We went to the mid-town branch, tucked inside the entrance to Ma Peche on 56th Street. Even if you know it's there, you can walk past it a couple of times before you realise where you are. Inside is dark, there's a counter and a couple of shelves stacked with cookies and merchandise. There's not really anywhere to sit down and eat (hence the bonus pictures of our rather minimalist but very comfortable hotel room).
Boyfriend had a slice of grasshopper pie which he said was good but probably not good enough for him to justify walking 16 blocks there and back (in my defence, he bought some trousers too on the way there so it wasn't like we walked all that way just to buy pie).
I also bought a selection of cookies, some of which even made it to LA with us. Boyfriend's favourite was the blueberry and cream cookie (which he said was good enough to walk 16 blocks for, sadly by the time he tried it, we were in LA so it would have been a considerably longer walk for another). I did enjoy my compost cookie (and the others that I sampled) but I felt like all of the elements could have been more pronounced. When you advertise a cookie has having pretzels, crisps, coffee grounds, butterscotch, chocolate and whatever else is in there, I want to be able to taste them. The real non-crack pie winner for me was the birthday cake truffles, three of which I hoovered down in a matter of seconds one night despite having just consumed my body weight in pulled pork sliders.
We're back in New York for one night at the end of our trip. We haven't booked a hotel room yet. My boyfriend wants to stay somewhere close to Central Park so he can go for a run. I think I can probably arrange it so we're staying somewhere close to the Milk Bar so I can do my own kind of work out.
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I've been enjoying your vacation posts! Like you, my first and only stop in NY would be momofuku. Thanks for sharing with us :)
Oh that pie... American pie is something I am going to have to learn to discover when I move to Los Angeles next month!
I love that your holidays also have a 'we must go to this food place' element to them too! that compost cookie sounds incredible! definitely worth having a try at making at home. Enjoy LA! If you get a free afternoon there's a park 40 miles down the road in Irvine that has free hot air balloon rides :)
Oh yum! That all sounds delicious.
Also--love your shoes. :)
I just went to Momofuku Milk Bar the other day! Definitely walked past it a couple times before actually finding it, ha. We tried the truffles as well, pretty darn delicious!
Ah, I am in love with the Momofuku Milk Bar! I made a crack pie last night and it is sitting next to me, tempting me. It's probably a good thing I don't live near a Milk Bar.
Haha. Love your "mainly made of sugar" comment. I'm happy you were able to try all those goodies! I've never had any of them and it's making me want to go to NYC.
Enjoy the rest of your trip! Hope you find some yummy things in LA.
I hear you on the cake truffles, all of them. A friend of mine brought back a huge box of goodies from Momofuku when she came back from New York a few months ago so next time I am in New York I will know to ignore the compost cookies (like you I found them a bit meh) and head straight for the cake truffles, whether carrot, birthday cake or the malted chocolate, the were all awesome. As for the cookies, I do like the bluberry and cream cookies and am glad that the recipe on Martha Stewart's recipe produces results almost identical to the original.
My friend also brought back two boxes of Momofuku cookie mix (compost cookies and blueberry and cream) - your post has now inspired me to open those little bas boys and start baking!
Grasshopper pie is my favourite, actually! But my secret addiction in NY is Dylan's candy bar!
I'm heading to Philly myself at the end of next week, so there's a regular baking transatlantic express!
I can't wait for a trip to NYC to walk however far it takes to get to a Milk Bar. After our group has been baking so many of the recipes, I have been dying to try them. I'm glad to hear your observation on the compost cookie...I loved it when I made it but I could have added more of things too. And the crack pie...worth walking so many blocks in my opinion. I can't wait to have a slice of that!
My god I love that place. The corn cookies and the blueberries and cream cookies are my favorite. Christina Tossi is a mastermind and you can see her influence on food bloggers everywhere!
I've always wanted to go here!
I'm so so jealous you got to go to Milk Bar! That was something I was supposed to do a few weeks ago when I had a trip to NYC planned but it fell apart since there's just so much going on in life right now. I'm glad you got to go though and share your experience with us! You should definitely book a hotel near Milk Bar to get every ounce of craving in before your trip back home! ;)
I'm heading to New York in a couple of weeks for our honeymoon so I'm loving your New York posts. I've heard so much about Momofuku I have to try it while we're there. The blueberries and cream cookie sounds fantastic.
So jealous of your trip, it just gets better and better!
I have to admit I've always thought the compost cookies sound quite weird. Would still love to give them a try though :-)
I love Milk Bar! My go-to orders there are usually the cereal milk ice cream AND a compost cookie (OR isn't even an option)...but now I'll have to try those truffles too!
Blueberry and cream is my favorite Momofuku cookie too. And crack pie of course! I have been wanting to make it at home but don't trust myself with it...
I love grashopper pie..and I LOVE NY, so incredibly jeal of the time you've spent there and the tasty treats you've had too!
Sounds like you are having an amazing trip! If you have a chance, you really must spend some time in Brooklyn. Some of the best food is out there! Wish I could get a slice of crack pie right about now though...
The bday cake truffles are one of my favourite treats of all time. So many childhood memories and much nostalgia in that first bite.
The first time I had one, we were walking away from the east village location, I tore into the package, took a bite of one and stopped right there in the street, just in total awe. It was familiar and SO NEW at the same time.
Sounds like you're having an awesome trip too :)
Oh bugger! I would be in NYC mid-week. Bummer we won't be able to meet but so glad you are enjoying everything on sight. And yes, totally stay close to Momofuku ;)
I'm from London too and went to the Milk Bar for the first time this summer too! The compost cookie was out of this world - my favourite part was the coffee grounds :)
Have also recently discovered your site and love it! Also happy that I've found another London food blogger!
I would always walk 16 blocks for pie:-) I haven't had the items you picked so now I'm curious to try those birthday cake truffles!
If you do go back, seriously try some layer cake.
if i have a chance to b in NYC, i would go to Momofuku Milk Bar!! Walk for ages too.
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