Brunch at Northern Spy Food Co (NYC)

I love blogger get-togethers, and I've been looking forward to this one for what seems like forever. I think we might have actually started talking about it back at the Foodbuzz festival in November! Mardi and her husband, Neil, were going to be in New York City and wanted to get a group (including Andrea from High/Low Food/Drink, Mary Ann from Puff and Choux, and Christine from Fresh, Local and Best) together for brunch. Since New York is only a short drive from us, there was no way that I was going to miss out on that!

As it turns out, arranging a brunch for a group of 9 isn't as easy as you'd think it would be - a lot of places don't take reservations! Seeing the size of the restaurants, it was understandable though. Our small group took up a good third of the restaurant. If they took reservations and ended up with no-shows, that would seriousy cut into their profits! Anyway, Andrea managed to arrange for us to get a table at Northern Spy Food Company, a small farm to table restaurant in the East Village. While thye don't normally take reservations, they were happy to accomdate our group, and even let us in before seating their other guests when they opened. It was very VIP. :) It's apparently also the place to be on a Sunday morning! Even taking into account the restaurant's small size, it was surprizing how quickly it filled up! I suggest getting their a little before they open if you want to snag a table. Which you do. Believe me.

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