On my way to a going away party in the West Village, I stopped off at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. Yeah, it is every bit as loony as it sounds. Plus they have special full moon festivals every month. God, I love working on this book. I wind up in the most bizarre places.
Although the chapel is billed as a place for sacred contemplation and spiritual renewal, I found its cheesy new agey-ness hilarious. I did find Nirvana, though, near by at the Chelsea Market. This is a huge warehouse of the kitchens of gourmet food purveyors. Somehow I have never managed to make it over there before this afternoon. I wandered around the cavernous hallway in awe. Then I found Ronnybrook Dairy Bar. I had recently read that this place has milkshakes to die for. That is an understatement.
The chocolate orange peel milkshake (and yes, I felt like an asshole asking for it with skim milk) cost $5.15. But if I were run over by a garbage truck as I were sucking that thing down, I would die a happy woman. Unbelievable.
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I demend a milkshake. Where is this place?
ReplyDeleteI checked out the sacred mirror site online...cool.
ReplyDeleteIs the dairy new? I love Chelsea Market even though I actually never really shopped there. I used to walk through it after everything was closed on the way to volunteer at the Revlon Run/Walk Offices upstairs. I love the warehouse-y design. What's the bakery with the witch called? There's an Amy's Bread there too. I miss my 9th Ave. Amy's Bread location in my old 'hood.
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The Fat Witch bakery. Soooooo delicious. I bought some milk chocolate and and some caramel brownies for the going away party. Best. Brownies. Ever. On the other hand, it was not a good idea for me to chase down a rich chocolate milkshake with brownies. Last night and this morning have been rather smelly...
ReplyDeleteThe coolest thing about Chelsea Market is that it's all local people and owners need to be on site something like 80% of the time. V cool when you consider the owner of the space could earn way more money renting to Starbucks and Gucci, or Radio Shack or whatever.
ReplyDeleteNext time I visit you can we go to the Fat Witch Bakery? It sounds great!
ReplyDeletemmmm sounds so good. i wanna go next time i'm in town
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