Before we met with family this passed week we visited Limelight Marketplace on 6th and 20th Street in Manhattan with our friends from Mexico, Max and Greg. Here we found yummy coffee and chocolate products from that intrigued us all.
Mari's New York
Mari’s New York in Limelight Marketplace offers teeny tiny brownies made from scratch in six signature flavors (classic, classic with nuts, caramel sea salt, coconut, thai coffee, heat, and blonde bombshell). The small size allows you to indulge and sample several flavors in a Tapas style. Their new bacon flavored brownie is made with bacon jam and candied bacon on top and it is absolutely lively. This one and the others can be purchased and eaten on the spot or placed in a little white box for a gift (individual $2.50, 2 piece jewelry box $ 7, ½ dozen baton box $19). They also offer delicious steaming coffee (Counter Culture) and teas flavored with their homemade syrups of the brownie flavors. Thecoffeebeaners dare you to wake up with the spicy heat flavored coffee!
MarieBelle New York
The extraordinarily warm service and elegant chairs invite you to step into MarieBelle, the chocolate store on the upper level of the Limelight Marketplace. This sea blue café and chocolate shop invites you to taste some chocolates in a European style, sip tea, and share in conversation as you watch shoppers. Greg and I tried the espresso and coffee flavored chocolates and the kids tried the madagascar, pistachio, and vanilla flavored chocolates. Watch the youtube video to see how much we enjoyed the flavors. We did have to leave shortly after tasting because the sugar really hit Diego and I thought that we were going to leave owing more than just the bill for the treats, but the place was a delight and the offerings were quite memorable.
Totally unnecessary.
ReplyDeleteIn a city full of shops and stores, the new Limelight market only serves to remind one of the once lovely club scene that used to flourish in it's great halls. It's a sad trip for anyone that remembers the old Limelight and it's many great parties. Save yourself the pain and avoid that block. Maybe someday, it might be a club again.
Here's a link to some party pictures from the old Limelight:
http://www.absolutionnyc.com/2011/01/13/absolution-party-pictures-from-the-limelight/