taste of new york

29 Monday Feb 2016

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chicken shake shack, cooking, dough, dough doughnuts, eating, food blog, new york food, new york food blogger, new york foodie, ny eats, shake shack, smorgasburg, urbanspace

{ shake shack is my biggest weakness… but the chicken sandwich is beyond worth it }

there are a lot of things that i write on this blog about that i love. one that i haven’t covered as much is food, and i think it’s about time it gets some love. i am lucky to live in a city that has countless options for amazing places to eat (along with options to grab a 3 a.m. snack when out and about…). there are countless markets that i would recommend making a stop at (gotham west market, urbanspace, and chelsea market to name a few), but you’ll never be at a loss for a great bagel, something to satisfy your sweet tooth, a slice of pizza, or even a salad if you want to get healthy.

{snowdays’ shaved ice is the perfect pick me up }

{try one of the many delicious creations at mike’s burgers, like their burger with corned beef. unf. }

{ friedman’s brunch menu, especially the pulled pork eggs benedict, is worth the wait on weekend mornings }

{ turkey egg sandwiches really make waking up on sundays much more bearable }

{ birds and bubbles has one of the most delicious chicken sandwiches i’ve ever had }

{ stop by dough to satisfy your sweet tooth… it will work }

{ georgetown cupcake still has a special place in my heart thanks to its soho location }

{ urbanspace vanderbilt is one of my favorite food halls in the city }

{ that time i braved the blizzard that hit new york to stop by central park and shake shack }

{ picking up doughnuts for a mid-day meeting can make work not so dreary }

a day in the life

20 Monday Jul 2015

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birds and bubbles, ditch dogs, ditch plains, dogeared, foodie, inslee, inslee by design, instagram, marc murphy, melt shop, new york food, ny foodie, smorgasburg

{ adding pretzels to chocolate chip cookies = a good decision }

i haven’t done one of these posts in ages, so i figured it was time to compile all my instagrams and do a quick recap of the past couple of months. the fact that it’s already july 20th and i’m a few months out of college is a bit insane to process, but here i am trying to process it. p.s. there’s a lot of food pics in here, because if you know me you know that i aspire to have one of those amazing food instagram accounts that makes you crave every single that is posted.

{ sunsets in long island are top notch }

{ the water was absolutely freezing, but i did it for the picture }

{ first day of work inspiration, featuring dogeared}

{ st. patrick’s looking especially pretty, post-renovation }

{ fridays at the frying pan }

{ the pups enjoying his saturday }

{ saks embracing the patriotic theme }

{ inslee ringing in the end of june, with a little help from a new york city icon }

{ he clearly can’t wait for the fourth of july }

{ trying my hand at marc murphy’s ditch dogs }

{ feeling beachy }

{ the cupcake photo to end all cupcake photos }

{ this view of the empire state building was pretty hard to beat }

{ shoutout to hydrangeas for always being photogenic }

{ wearing overalls may be one of my new favorite things }

{ white converse = the shoe of the summer }

{ the calories were worth it }

( flying over chicago was pretty serene… even though i hate flying }

{ next time you come to new york, grab one of these banana puddings }

{ mason jars make any picture look good }

{ so many boats to photograph, so little time }

{ this photo took a while to perfect… longer than i would like to admit }

{ smorgasburg and birds & bubbles, thanks for being so good to me }

food for thought

29 Monday Jun 2015

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blogger, food, food blogging, lifestyle blogger, new york city blogger, summer food

delicious looking mini strawberry upside down cornmeal cobblers

i would like to thank buzzfeed for introducing me to all of the food pictured here. without their food posts, i would not be making those little cobblers pictured above this weekend. one of my favorite things about summer is summer cooking and being able to make food that isn’t too heavy. when it’s hot out, i need to eat something light (or that seems light) and when it’s colorful, like the food featured here, i’m all for it.

arugula, goat cheese, and beet sandwich that i need to eat right now

shrimp rolls that look heavenly

i want to bake this raspberry earl grey cake asap

this mexican grilled corn avocado toast looks bomb

sláinte

17 Tuesday Mar 2015

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college blog, cooking, cooking blog, corned beef, food, guinness, irish, irish car bomb, st. paddys, st. patrick's day

