Food Blog

I’m on the east coast, eating.

I’ll have a review of Blue Hill at Stone Barns way up in Tarrytown, and Cafe Grey in the Time Warner Center in NYC, but for now here’s a shot of lunch at Battery Gardens, in Battery Park. Battery Gardens apparently has changed owners and name from the American Park Cafe, which was evicted by the city. It’s right on the waterfront, looking out towards the Statue of Liberty.

Peekytoe crab cakes daikon salad, asian peanut sauce, lotus root chips
These were awesome, but there was no sign of lotus root chips and the daikon was overly intense with salt and vinegar. Didn’t stop me from eating them though. $12.

Prime House Ground Sourdough Burger
Sourdough bun, grilled bermuda onion, apple wood smoked bacon and havarti cheese

While it’s not the best burger I’ve ever had, it’s definetely one of the largest. This thing was much bigger then a half pounder. It’s not often I can’t finish half my meal. And at 19 bucks, I felt guilty leaving it. Most other items on the menu (lunch and dinner look identical) are expensive as well, and the best cheap alternative looked like the individual Margherita pizzas, which looked huge on the other tables, for 13 bucks. The view is worth paying a little extra, and it’s probably really worth it to sit on the patio outside in the summer for a sunset (see the current KIPlog main image for a view of a sunset over New Jersey). In any case, bring sunglasses if eating lunch inside when the sun is out, this place is ultra bright because of the huge windows.