Descriptive Essay: The Meatpacking District

The Meatpacking District is one of my favorite neighborhoods in NYC because of how hip it is and how it is packed with steel and glass lofts, with sun pouring though the oversized windows. It always gives me an electric feeling walking around the cobble streets, looking at the Chelsea Market and walking the High Line. All of that sprightliness is encapsulated perfectly into the Fig and Olive. It has those floor to ceiling windows, that let rays seep in, reinforced by industrial steal framing the beautiful warehouses. The loft-like space of the restaurant has many rugged aspects like the hanging warehouse pendant lights and the metallic components throughout, however Fig and Olive also has a calm Mediterranean feel to its decor. The industrial …show more content…
They were so incredibly perfect. The incredibly crispy crust to the croquettes just crack under the pressure of your bite to seep out a filling of an impossibly umami sauce of cremini mushroom, parmesan cheese, and béchamel. The filling is so creamy and rich with a pungent mushroom flavor that is accented with parmesan. If that wasn't enough of a savory mushroom explosion, the croquettes are sprinkled with a rich truffle olive oil aioli. If you don't understand the concept of umami, you need to try this. Every component of this dish is so filled with the meaty, addictive …show more content…
The penne was cooked perfectly al dente, with just a slight chew to add a heft to the dish. The same ingredients that were in the croquets are represented here too. Now instead of being blended into a sauce, the cremini mushrooms are displayed proudly folded into the pasta. This is again sprinkled with a generous portion of white truffle olive oil and if that isn't rich enough they add giant shavings of some of the best parmesan that I have ever had just slowly softening into the hot penne. In this dish the copious amounts of rich mushrooms are balanced ingenious with some