{ saint patrick’s day circa 1938 in new york }

behind christmas and thanksgiving, saint patrick’s day is one of my favorite holidays. growing up my mom would wake us all up with green orange juice and pancakes and we’d head off to school decked out in green bows, ready to see what the leprechauns had done to our classrooms. dinner would always be corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and soda bread, the irish tenors playing throughout our house, and i was in heaven. my mom’s maiden name is dempsey (meaning proud in irish), and being half irish is something that i am proud of. see what i did there? it’s something that has been apparent in my catholic school saints projects (almost all of them were on saint patrick), my desire to one day visit ireland (a.k.a. the homeland), and my love for irish cuisine. i even tried out the whole irish step dancing thing when i was little, but i couldn’t tell my left from my right at the age of 4, so that endeavor ended pretty quickly. to make up for not being able to jig, i was (and am) able to get in touch with my roots through a little bit of cooking. one of my favorite things to make is corned beef, soda bread, and mashed potatoes with roasted carrots, but there’s nothing like something sweet. guinness chocolate cake with bailey’s irish cream cheese frosting is a game changer. if you’re in the mood to get cooking today, i recommend some of the food below.

{ beer brownies with milk }

{ guinness bacon cheeseburgers }

{ irish car bomb cupcakes }

{ corned beef and guinness caramelized onion sandwich }

on a final note, danny boy and the parting glass have a very special place in my heart, and i have them on repeat today. i used to sing danny boy with my mom’s mom, who almost always celebrated saint patrick’s day with us, whether we went to visit my grandparents in the city or if they came to long island to see us. to me she’ll always be here “in sunshine or in shadow” and this song reminds me of that.

a day in the life

28 Friday Nov 2014

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bauble bar, dc, drybar, drybar georgetown, emma roberts bauble bar, inslee, inslee by design, washington dc

// a piece from bauble bar and emma robert’s collar + a book on my favorite family //

and fall is winding to an end…

// one of my favorite places to walk to: the world war II memorial //

// the “gallery” above my bed //

// the view from up top @ drybar georgetown //

// this is my dog, his name is brady, and he wakes up like this //

// home sweet home //

// a little peek into some late night sketching //

// eating georgetown cupcakes while in a very non-georgetown place //

// louis francis dempsey: my grandpa, a georgetown grad, and marine scout sniper //

// a little taste of philly //

// fall views of one of my favorite spots on campus //

// a little bit of fall baking //

// there’s nothing like french toast… but wait until you add pumpkin //

the kitchen chronicles

28 Sunday Sep 2014

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caulifower, college, college cooking, cooking, feta, fritters, georgetown, smitten kitchen

my relationship with cooking is similar to the relationship that noah and allie have in the notebook… it’s something that’s just meant to be. sorry for how cheesy that was, but i’ve always wanted to use that as a comparison. for example, in fifth grade we were supposed to imagine what our future would be like and create a drawing to go with it. i drew myself in a doctor’s coat, working in a bakery, and holding a georgetown diploma in one hand. obviously a drawing that was completely realistic. so far i’m 1 for 3 on those counts (or since i’m still studying at georgetown it might be 0 for 3), and the doctor thing is probably not going to happen since i gave that dream up junior year of high school. who knows about the bakery though… maybe i can hit 2 for 3. before i start rambling, even though i’ve basically already started, i’m going to get to the point. i made one of the most delicious things i’ve ever had in my life thanks to this recipe. there were some issues with the recipe (due to the fact that i’m a college student), like when i used a meat tenderizer to mash cauliflower because we don’t have a potato masher… so that was fun. but seriously, this one is definitely worth trying.

what’s cookin’?

