madison square market

new york, ny

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for the rest of october, there's a daily outdoor food court just outside the northwest corner of madison square park. along the west side of the park, there's a crafts market which is a minature version of the union square holiday market, with most of the same vendors. this past weekend, derek and i bypassed the crafts and headed straight to the food court. it's a nice set-up. there are several tables and chairs in the middle of the square surrounded by about eight food booths.

after perusing the menu at hill country's booth, we decided on fatty crab's booth. i ordered the "fatty dog" with XO sausage, pickled radish, cucumbers, and cilantro for $8. it was about half the size of a normal hot dog at 4x the price, but worth every penny. derek had the chorizo taco and slider, which were also very good. small portions meant that we got to order from a second booth - we chose crepes from suzette. i requested a plain crepe with sugar which confused the crepe-maker ("are you sure you don't want bananas?"). derek really enjoyed his chicken-basil crepe. if only all nyc street fairs and markets had food this good.