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Welcome to the Frog Hollow Farm blog! I've been blogging since January 2010 and have switched from Blogger to Word Press, but I'm back to Blogger because, for me, it's easier to use. My husband and I live on a little farm in Northwest New Jersey. We have some chickens and a very large vegetable garden with asparagus and raspberries, and rows and rows of sunflowers, snapdragons and zinnias. Traveling, entertaining, gardening, spending time with family, studying Italian, blogging and reading keep us busy and happy. With all of this going on, moving towards a simpler life seems almost impossible but it's definitely a daily goal.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Sunday Afternoon at Eataly


Eataly - Flatiron District - NYC

Last Sunday afternoon FHFB and I took a drive over to the city to visit Eataly in Manhattan.  Our daughter Katie was home from Brooklyn and was able to join us - she had already been to Eataly twice so she was a great guide. 

Eataly opened its first North American branch in conjunction with Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich. The multi-floor, multi-restaurant culinary behemoth includes separate mini-restaurants devoted to meat, fish, vegetables, pasta and pizza, panini, espresso, gelato, salumi, cheeses — plus a rooftop brewpub.

 
This post is really a photo diary of the trip, without too many words.  I hope you enjoy it as much as we did - it was a great afternoon.  Some advice, pick up a shopping cart as soon as you get in the store.  We found ours at the produce entrance.  Here's a small map of the inside of the store from Google:
Granted, it's not too easy to see. And after I posted the rest of the photos I realized that the quality of my Blackberry phone is not so great. So, please forgive the very blurry photos - believe me, the store is just fabulous.  I also had some great photos of the fresh mozzarella section and some other areas that were sideways, and I just couldn't get them to post right-side-up for some reason. 

Okay, let's begin the visit!
The Bread !


The Butcher!

Cheese!



The Bakery !

FHFB's Macchiato!

Pasta!   Eataly also has a huge fresh pasta section with delicious looking ravioli, linguini, fettucine, you name it!

Olive Oil!

Salami!

Pre-Made Sandwiches and Foccacia!

No picture of the pizza, but Katie loved it!  We ate it while we walked around shopping!

Frito Misto Lunch! 

We had a delicious bottle of proseco with our lunch.  Everything was delicious, but be prepared for crowds.  We were in the store for about 3 hours, shopping, eating, shopping and eating. 

Oh, and there is also a wine store that is accessed from the outside.


What more could you ask for? 

I'm so disappointed at the quality of the photos - I need to remember my camera from now on - LOL!
 
Ciao, bella! 

6 comments:

  1. Woah!! I heard it was wonderful but it looks even more than that :))
    Grazie Ann Marie, I'll go asap!

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  2. HI FARM GIRL,
    WHAT A GREAT TRIP AND DELICIOUS TOO. WHAT A WONDERFUL PLACE TO GO. HAPPY HALLOWEEN, AND HAVE A NICE DAY. LOVE, AUNT RIZ

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  3. What an incredible place! I checked out the website and it has everything. My friend Kathy would love this place. She's Italian and she's an incredible cook. She's from NY. I love eating at her house!

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  4. Hi Ann Marie
    It looks wonderful even though I am stuffed now with Halloween candy, I could still eat there right this minute! Lol!!!
    I think Mario is absolutely brilliant, I love his app on my iPad . Great recipes from various regions in Italy.
    Hope you had a nice Halloween and you are feeling well!!!!
    Xx

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  5. Ann Marie, You are speaking my love language!!!This looks like a place I would just love to visit, work in, live in...

    Thanks for taking pictures while you were eating and taking in the sights. I'll have to visit there myself! Mario is brilliant!

    Great post1
    Yvonne

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  6. well, you KNOW i LOVED this. i saw mario on martha talking about it when it first opened..everything i LOVE is in this store.

    why am stuck out here in california?
    happy to visit today, my friend

    kary and teddy
    xxx

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