02 Wednesday Apr 2014

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news flash! i went vegan for lent/a 30 day challenge… for someone like me, who cherishes breakfast sandwiches, frozen yogurt and chicken and goat cheese in my salads, it wasn’t easy, but it hasn’t been too bad. now when i say day 2 was bad, i’m not kidding. most of it was definitely psychological, but at 10:45 that night i was laying in bed feeling weak and exhausted… putting me being dramatic aside, i actually wasn’t feeling too hot. that was march 18th, and here i am on april 2nd and i’ve gotten used to it. i do feel good, but there are a few things that i am more than missing a.k.a. all meat and eggs, and butter, and cheese… so actually i’m missing a lot. the great thing about this challenge/sacrifice is that i’ve been cooking a lot, and since i love to cook, it’s been fun. what doesn’t help is that i’ve been looking up both vegan and non-vegan recipes and i’m counting down until i can cook certain meals… during my research (which has become a daily thing) i’ve come across more than a few recipes i want to try out:

loaded bbq chicken nugget nachos

beer battered fish tacos with margarita mango salsa and jalapeño crema

sweet corn cake eggs benedict with avocado hollandaise

turkey, avocado, and goat cheese panini

cherry blossoms and cupcakes

15 Monday Jul 2013

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baking, cherry blossoms, cooking, cupcakes, fondant, georgetown, georgetown university, washington d.c.

recently i have been missing georgetown quite a bit. i love my school and the area, and there are those moments where i wish i could be walking past the surrounding townhouses on my way down to m street. for the weekend of the fourth i headed on down to dc and i could have stayed longer, but it definitely was what i needed. before i get completely sidetracked i decided to make some cupcakes and happened to be inspired by my little trip.

1. if you ever have the chance to visit dc, make sure to visit the georgetown area. just walk around and i promise you’ll love it.

2. one of the best times to visit dc is during the cherry blossom season.

3. everyone talks about georgetown cupcake and sprinkles, but baked + wired is where it’s at.

summer loving

01 Saturday Jun 2013

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grilled shrimp, leopard, new york, reading, summer, summer reading, white eyelet

the temperature has finally changed and it is hot as hell, but in the words of icona pop, i don’t care, i love it. with this heat comes a change in clothing, aka i only have been wearing light-colored clothes or white, because i will sweat (or pass out) in anything else. the amount of white clothing i have is ridiculous, but at least i acknowledge it and put it to good use. i’ll be starting work on monday (which i am so excited about), and i’ve been trying to get some cooking in beforehand. if you know me, you know that i love seafood, and once the summer rolls around i can’t get enough of it. i’ve recently discovered grilled shrimp marinated in beer and old bay seasoning, and it is one of the easiest/best recipes ever. ever (huge claim i know, but i promise it’s the best). since it’s extremely hot i’ve been sending dramatic snapchats about the heat (my dog is the star of many of them), making quite a few runs for starbucks for passion iced tea lemonades, and heading into the city whenever i get the chance. if you can experience new york in the summer (when the heat doesn’t make you feel like you have to stay inside) i highly encourage it. so until my next post i’ll leave you with some pictures of summer so far (and maybe even a gratuitous selfie, just because).

hi there, it's me, meg. this happened to be snapchat.. which was later captioned with riding dirty (something i clearly wasn't doing)..

hi there, it’s me, meg. this happened to be a snapchat.. which was later captioned with riding dirty (something i clearly wasn’t doing)..

went on a little starbucks date!!! and by date i mean i took my younger sister..

all white everything

finally got around to summer reading! yes, that book on the bottom is about westward expansion, and yes, i couldn’t be more excited to read it.

rainbows and rabbits

01 Monday Apr 2013

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baking, blogger, cake, easter, fashion, happy easter, new york city, springtime

first off, happy belated easter! christmas and i go hand in hand, but there is something super special about easter. it reminds me that spring is here (or should be) and bright colors can soon be worn freely. so last night while i got reacquainted aka straight up obsessed with pinterest i started creating boards and pinning and saving photos. i can already tell this is going to be an unhealthy addiction. so on my last night of break i’m going to call it a night early, but hopefully this rag tag group of photos can bring you some inspiration. p.s. if you’re in the area, ill be making those mini cakes pretty soon.