We ended up this afternoon in Mamaroneck by sheer chance, by way of a birthday party visit. It is but a town we have breezed by one or two times over the last decade and a half, nonetheless on this exceedingly chilly day, it held the charm of a land not discovered...
decided with my partner in crime, we should not spend the 11/2 hours of birthday party time indoors drinking apple juice and eating crackers but rather, exploring what the big bad world had to offer.
So, we set out at 11:58pm sharp to head for Carnival time, or the site of our redemption. Here we did the niceties, handed over the gifts and them gleefully made our escape... We had lunch somewhere, this I shall tell you later, but I was very excited at this find right on the corner of Mount Pleasant and Stanley... called Chaves - a Portuguese Ida. I unfortunately cannot tell what an Ida is, but it appeared to be a cross between a sophisticated Bodega and a bistro.
Well. this is a great joint to pick up a bunch of Portuguese ethnic offerings, a quick bite - they had a small but diverse selections of soups and stews, coffee and tea, parties and savory samples. Their grocery aisles consisted of several jars of pickled vegetables, peppers, canned fish, chorizo, and some frozen offerings...
Lots of bread, and in this compact space at least 2-3 shelves of beautiful hand painted pottery and serving ware. Not a place where you can spend a day, but definitely somewhere you can end up feeling thrilled and excited on a leisurely hour in the afternoon...
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