‘Danny Meyer’ Articles at Sweetnicks

Shake Shack has been around since 2004.

It took me 8 years to get my first visit in.

My friend, Beth, has been talking about planning a day trip to NYC, centered around Shake Shack forever.

And yet it was a trip to the aquarium (and Shake Shack’s Connecticut location) that finally did it.

When we decided to go to Norwalk’s Maritime Aquarium a few weeks ago, I did what any food-centric person would do.

I took to Twitter to see what must-stops there were in the area.

Natch.

As soon as I saw the message, “Shake Shack is at Exit 19” from a fellow food blogger that I met at last year’s TechMunch Conference in Boston, I had myself a plan.

And really, it was less than 10 minutes from the aquarium. How could we NOT go?

Especially when practically everyone I knew had already been.

Well, not quite as dramatic as all that.

But you know.

The parking lot is easy to get in and out of, and there were ample parking spots available, even on a weekend afternoon.

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Those within radio distance of New York’s Z100 know that the popular Six Second Reviews is a popular weekly event from Moviefone. Today has been a day. And a half. Like the kind where I might have spilled over into tomorrow’s fun and challenges, and I don’t want to press my luck any further and would like to wrap up today. Like now. So in the spirit of Moviefone’s Six Second Reviews, how about a Five Minute Review on Danny Meyer’s Maialino restaurant in NYC … long on pictures, short on words. Sound good? Let’s go.

One of my favorite parts of going into the city is seeing the skyline as I approach.

When I don’t know where I’m going, this is not a good sign.

Gorgeous blue skies and big white, fluffy clouds today, along with a balmy temp of 36. Not complaining at all, will gladly take this over what we’ve had lately.

Greeted at hostess stand and seated within minutes. The menu for our luncheon today. Decisions, decisions.

I went with the salad for the first course, being virtuous and all that. Sarah got the ravioli, which smelled divine. The salad? Amazing. Never would have put celery, fennel, hazelnuts and cheese together, but it created a magical little bite that we all inhaled.

The road not traveled.

I try to pick things I’ve never had before, and this was my first time for Sea Bass. I know, I’ve apparently led a sheltered life. I would totally get this again. Light, buttery, flaky, sublime. The radicchio salad did nothing for me, but I’m not a fan of radicchio usually so I’m biased and willing to admit that.

Have no idea what the dessert was, but Sarah and I shared the first piece with the pine nuts on it. It tasted a little like Key Lime, but I don’t believe it was. Whatever it was, it was gone quickly.

Can’t have a blogger lunch without a snap of the bloggers, right? Luckily only one grey hair shows up on camera. On me. Sarah, being 10 years younger (!!), has a ways to go ’till she earns her grey. If she tells me again that she was graduating high school when I was getting married … ;)…

Review: Shake Shack

Five Minute Review: Danny Meyer’s Maialino