Esther’s eats: Elvis, macarons, new food from new Meadowlands stadium

More often than not, I either eat something at a restaurant or make a recipe that I’ve already posted about, resulting in a huge collection of random delicious food pictures. I figured I’d share them with you from time to time, in a new blog series called Esther’s eats. Please let me know if you think this is something I should continue as a series or not!

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1. The Elvis from Peanut Butter & Co., with bacon added. Mine was custom ordered – creamy peanut butter with honey, bananas, and bacon! It was sweet and savory. (I think it was about $10 with a drink).

And then…I ate the best macarons of my life, blowing Bouchon Bakery out of the water.

2. My friend J was kind enough to get these macarons for me from Paris! It was from the famous bakery called Laduree. I loved the little container. There was an assortment of flavors – caramel, pistachio, rose petal, strawberry, lemon, and vanilla. These were the best macarons I’ve ever had! Thanks, J! She also got me salted caramel from the same place, so I’ll have to make something yummy with that soon.

3. A steaming bowl of ramen from Ippudo in the middle of summer. What? You don’t eat hot ramen in the middle of summer? This was Akamaru Modern, described on the menu as: “The original tonkotsu’ soup noodle with Ippudo’s special sauce, pork belly chashu, cabage, kikurage, scallions, miso paste & fragrant garlic oil.” The broth was flavorful with hints of miso and ginger, and the pork belly literally melted in my mouth. I love that they handmake all the noodles and the broth in house. I’m even willing to pay $14 for this. A word of warnigd: there’s always a wait, so be sure to get there early!

4. I had the privilege of tasting all the food at the new Jets/Giants stadium, called New Meadlowlands stadium. This is just a couple of pics from that glorious day where I ate everything that was offered there. Half of a pig in a blanket with mozzarella di bufalo mac and cheese. Both were delicious, especially together, but these two items will only be offered in the coaches lounge area.

5. Another item I tried at the stadium – Nonna Fusco’s meatball sub sandwich. This was chef Eric Borgia’s grandmother’s meatball recipe. The meat was juicy and the sauce had great flavor. I especially loved the pungent bits of shaved Parmesan cheese on top! I’m sorry but I don’t remember how much it was.