I braved the rain and the crowds to get a glimpse of the new and very large Italian food emporium Eataly at 200 Fifth Avenue - I say in the video Broadway and 24th, but it's actually Fifth between 23rd and 24th.
Also someone had told me that a more formal restaurant was yet to come, but for the life of me I can't imagine where they would put it!
Lastly I make a comment about how it's almost like San Francisco which is just a silly reference to a conversation I had with an architect friend who was saying how much nicer things were in SF and how, finally, with Eataly New York can stand proud in the food world with a first class food center celebrating all things Italian. Not to mention just good food in general as the produce/meat/bread/fish selection is damn impressive.
It reminds me of the top floor of the Kadewe in Berlin.
O.M.G.
ReplyDeleteI loved the return of the video tours!
As for being like SF. Har. We are just a small provincial town with airs. This guy created and entire Ferry Building in Manhattan. Holy crap.
And he was so hitting on Jimmy Falon.
Great video! I went there on a weekday (had the day off) and it was *still* busy, though not as much as this. I loved that you showed the ceiling, noticed it when I was there and it's SO gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI was planning to nosh out there, but we ended up buying a bunch of tasty food to cook at home instead, and bought a focaccia to go -- and then proceeded to consume it in the park next door while laughing at the people waiting in line for Shake Shack :-O