The Sundry Tomatoes

RESTAURANT:  City Kitchen DATE: March 10, 2015 LOCATION: 700 8th Avenue at 44th Street This month's dinner roulette spun to me, and for the life of me, I could not decide what I wanted to eat or where to go.  Usually the premise of our dinners are to try places we (or at least the picker) have not been to before.  With this long and cold winter, I was craving a bowl of warm soup and ramen noodles.  Ippudo in the East Village is one of my favs... so I considered bending the rule by revisiting this noodleshop namesake by checking out their midtown west location, since technically I have not ventured that spot yet.  Just when I was ready to pull the trigger on my ramen pick, I was also craving tacos.  I couldn't make up my mind or stomach, so I kept searching endlessly, waiting for that a-ha moment of clarity. City Kitchen was the perfect solution to my indecisive appetite!  While it's not fine dining, this is not your mall food court.  Newly opened this

RESTAURANT:   City Kitchen   DATE: March 10, 2015 LOCATION:  700 8th Avenue at  44th Street It's been a long harsh winter. I lie it's been a mild winter, everyone just likes to whine about it like they've never seen winter before. But the days are getting warmer and longer and that means I am more excited to go outside and stuff my face instead of rushing home to put on 7 sweaters. Yesterday's dinning selection was  City Kitchen . The best way to describe it is a "gourmet food court." The 2nd floor location on 8th avenue houses six dining options (all pop up versions of their brick and mortars), along with two desserts kiosks and one pretzel stand.  I planned before hand to have Gabriela's tacos. But when I saw the size of the taco and the size of the price tag, I decided that $6 was not worth a small 2-bite taco. While three of us waited for our 4th member of the food absorption committee, we witnessed many people get these long sort of wraps from