The opening of the
High Line in 2009 coincided with the early days of our dating history, and so it made for a great after-work date. We walked from Gansevoort Street to 20th St, enjoying the balmy air and working up our appetites. When we descended at 20th St & 10th Ave, we stumbled across
Cookshop which seemed like an ideal place to satiate our hunger... Or so it would have been had we had reservations.
This past weekend, two years later, we finally returned to Cookshop to celebrate our 2-year anniversary and reminisce on those first shared moments.
Here's what we had on this special night:
Kumamoto Oysters
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Montauk squid, pickled shishito peppers, yukon gold potatoes, parsley & harissa aioli
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Spinach, crispy onions, soft farm egg, bacon & sherry vinaigrette
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Golden Wreckfish, wilted escarole, black olives, lemon, anchovy, toasted almond sauce
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Idaho Potato Gnocchi artichokes, spinach, braised leeks, royal trumpet mushrooms & ricotta
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Caramelized banana bread pudding with bourbon ice cream
Last night we picked our first leaves of lettuce greens. The red mustard and frisé benefited from all the recent rain and were finally big enough to pluck without leaving them too bare.
We bought the ingredients at Eataly to make these homemade pizzas. Freshly baked foccacia, prosciutto, homemade mozzarella, cipollini onions and tomato paste (the imported kind in the tube so we can have it on-hand). We topped them off with finely sliced basil, Maldon salt and cracked pepper. After 5 minutes under the broiler we had ourselves a simple and tasty meal.
The opening of the High Line in 2009 coincided with the early days of our dating history, and so it made for a great after-work date. We walked from Gansevoort Street to 20th St, enjoying the balmy air and working up our appetites. When we descended at 20th St & 10th Ave, we stumbled across Cookshop which seemed like an ideal place to satiate our hunger... Or so it would have been had we had reservations.
