Day Three of the 5 - Day Tour of Eataly

Hello foodies! Today is the third day of the 5 - day tour of Eataly which means today I am going to talk about the market at Eataly and the other grab and go restaurants all around Eataly. I want to start out by wishing everyone who celebrates a happy Hanukah.

Day 3

I want to start out with the market. The staff walking around Eataly were all super helpful and very knowledgeable. Also there were a ton signs explaining the products. They were very helpful and taught you some things about the products. Also everything they sold were clearly labeled and well organized. The whole place was split up in sections. I would say there were ten sections which were fresh produce, housewares, beer, cookbooks,  fresh pasta, dry pasta, olive oil vinegar & more, dairy, biscotti, honey jam & confectionery.

So starting from the entrance on 23rd street, was the fresh produce. The fresh produce has your typical fruits plus more. They had Buddha hand, pomelo, key limes, meyer lemons and more. They also had a great selection of apples and your other regular fruits and vegetables.
Next up, housewares. At the housewares section they had lots of different bowls and utensils. There was a decent selection with some cool things.
Now onto beer. The beer section had a lot of beers that are unusual and different. There were a lot of Italian beers of course.
Right next to the beer section is the cookbook section. It is like a mini book store with lots of books not just recipes but also books that teach about different foods.
Adjacent to the cookbooks was the fresh pasta. The fresh pasta area was making pasta right there in font of you. Also they sell white and black truffles. The person who was selling them knew a ton about truffles and really informed you about the use of the truffle and what it really is.
Back towards the corner is the dry pasta. The dry pasta area had tons and tons of different brands and types of pasta. They had a large selection of pasta and they also were selling canned tomato sauce there too.
Past the pasta is the olive oil, vinegar & more. They have a wide selection of oils and vinegars plus lots of different spices. Next to this section is La Scuola which is a small cooking school. The dean of this school is Lidia Bastianich. I will talk more about that on Friday.
Towards the other side of Eataly there is the dairy section. The dairy section includes lots of different cheeses like burrata which is a mozzerella with a sweet string like cheese on the inside.
Also on that side of Eataly is the biscotti section with a large array of cookies. They had a various amount of flavors and shapes of biscotti.
The last section was the honey, jam & confectionery. There were some wild selections of honey and interesting jam flavors. There was also a lot of chocolate.

  Now besides the market there were some restaurants that were first come first serve that were really good. Those restaurants are La Piazza, Le Verdure, Il Pesce, and La Pizza & Pasta. I only visited Il Pesce (Executive Chef - David Pasternack) and it was really good. I really enjoyed the calamari. Il Pesce is a fish restaurant. La Piazza is a standing table restaurant that serves salumi and formaggia. Le Verdure is a vegetable restaurant. La Pizza & Pasta is a pizza and pasta restaurant.
Along with the restaurants there are other food areas like the bakery that is so good. My favorite bread is the olive bread, the raiso bread, and the corn bread. Then there was the butcher that sold a ton of different meats from largo to lamb chops.  And after that is the rotecceria that sell the cobb cobb chicken. On the other side of Eataly you will find the Paninoteca which sells sandwiches and panini's. I got a really good panini with prosciutto and provolone.

And that concludes the third day of the 5 - day tour of Eataly. I can't wait for tomorrow to talk about the sweets at Eataly called Eataly's Dolci. And also to anyone who celebrates, happy Hanukah.

-Mike