So fireworks in NYC on the Fourth are quite impressive 😉 We hopped on the subway and heded towards dinner at Spice Market around 7pm. We were a bit off on our estimation of how long the subway ride would take so we were a few minutes late for our 7:30 reservation time but we had to wait for our table a bit anyway so it wasn’t an issue. Rather than trying to choose from their menu Jeremy and I both opted for their nine-dish/four-course tasting menu and a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc (decided to not be touristy and take photos this time around but here’s the breakdown per course):
Course 1
- Shaved tuna with coconut milk, chili tapioca, pear and lime
- Lobster summer roll with citrus-dill gelee and sriracha emulsion (was very different with the dill, a new flavor combo, but tasty)
- Poppadum with spicy/smoky tomato salsa
Course 2
- Pork sausage satay with lime and Thai basil dip (my favorite dish of the night)
- Spiced chicken samosas with cilantro yogurt
Course 3
- Ginger fried rice with a panko-crusted fried egg
- Cod with Malaysian chile sauce, Thai basil and celery
- Chargrilled chicken with kumquat lemongrass dressing
Course 4
- Thai jewels (little flavored gelatin balls) with crushed coconut ice
- Ovaltine kulfi (like an ice cream) with caramelized banana, spiced milk chocolate sauce and whipped cream
Fireworks from 12th street
Everything was served “family style” and overall things were very good (and reasonably priced for a tasting menu at $48 per person). Once we were done with dinner it was about 9:30, the fireworks had started at 9:20 but we had chosen the restaurant for it’s proximity to the fireworks (and ability to make a reservation on OpenTable) so we walked towards the water to be met with a probably 50-75 person-deep crowd at 13th street. We opted to go down a street for a better view upriver and enjoyed the rest of the fireworks from there with 1000s of others 🙂 We were able to see all 6 displays, just not the water below them, nevertheless they were quite impressive.
The fireworks concluded a bit before 10pm and we joined the masses heading to the subway stations and made our way back to the hotel after a lovely evening.
