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Manhattan Notes -
Restaurants
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Thursday, 08 January 2009 00:00 |
Friend of A Farmer by Martha Cooney
It’s not just that it was in the backdrop of one Sex and the City scene as the girls strolled down the streets of the East Side and immediately put the restaurant on the map. It’s not just that the food is scrumptious, or that the wide plank tables and seating, unlike so many other New York eateries, are roomy enough for your plate, glass, coffee, and, if you so choose, your elbows and your New York Times. The main appeal of Friend of a Farmer is the ambiance, a backdrop and décor that whisks you off to the heartland. The wooden staircase, down-home décor, and flowers make it easy to forget you’re in the city and pretend you’re at someone’s breakfast table in Iowa. And the table is loaded with food: old fashioned pumpkin pancakes, “Farmer’s Breakfast” eggs in endless different forms, chicken pot pies, open faced grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches, or, for County Eating Lite, the Gramercy Park salad with greens, pears, beets and blue cheese. Friend of a Farmer is a good brunch spot to take parents visiting from out of town, or even to treat a native New Yorker who’s never been.
Friend of A Farmer, 77 Irving Place, east of the Union Square Farmer’s Market between 18th and 19th streets.
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