Firstly, if you've never heard of Groupon, go sign up for their daily emails for awesome deals that are offered by your location. They have deals like 50% off restaurants ($25 for $50 worth of food), spas, dance classes, sailing classes, etc. Please sign up using my link so I can get credits if you purchase something (Remember, Karma is the best!).
Now that you're acquainted, I will tell you how my first Groupon purchase went. A few months ago a deal for Grandaisy Bakery was offering $15 worth of food for $7. I had gotten menus from here before and always wanted to try it, so this was the perfect opportunity. I got 2.
After work today, I headed to the movie theater to get Tom and myself tickets to see Iron Man 2 this weekend at the Lincoln Center IMAX. Aghast from spending $19 PER ticket, I headed into Bacchus Wines after seeing signs advertising "Wines under $10". I bought 2 bottles totaling $18.95 (STILL Less than a movie ticket!). Then I passed by Gray's Papaya, and after resisting the smell of the hotdogs, I thought I'd stop by Grandaisy and pick up dinner. I heard they had flat pizzas. They only had 3 kinds left: Pomodoro, Funghi and 1 Potato left (with gruyere and onions). I got one of each, plus a Chocolate torte, and Lumaca. It came out to $15.50. Ah, so close. I gave the cashier my groupon and 2 quarters and headed home.
I put the pizzas into the toaster oven to reheat. Sadly, that didn't do anything for the pieces of cardboard. The Pomodoro was so bland and the sauce was barely existent. I added basil and crushed red pepper flakes to try to revive it but even that couldn't fix the dry tasteless crust. I had higher hopes for the mushroom but again, bland. What the heck Grandaisy? You sell these pieces of paper for $3-$3.50 each?? I drizzled a little bit of olive oil and it helped a tad, as did the basil I dusted on. Surprisingly, the potato slice had the best flavor. It was very reminiscent of the potatoes au gratin my mom makes. Again, I had to drizzle a little bit of Olive oil since it was very dry, but I enjoyed it.
Grandaisy: -10 points
Then again, it's a bakery, not a pizzeria. I tried the Lumaca.
WOW. Packs a lot of flavor, is dense but still light and flakey, not too sweet; reminded me of baklava. Ok, Grandaisy, you get +8 points.
Chocolate torte. WOW. Such wonderful chocolate flavor and it was so amazingly light! It tasted like the best brownie you ever got with the consistency of a moist chocolate cake. The outside has a bit of a crunch but inside... angel food. +10 points.
Ok, so you redeemed yourself with your pastries. I would like to try the pear tart next and the various cookies stacked on your wall. Good thing I have another Groupon!
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2 comments:
Hello dear "gourmand" it's seems like your tastes are still very naive. The pizzas from gdaisy are roman style pizzas and not like from your neighborhood pizzaria. I suggest you come back when your tastes have matured and have learned to appreciate a good pomodoro pizza sauce (it doesn't have to have chili peppers and mozarella cheese all the time) and have graduated from brownies... For 50 cent you didn't do too bad pussycat until then i recommend pizza hut... I heard their brownies are the "bomb" and you get it for free if you order two pies
I don't typically respect anyone who posts anonymously (what are you try to hide?), but for you I will make an exception. I've been eating sushi and caviar since I was 2 years old, escargot since I was 3, and had great food and bad food in the 22 years after that. I've had toppingless pizza all over Italy- Bergamo, Florence, Rome, etc and that is definitely great pizza. Grandaisy's pomodoro slice might've been great for you, but it wasn't for me. Like I said, the crust was dry as cardboard.
It's unfortunate that you were informed every single dining experience should be the exact same for everyone, but next time you have something that isn't worthy for your tastebuds, you can think about how "naive" you are.
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