Thanks for meeting me at Gottino 52 Greenwich Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Sit down and have a cup of coffee ($3) with me. The coffee here is great by the way. Would you like a pastry? Do you have time for a meal? Really? OK! There’s so much I want you to try so if you need to save room, just try the whole wheat scone ($3), tall and sturdy, textbook perfection.
Actually, you have to have a piece of the Pane Dolci ($4). The cranberry bread is toasted and soaked in just the right amount of creamy butter. Don’t eat too much though, there’s so much more.
They’re quite known for their Pesto di Noci ($6), a walnut pesto. I’m not sure what they have done to these walnuts to make them so moist.
Normally, I don’t order scrambled eggs at restaurants. I figure it’s easily made at home, but I will probably come back time and time again for Gottino’s scrambled eggs ($9). They are the most perfect, melt on your tongue, creamy and tasty eggs ever. It says Steamed Scrambled Eggs on the menu. Do you think if I beg Jody Williams, she will teach me how she does this? Did you like the prosciutto better or the lox? I liked the prosciutto.
Lon preferred the lox.
They have a huge list of salumi and cheeses (also available at dinner). You can choose in 3, 5, or 7. Shall we go for five ($29)? We don’t have to finish it all.
The thinly sliced Porchetta is very nice.
The Calabrese too.
Hmm, I’m not such a big fan of the Oxtail Marmalade. I think I prefer this rich fatty meat in hot preparations.
I think that was the pork terrine. Make sure to get some raisins with it. It’s a nice combo.
Oh my, I think this creamy gorgonzola is my favorite. The touch of honey takes it to another level. I could eat a tub of this like ice cream.
Isn’t this place adorable? You feel like you’re in the country, but the food is surprisingly sophisticated, yet it’s still so casual, you can roll out of bed on a Sunday, throw on shorts and a T-shirt, and waltz in. It’s my dream bed-and-breakfast, without the bed, haha. Lon feels like the space is a bit tight for guys so he likes the food but calls it, the girl place.
I know your stuffed but they have some specials. We should just try it…
Wow, I almost forget this is a fritatta ($9). The sweet concentrated tomato and aromatic pine nuts make me think this was a pasta sauce last night. I don’t mind at all though, it’s delicious!
I guess we could have passed on the tonnato pork ($9). The suckling pig doesn’t stand up to the wonderful herbally sauce. It’s a bit too heavy for brunch too.
Let’s pack up the left-overs. I’m not wasting one drop of this stuff. I had a great dinner here a couple of months back too, but I think I’m even more in love with the brunch. I’m a little baffled too, how such simple stuff can be so good here. I mean, it’s the whole package of every little detail, the fruity olive oil, the crusty toasts. The service is always great here too. I cant believe there’s no wait at noon. Shh….don’t tell anyone about this place.
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Thanks, that was a delicious meal we ‘shared’. And you guys are so sweet for picking up the tab.
yummm that place is awesome!! and the food is fantastic!! thanx a lot for the meal 😉 it was rili good! hehe
cheers!!
So I suppose I can safely add this to my list of places to try whilst traveling. List is getting rather long–can’t wait to tackle it! I don’t even know if this is possible given I just noted you have 517 listings under restaurants, but maybe you could generate a “best of the best in NYC” list, or assign some kind of special designation to those places that are truly worth the time?
can FM answer a question for me? I want to know how many gallons of water are used to produce a single pound of beef. I’ve read from 500 to 2,500, but I can’t find the definitive answer.
I love pairing cheese with honey. I usually drizzle some honey on brie or camembert and bake it for 10 minutes. It’s to die for. All you need is to dig in the melted cheese with crackers. The creamy gorgozonla seems diving too!
they don’t list their menu on their website. 🙁 Looks like a great place to ‘wine’ down during the brunch hour. 🙂
Bill – Sounds like you would enjoy this homework assignment.
EMC, I’m going to work on that. I just finished organizing all the recipes into sections. It took me a couple of days. Did you see?
Jackie, I’m totally with you. I do it all the time.
Kim, I know =( Maybe if you call, they can fax you a copy?
oh my goodness. i’ve said it before–a good brunch can’t be beaten. lovely variety. i usually feel the same way about scrambled eggs, but good lordy, those look incredible!
I do NOT enjoy that homework assignment. I like nice clean answers without having to think or work. Do you think if Bil Gates asks his accountant how many tons of $20 bills he’s worth he gets a homework assignment?
Yum, I can’t wait to try it!!
Next time you are in for a Gottino brunch just ask me for a quick egg tutorial, no problem. Thanks for coming.
Jody Williams
ilovegottino.com
Ooh–walnut pesto. I’d love to try that!
You are dead right about the amount of butter on that cranberry bread. It looks perfectly slathered.
Chef Jody! I’m so happy now! …Jumping for Joy!!
I was excited to go to Gottino’s today and had high hopes since it has been a while since I’ve gone for Sunday brunch. We had the pane dolce, which was incredible but they left the butter slathering up to us, and the scone, which was excellent too. I found the eggs to be just mediocre and was a bit disappointed in them, but this may have been due to Jody herself not being there. They seemed a bit understaffed and when I asked inquisitively if they had bellinis on the menu the woman behind the counter immediately snapped at me saying, “Give me a minute. We’re trying to cook for the whole restaurant here. Just give me a minute.” And to add to that she was using her tongs to point at me… Being in a service industry myself, I was disappointed because even when things are chaotic I it’s still not acceptable to take things out on customers. I would go back since some food items were excellent and would be hopeful that the service is better next time… just a shame my first experience with them wasn’t what I imagined it to be with the service.
Caroline, I should have warned you. I recently heard that Jody left so it’s not run by her anymore. I have a feeling Gottino will not be what it used to be.
That’s too bad. I guess I won’t be returning then. 🙁