Arthur Avenue
Casa della Mozzarella, 604 E 187th St, Bronx NY Thanksgiving is a few short hours away, but my family's Thanksgiving dinner has come to an end.
See, I work tomorrow and in order to get the Christmas holiday, I had to sacrifice my Thanksgiving.
Luckily, my family was more than happy to celebrate Turkey Day early.
Thanksgiving Eve dinner is to be posted at a later date.
But for Thanksgiving Eve Eve we decided to make Italian and I'll share a few pictures with you.
Menu:
antipasto
caprese
focaccia
cavatelli ( pronounced gava-DEEL)
Italian pastries and cookies for dessert
To prepare for the meal my Dad and I drove to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx to stock up on all "Little Italy in the Bronx" had to offer.
The following are pictures of our trip. Sadly it rained all afternoon so we were not inclined to take our time and explore. We were in stores, out of stores for a few seconds, and into the next. Thank goodness everything was conveniently in a row. The pasta shop, the pastry shop, the cheese/antipasto shop, the wine shop, the butcher and finally the baker.
See, I work tomorrow and in order to get the Christmas holiday, I had to sacrifice my Thanksgiving.
Luckily, my family was more than happy to celebrate Turkey Day early.
Thanksgiving Eve dinner is to be posted at a later date.
But for Thanksgiving Eve Eve we decided to make Italian and I'll share a few pictures with you.
Menu:
antipasto
caprese
focaccia
cavatelli ( pronounced gava-DEEL)
Italian pastries and cookies for dessert
To prepare for the meal my Dad and I drove to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx to stock up on all "Little Italy in the Bronx" had to offer.
The following are pictures of our trip. Sadly it rained all afternoon so we were not inclined to take our time and explore. We were in stores, out of stores for a few seconds, and into the next. Thank goodness everything was conveniently in a row. The pasta shop, the pastry shop, the cheese/antipasto shop, the wine shop, the butcher and finally the baker.
Egidio Pastry Shop, 622 E 187st St., Bronx, NY
Casa della Mozzarella
Vincent's Meat Market, 2374 Arthur Avenue, Bronx, NY
posted by Mona at 7:39 PM
17 Comments:
I am sorry I have not been commenting so much but this one I had to chime in on. We are not having T-Day here in Italy though I know a few expats who are trying it.
It is hard to find corn syrup for pecan pie, hard to find pecans, can't find fresh cranberries only dried, and so we have to be crafty don't we?
Your dinner sounds divine, take care and Happy T-Day!
GG, thanks for writing!! And please you don't have to apologize :) Amazing the improvisational skills it takes to cook up a big turkey feast abroad. I remember when we lived in France we were scrambling to find all the staples to put together a Turkey feast. I can't remember the end result so well but I remember the efforts it took. Our Italian feast Tuesday night was delicious thank you :) And after last nights' Turkey dinner, we're all stuffed and can't even think of going near leftovers.
Happy THanksgiving to you and your husband.
Thanks for taking me to Arthur Avenue via your photos and post. This is great! I trust you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day celebration, even if it was a day earlier. Have a good day at work, too.
*Paz, thanks so much! Yes it was great :) My dad hated me snapping pix everywhere but it was well worth it. I learned how to turn the flash off a couple pix too late:) ha.
Happy Turkey day!
Happy Turkey Day!
THanks Joe, you too! Can't wait to see what was on the menu (for you and your doggie pals:)
Molto Bono Mona. My mouth is watering. Happy Thanksgiving.
*Hey Greg, what's doin in Cali?
Can't wait to get out there for Xmas. That's what getting me thru my day at work. Had to make some sacrifices to get xmas off..
Happy Happy Turkey Day!
There are so many ethnic and cultural treasures to be found in so many cities. When you know where they are, going to the market has real meaning. The Wal-Marts and giant grocery stoes can never even come close to the shopping experience you get in an area like Arthur Ave.
I like the "field trip" entry to your blog. Where will you take us next?
*Hey Ave :) Ha, good to hear from you. Did you have a good Thanksgiving? I am already thinking about the next "field trip." Will let you know ;)
Loved your pictures of Arthur Ave! I really enjoy going to all kinds of markets, food shopping...everything looked so sensational (green with envy now) :) Too bad you have to work Thanksgiving but looks like you've got great meals to make up for it :)
Happy Thanksgiving and take care!
*Joey, hey girl thanks for stopping by from all the way across the ocean. And for the Thanksgiving wishes. Yes, as Swimster pointed out, there are much worse things that could happen than having to work Thanksgiving. At least now I can look forward to having Xmas off. Hope to get back to A.Ave more frequently. Amazing how cheap a packet of homemade noodles is! And that reminds me, I'm going to look up on the subway map if there's a convenient subway around there...
I love this post, Mona. This is my kind of shopping -- but I usually eat my way through the samples from one store to the next. Tell me more about cavatelli - did you post a recipe. I love all things Italian.
Sorry you had to work -- but what a wonderful attitude you have. Just proves you can't always change what's happening around you, but you can always change how you think about it.
hey...happy after turkey day!!! I love to cook so I may be stopping by again! Have a good one. :)
*Janice, aw thanks! You're so sweet. I will definitely post a recipe about the cavatelli. It was pretty simple but will give you the lowdown. I hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving!
*Life's Eyes, thanks for visiting :) And do come again!
I work minutes away from arthur avenue :) Its such a fun place to visit, and your pictures look really nice!
*Nupur, I can't believe you work around there. That's wild. I would be buying homemade pasta every day if I lived there. Can I get there via subway from the city?
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