Best of 2019

2019 was a year of ….

More tea, less alcohol, more real food, less food products, more hard conversations with myself, less auto-pilot, more checking in, less checking out, more could, less should, more mindfulness, less busy-ness, more eating in, less dining out, more no in a positive way, less yes in a negative way.

I’m still digesting and reflecting all that this year meant to me, but in the meantime, here is the best and the brightest of Caro’s City in 2019. Whether you’re looking to enter the new decade with a fresh recipe, a restaurant dish to look forward to sampling, a book you can’t wait to read, or the foundation for your upcoming travel itinerary, these are all some of my most favorite memories from the past year.

Best NYC Restaurant Dishes

Soft serve ice cream with fennel pollen, honey, sea salt, and EVOO at Caffe Lilia

Roasted cod with maitake mushrooms, swiss chard, chili oil, and mushroom gravy over rice at Hunky Dory

Pizza fioletti at Una Pizza Napoletana

Duck duo with crispy duck sausage, scrambled duck egg, and maple flatbread at Olmsted

La Colombe cold brew soft serve with milk foam and anise biscotti at Dominique Ansel Kitchen

Tomato toast at Gertie

Greek salad and tzatziki at Ovelia

Housemade granola with yogurt at Bakeri Greenpoint

Soft scrambled eggs with chili and fresh herbs over buttery basmati rice at Carthage Must Be Destroyed

Brisket at Mothership Meat Company

Plain square slice at Mama’s Too