A recent article on the Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York Website asks: "Is a New Yorker's right to an affordable dining-out experience a livability issue?" I certainly feel that it is, so I was delighted to discover Prince St. Cafe & Catering tonight. For $12, I dined like a king! I ordered the homemade fettucini, which is prepared in six different ways: with wild mushrooms and English peas, grilled veggies and goat cheese, duck confit and truffle butter, crabmeat and sun-dried tomatoes, prosciutto with tomatoes and mozzarella, and my choice, the luscious pine nut pesto. Olive oil coated the thick noodles and crunchy pine nuts, and the wonderful aroma of fresh basil permeated the room. A customer walked in and said that this delicious fragrance was the first thing he noticed. (The special also included hunks of fresh baguette and a big vinaigrette-dressed green salad.)
I still had a few bucks on me, so after gaping at the red velvet, lemon meringue and chocolate cupcakes ($2), I ended up taking a giant chocolate fudge brownie home with me. I'm still too full to eat it!
Prince St. Cafe & Catering, 26 Prince St., (212) 343-7310.
Monday, March 31, 2008
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