how to eat your way through bleecker street

for my birthday this year i wanted to be surrounded by my favorite things; close friends, vintage clothes, my sweetheart, sushi combined with byob, and delicious food.

for the latter of the bunch, true foodies go to bleecker street. a few close girlfriends and my favorite sexy british import (as i'm sure people magazine would dub) did a best of food tour along the cute little street that cuts through the village.

w. aforementioned close girlfriends

first stop was rocco's for killer pastries, 3 layer chocolate cake and cafe lattes. clearly delicious. we ate too much here to buy anything to take home.

next up was amy's bread. we needed yummy, fresh baked bread for our upcoming cheese stop. we ended up gathering all sorts of bread sticks; rosemary, olive, prosciutto, walnut, and 5 grain. most of these got devoured later in the afternoon on the highline. sans cheese. rosemary won first place for best infused "stick".

@ amy's

we had 'fish' on our list to stop for some fresh fish but ended up stopping in 'the lobster place seafood market' and fancied fresh, succulent, sea scallops. 1lb please. coat in flour and pan fry with lemon juice. perfection.

last and favorite stop was murray's. the varieties of artisan cheeses can be overwhelming. thank goodness they let you try samples of any cheese you fancy. after tastes of a few triple creme's (why not, it's my birthday) rose petal preserve and roasted red pepper spread, we left with fromage d'affinois (trumps previously mentioned st.andre in 'love triangle'), cachel blue (most delicate species of blue cheeses, sweet, mild and ultra creamy) and selection of olives.

ordering d'affinois

all has since been consumed with love, passion and appreciation. cheers to my 27th year.