I Love New York!

I absolutely LOVE New York City!  I try and plan a trip up there every chance I get.  Last week, my sister, my husband and I took a random trip up to New York for one night.  My sister got tickets to a taping of The Chew on ABC and wanted my husband and I to go along with her.  We left Wednesday night after work and came back Thursday evening.  It's only a 3.5-4 hourdrive for us, so it wasn't too bad at all.  We stayed at my aunt's house in New Jersey and woke up bright and early on Thursday to drive into the city for the taping of The Chew. 

We met up with my godmother, who was also coming with us to the taping.  We got there so early that they ended up letting us in for the second half of the first taping.  I had never been on a TV set before, and let me tell you, it's super cool!  I was fascinated!  We were able to sit through the second half of the first taping, which aired the next day and sit through our original taping, which will air on February 17, 2012.  The first taping was all about appetizers and the Superbowl (Go Giants)!  The show that will air on the 17th is about cooking with the family and each cast member cooked a meal with their family member who was also on the show.  If you've never watched The Chew, it's a pretty cool talk show on ABC and it's all about food!  They give health tips, cooking recipes and inivative ways to be healthy. I don't watch it regularly since I work during the day, but ocassionally I'll catch an episode or two online.  Check out some picutres while on set:

Look at all those cameras!

After spending the morning at the ABC studio and watching the hosts of The Chew cooking all those delicious meals, it was safe to say that we were pretty hungry.  My husband and I often watch the Food Network and the Travel Channel and they constantly have shows that highlight great restuarants in different cities.  Since we were in New York City and going to be on a TV show, I decided that it would be a good idea to have lunch at one of these places we had seen on TV.  My husband decided that he wanted to go to Carnegie Deli (located on the corner of 55th St. and 7th Ave.) to have their famous Reuben sandwich. We had seen this deli on the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods episode in New York City. Just so you know, these sandwiches are not your normal sandwiches.  These sandwiches are famous because they are MASSIVE!  Let's just say that I couldn't only finish half of my turkey club and I was struggling to even finish that.  These sandwiches are layered with mounds of meat!  They were incredibly delicious, but enourmously large for one person.  I think the four of us could have definitely eated comfortably from one sandwich alone.  My husband's reuben was huge!  He did manage to eat about 3/4 of his plate and I honestly don't know how he did it. Also be aware, that a sandwich costs about $25, which is understandable once you see the size. We were told that their cheesecake is amazing and that's what people go there for, but after our sandwiches, there was definitely no room for dessert!  Below is a picture of my turkey club, followed by a picture of my godmother's turkey sandwich:

For some reason, the picture won't rotate, but you get the idea!  And yes, this is HALF of a sandwich!

Sandwiches come with pickles as an appetizer too!

If you are in New York City, hungry and in the mood for a great sandwich, head to Carnegie Deli!  Just a little bit of warning, make sure you are really hungry and don't expect to finish the whole sandwich!   

Go visit New York!

Eliza