who lived on the block started talking as they played with a pair of terriers parked outside the bakery. The woman said that only Glaser's and two other establishments remain from when Yorkville was a German neighborhood. So that did it. We had our theme for Saturday's walk. Next stop: Heidelberg for some schnitzel, spaetzle, and--for me--nonalcholic beer. (Query: Who would drink beer for the taste alone?)
Final stop: Schaller & Weber for some pretzels, chocolates, and marzipan pigs. Yeah...I'm not a fan of the marzipan. I should have gotten two packs of pretzels. Or some sausages!
German Hanukah cookies - progress! :-)
Posted by: The Art of Successful Cooking | December 15, 2008 at 03:00 PM
hey! u were in my neighborhood!
Posted by: IYC | December 15, 2008 at 10:22 PM
The pretzels look good.
Posted by: Alicia | December 16, 2008 at 09:42 AM
Hi, Art. How true. :-)
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | December 17, 2008 at 02:37 PM
Hey, In-Young. Next time we'll go out and eat together!
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | December 17, 2008 at 02:40 PM
Hi, Alicia. The pretzels were really good. I dampened them with just a touch of water, sprinkled some kosher salt on them, and popped them in the microwave for 30 seconds to warm them up. So good.
I really, really liked the schnitzel. It's a battered, fried veal fillet topped with a creamy paprika sauce. Tasty! And the spaetzle was light and buttery, not heavy at all.
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | December 17, 2008 at 02:45 PM