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momofuku noodle bar has one dessert option - their excellent softserve created by momofuku's excellent pastry chef. i wasn't thrilled with the flavor they had on tap friday night, so we stopped by momofuku milk bar on our way home. the milk bar has additional softserve flavors, cookies, cake, and flavored milks. like the noodle bar, the atmosphere is very lowkey and casual. there's only one person to take your order, so you have to wait in a line while the people in front of you taste softserve samples and discuss the menu with the staff. don't freak out, it's not a long wait, and it's worth every minute. (yes, i'm talking to you, the person behind us in line who kept peeking over us trying to figure out if there was a faster way to get to the desserts).
milk bar is home to derek's favorite cookie -- the compost cookie -- which contains pretzels, potato chips, coffee, oats, butterscotch, and chocolate chips. it's a buttery salty sweet combination that's delicious and addictive. so we ordered four compost cookies, two cornflake chocolate chip marshmallow cookies, and a slice of chocolate chip cake (with passion fruit curd, chocolate crumbs, and coffee buttercream). not sure if it was the late hour, the amount we had purchased, or out of the goodness of their hearts, but the staff gave us an extra three cookies. mmm, free.
update 1/9/2010: i don't know what happened, but lately the compost hasn't been as good. derek's new favorite is the cornflake chocolate chip marshmallow cookie and my favorite is the blueberry cookie.
looks delicious. I'm expecting one of those free ones mailed over to SF, thanks. and you're doing a damn good job of instigating a potential move to NYC, with all these places to try.
ReplyDeletei'll have to tell everyone about the "compost cookie" from the "milk bar". Where do they come up with these names? sheesh.
have you ever tried the soup nazi place from seinfield?
yes, nyc food is awesome. i don't think the compost cookie is going to hold up in the shipping process, so you're just going to have to come here and try one yourself!
ReplyDeleteno, i have never tried the soup nazi place. i prefer hale & hearty where the soup servers are very nice and give you free samples.
i am drooling, remembering those blueberry cookies. i don't normally even like blueberry cookies! but i would come all the way back to visit just for those.
ReplyDeleteyou didn't even get to try the compost cookie because they had ran out, right?! man, you definitely need to come back and visit.
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