Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Melt Bakery - The High Line - NYC


This past weekend, I spent the entire Saturday in New York City with one of my best friends, Trixia.  We walked from 52nd street all the way down to Chelsea to catch up, take a look at her wedding venues and simply enjoy the greatest city of all.  Our walk included a trek on the High Line.  It's a public park built on 1.5 miles of an abandoned, overgrown elevated railway.
As we walked the High Line, I immediately pulled Trixia to the side and said we MUST try this ice cream.  I stopped by the Melt Bakery Ice Cream Sandwich cart.
Melt bakery is a new and innovative venture developed by Julian Plyter and Kareem Hamady.  Julian is an experienced pastry chef and Kareem is an idea guy who has an ongoing quest for the world's most satisfying foods.  Some of the current flavors are the following:  



Trixia had the Cinnamax and I tried the Classic.  I tried both of the ice cream sandwiches and rate both five out of five ice cream cones.  I am excited to come back for my next walk on the High Line to try the Lovelet which has Cream Cheese ice cream and Red Velvet Meltcake cookies!







Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Dune - The One & Only Ocean Club

To celebrate the end of summer, the welcoming of the fall season, and most importantly, our wedding anniversary, my husband and I headed to Atlantis Paradise Island for the long Labor Day weekend.  During our stay, we enjoyed many nights of good eats however, saved the best for last.  We ventured to the  One & Only Ocean Club to dine at the world famous restaurant, Dune.  Dune serves an innovative blend of French-Asian cuisine infused with local herbs and Bahamian influences.

After we devoured our main course, I was excited to dive right into the dessert menu.  My husband opted for sorbet of the following choices:  Passion Mango, Soursop, and Bahama-Mama.  I am very familiar with Passion Mango and Bahama-Mama flavors however was interested to learn more about Soursop.  I learned that Soursop is a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree native to the Caribbean area.  Its flavor is described as a combination of strawberry and pineapple with sour citrus flavor notes.
I ordered the lemon kiwi pie with Bahama-Mama sorbet.  It tasted similar to key lime pie with a much more sour tone to it.  Bahama-Mama sorbet was an iced version of the famous Caribbean cocktail.
Both of these desserts were absolutely off the charts.  I rate both plates five out of five ice cream cones.  If you have the opportunity to visit the Bahamas, I highly suggest a night at Dune for the ambiance, impeccable service, amazing ocean views, delicious food, and off the charts dessert.