Speedy Romeo

A few weeks back, before the year's first heat wave, Kev and I took a trip to Speedy Romeo in Bed-Stuy for a quick brunch. We sat at the bar and had some big cappuccinos, chatting about the sleepiness of the neighborhood, the signs of a young and hip New York creeping steadily into a old New York part of the borough. The pizza was good, Roberta's is better, and what I really loved was the roasted beet dish. As you see below, big blocky chunks of roast beet and other big, simple ingredients. 

Littleneck

Last Friday the heat wave had yet to break, the work week was short (after Memorial Day), and we were craving summery, shorey things. We love clams and oysters on the half shell, and each year look forward to Clam Bar in Montauk in August with his family. Raw bar offerings are so reminiscent of summer for me, and are amongst the company of strawberries and watermelon. Fun fact: Kevin introduced me to the world of raw seafood - sushi, clams, and oysters.

I got there a little earlier, and sat on the quaint little bench out front. I was jamming to old school Mariah Carey, and Kev was in a bad mood, stuck in traffic on his way to Gowanus.