palate + palette = fun

Looking for the perfect afternoon of good food and art?

Start in the neighborhood of NoHo in Manhattan.  Short for North of Houston Street, NoHo is a neighborhood wedged between Greenwich Village and the East Village.  Take the afternoon and visit the Leica Gallery and then head over to Five Points. You can thank me later.

Start with a visit to the Leica Gallery.  An absolute must for photography lovers and free!   The gallery itself is not your typical shiny-big space gallery.  Think old world.  Think small and intimate on the fifth floor of a historic building that was originally the 4th Brooks Brothers store constructed in 1874.  I was excited to learn about Maggie Steber’s upcoming exhibition later this month.  If you aren’t familiar with her work, she’s a documentary photographer known for her humanistic stories of people and cultures in crisis.  I’ve been following her for a while now as she documented her relationship with her mother who had Alzheimer’s.  Her exhibit, Rite of Passage, will run from April 19th thru June 1st.  Her images will take your breath as they speak to the pain and loss and the fragility of life.

All that looking and absorbing can definitely make one hungry so head on over to Five Points just a couple blocks away on Jones Street.  Eating in NYC is expensive so when I shell out bucks for a dining experience…it needs to be top quality.  I’m not a major foodie, just a love for a simple menu focused on fresh, local and seasonal ingredients.  Found!  Chefs Meyer and Freeman have it going on at Five Points.  A must?  Potato pizza with sliced yukon gold potatoes, fontina cheese and truffle oil.  The grilled amish chicken salad with local greens, toasted pistachios and dried cherries…oh my.

Like I said…you can thank me later.  Happy Weekend!

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P.S.  Changes are on the way…I’ll tell you all about it in my next post!