Weekend date - Midtown Global Market
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dreamsharkLooking back through my LJ memories made me realize what a good idea it is to record the fun things. For a while during the summer I must have been having lots of fun, because I was writing about "in-town vacations" pretty much every weekend. I did a lot of stuff over The Holidays, but never got around to writing about it. Somehow I don't have any psychic energy to spare in December, no matter how few responsibilities I take on. But now it's January, the sun is coming out again, and I can get back to journalling my life.
On Saturday evening Richard and I took a trip to the Midtown Global Market. (aka "the Old Sears Building.") I've been meaning to check it out ever since it opened, but never got around to it. For one thing, I wasn't sure if it was open in the evenings at all or if it was just a daytime phenom (answer: it's open until 8pm, and it's a fine place to get a quick, interesting, supper).
I also wasn't sure if it was just a food court or what? I guess the answer to that one is "yes." Maybe a third of the little shops are restaurants or fast food, but not like the chain restaurants you see in The Mall. There's Italian, Mexican, Asian, African, Tibetan(?), and so on. We had dinner at a Mexican place that makes its own masa. Most Mexican-American restaurants don't even serve masa. Probably the best reason to go back is the food shops (the website bills it as an indoor farmer's market). There's fresh produce, quite a lot of fresh meat (including hard-to-find meats like yak), Asian groceries and deli fare, and an outpost of The Holy Land. There are also a handful of random shops scattered around: here a guy selling spices, there a little art gallery. There's also a stage in the middle of the food court area. Some local musicians were onstage while we ate, singing, playing piano and violin. It's a fun place for a visit. I wish I had thought of going there when I was shopping for Christmas presents.
Tips: bring a shopping bag or backpack and set aside an hour or so for wandering around. There is free ramp parking on the east side of the building.
On Saturday evening Richard and I took a trip to the Midtown Global Market. (aka "the Old Sears Building.") I've been meaning to check it out ever since it opened, but never got around to it. For one thing, I wasn't sure if it was open in the evenings at all or if it was just a daytime phenom (answer: it's open until 8pm, and it's a fine place to get a quick, interesting, supper).
I also wasn't sure if it was just a food court or what? I guess the answer to that one is "yes." Maybe a third of the little shops are restaurants or fast food, but not like the chain restaurants you see in The Mall. There's Italian, Mexican, Asian, African, Tibetan(?), and so on. We had dinner at a Mexican place that makes its own masa. Most Mexican-American restaurants don't even serve masa. Probably the best reason to go back is the food shops (the website bills it as an indoor farmer's market). There's fresh produce, quite a lot of fresh meat (including hard-to-find meats like yak), Asian groceries and deli fare, and an outpost of The Holy Land. There are also a handful of random shops scattered around: here a guy selling spices, there a little art gallery. There's also a stage in the middle of the food court area. Some local musicians were onstage while we ate, singing, playing piano and violin. It's a fun place for a visit. I wish I had thought of going there when I was shopping for Christmas presents.
Tips: bring a shopping bag or backpack and set aside an hour or so for wandering around. There is free ramp parking on the east side of the building.
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Date: 2007-01-17 04:32 am (UTC)I was disappointed in the Farmer's Market in the middle. The fresh blackberries weren't all that fresh. Didn't have any yak.