The Best Thing I Ever Ate… This Week: May 17, 2013

CityEats’ editors share picks for our favorite dishes of the past seven days.

Erin Hartigan, National Senior Editor

Pea Mezzelune

What: Pea-Filled Mezzelune

Where: A Voce

The Scoop: Rhubarb, asparagus, ramps and peas are the four horsemen of the winter apocalypse (also known as spring’s awakening). If there were enough time and space, I’d dedicate a column to each, but this week’s spotlight falls on sweet, poppy, perky peas in a delicate heap of mezzelune pasta. Few places can craft a filled pasta quite like A Voce, and these translucent wisps practically burst with the brightness of spring’s mini green marbles. They’ll be gone in weeks, but in the meantime, they’ll make every other season pea-green with envy.

In Short: Mind these peas and Q’s.

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Bottoms Up: Cold Spring on the Hudson from The Steak House

Cold Spring Cocktail

Photo by Tanja Yokum

Sometimes life calls for a cocktail — especially on a Friday. While you can’t go wrong with a simple vodka and soda, there are times when you want to really shake things up. We turn to area restaurants and bars for inspiration.This week, the folks at Michael Jordan’s The Steak House in New York share one of the cocktails they’ve created to celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of Grand Central Terminal, where the restaurant is located. The special cocktails, including the Cold Spring on the Hudson, pay homage to trains and train travel.

Cold Spring on the Hudson

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Zyr vodka
  • ½ oz. pomegranate syrup
  • 2 oz. pomegranate juice
  • Splash of lemon juice
Directions
  1. Pour all ingredients into shaker.
  2. Shake with ice, strain and serve in martini glass with lemon twist.

Friday Night Bites: Tables for Two on Friday, May 17

The weekend is just around the corner, so it’s time to start making plans! Why not kick things off with a festive dinner? We’ve made organizing easy for you and have already rounded up a list of some of the hottest CityEats partner restaurants that still have reservations for tonight.

Today, we’ve got tables for two at:

The Ten: Lobster Rolls

Lobster Roll

Photo Credit: Neil Conway

With over 3,000 restaurants in NYC and only three meals a day, how do you choose your food wisely? We’ve foraged through the five boroughs tasting everything we can get our mouths on, and these are The Ten favorites (for right now).

Fifteen years ago, you couldn’t find a lobster roll anywhere in this city, and its quick climb (or crawl?) into NYC restaurants everywhere exemplifies the greatness of this New England coastal treat. Beach season isn’t quite upon us yet, but once you get one of these lobster rolls in hand, it will feel just a tiny bit closer. Keep reading…