Amawale’s was closed on Christmas Eve, but I did some damage elsewhere then and the day before.
The Sentinel’s oatmeal was very good. They don’t use stone ground oats, but they made up for it with tons of nuts, dried fruit, and fresh fruit.
The Rye Project was a success. I split a sandwich made with salami, pastrami, corned beef on an onion roll. Good combination of flavors, but next time I’ll stick to a simpler sandwich on rye.
The smoked trout salad was great. The trout had a light smoke and was bouncy rather than dry.
Matzoh ball soup was basic, and hit the same beats as my family’s— salty broth, one big matzoh ball.
Shorty Goldstein’s bagels are house made and they finish baking at 7:30am. By 11:30, the bagels lost some of their charm but still good qualities like a thick crust, and dark brown blisters, the kind you get on a sourdough loaf. See http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/76432/hardly-strictly-bagels-shorty-goldsteins-stands-tall-with-new-housemade-bag/
I also had some banh mi:
