NYC - Oh! Taisho

Made another trip to New York City this time with my friend Michael to visit a few of our friends who moved there recently (aka after graduation). 

I'm staying with my friend Zoe and for dinner tonight she decided on Japanese (because my list for NYC is quite short - but its better that way; more exploring!). We headed to St. Marks Place in Manhattan and walked up and down the street while Karie was on her way. We ended up chosing a little restaurant called Oh! Taisho that Zoe's been to before and said was good. It was. 

LOCATION: 9 SAINT MARKS PL, NEW YORK, NY 10003

We ordered Party Plate A as an appetizer aka skewers of 5 different types of meat (chicken which was a little dry, gizzards, pork skin, pork belly, and beef). I think that was right... Then we ordered a plate of duck to share which was fresh and the perfect amount of fatty and just mouth watering. And then we each ordered a bowl of ramen. Karie and I got the house ramen while Zoe got the version that was the house plus more spicy-ness.  

I only managed a pic of the ramen. The mean platters weren't too impressive looking and we were too hungry for me to attempt at a shot of it. Sometimes eating is more important. 

And boy do we eat. I swear the three of us together results in someone being hungry at all times. We walk around as the three petite little asians that people don't really know what to expect but man do we pack it in. Zoe and I slammed our parts of the meal down really quick. Karie takes time to catch up but she always ends up on par so it works out. Separately we are all super conscious about how much we eat and trying to stay healthy but together, no food is safe. 

ROC - Return to ButaPub

LOCATION: 315 GREGORY ST, ROCHESTER, NY 14620

I mentioned that I would be going back to ButaPub for dinner and that I did!! 

Sophia and I are honestly a little obsessed with this place now and may or may not continue to go back for lunch dates. 

Dinner was delicious. I got a text mid day from Sophia saying she looked at the dinner menu and was beyond psyched. That made two of us. Our friend Julia also came with us  and was less than amused. She said from now on we should just come to ButaPub without her. Apparently this place is very hit or miss. Opinions, opinions. 

We sat down and after looking over the drinks menu all three of us decided on the "Yulia". Partly because it sounded really good and partly because it was named after Julia. What an easy choice. It had tequila, solemo blood orange, amaretto, sweet vermouth, lemon juice, and was topped with a lemon peal. Super tart and citrus-y. Go tequila! 

For dinner I got to have my Oyako poutine - meant as a side dish to share but no one gets between me and my potatoes so YOLO it's dinner. This was a really good poutine. Fries with a chicken confit, kimchi, melty cheese curds, gravy, and of course a wonderful fried egg on top. My egg could have been runnier but overall it all mixed well together. Again, quite salty, which seems to be the tradition for ButaPub but worth it. Drink. More. Water!!

Sophia went the complete opposite direction than me and got a healthy bowl of quinoa with and egg (hers was actually nicely runny) avocado, tofu, and whatever healthy stuff you wanna throw on that. She was in love and in all honestly I really want to try that next time because the bowl looked so good. Next time ButaPub.. Next time.. 

Julia ordered Korean BBQ Bulgogi Tacos. They looked pretty cute and good. Not her favorite but it's pretty clear her tastes are different than mine so I might give that a shot on day.

Looks like ButaPub may be the place to frequent. At least for me and Sophia!  

ROC - Pizzeria Favo

That's right.. I spent all of yesterday eating pizza. And I feel gross yet satisfied. Don't worry, I went for a run last night. Pizza overload.

My little baby cousins are in town from Long Island so yesterday after work I went and met them for a movie with my Rochester cousin Kristie. We saw Inside Out, went to the playground, then they previously planned to get pizza for dinner. But I had pizza for lunch. I had the biggest slice of pizza for lunch. Failure. 

LOCATION: 3400 MONROE AVE, PITTSFORD, NY 14618

Still, the four of us ended up at Pizzeria Favo in Pittsford. This pizza, was quality. They roll out the dough fresh right in front of you, brush on the sauce, and add your toppings then cook it in the brick oven right there. Perfect. Kristie got a pesto pizza with extra veggies (because veggies are unlimited apparently!), we let the two little kids split a pizza half pepperoni, half cheese, and I got the Vodka Sauce Pizza. It was amazing. I've never thought to throw Vodka Sauce on pizza before even though I'm a fan of it on pasta. Stealing the idea. My pizza had mozzarella cheese, mini meatballs, mushrooms, and peas. My mouth is watering. It was such a great little personal pizza for a pretty good price. The girl making my pizza skimped out on one side of my pizza and ended up putting all the toppings on very lop-sidedly. I'm fairly certain she was new because the other girls making pizza kept trying to make the pizzas before she could get to it. That's okay! The pizza was still good so no harm, no foul. Would definitely come back to this place. It's like Chipotle for pizza! What's not to love. 

ROC - Jitter's Cafe

LOCATION: 3333 WEST HENRIETTA RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14623

For several years I've been meaning to get to this coffee shop around the corner from RIT all for a slice of pizza. Second year of school, my then boyfriend sent me a picture of a slice of pizza one late night. But this was no ordinary pizza (okay well maybe it was but not completely). He calmly send me this picture of a slice of pizza that was a fair bit larger than his already big hands. I had to try it. What place makes an average round pizza that produces slices bigger than your head?? 

Apparently Jitter's does. This place has been on my food list ever since I got that picture from then boyfriend and two-ish years later I finally made it! It was not easy either. Their hours have changed but no one told the internet because I kept showing up when it was supposedly open and the place was closed and I had no idea what was going on. It happens. But today was a super solo lunch day (so happy to have Jon come back tomorrow! Buddies are nice). So I quickly swung by Jitter's, got a slice of cheese pizza to go, and was set for lunch. This was a no joke kinda pizza either. I'm glad to say two years later, a slice of this pizza is still bigger than my head. I'm pretty happy. In terms of flavor it wasn't anything too special. Super crispy thin crust pizza but the size is what makes it a little more special. I'm happy I finally go to go! 

ROC - Nox.

LOCATION:  302 N GOODMAN STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14607

My friend Victoria just turned 22 and for her birthday she invited a handful of us still in town to get drinks last night at a bar called Nox. Already this should be a tip off that this a pretty interesting bar because it's referencing Harry Potter. The nerd in me is geeking out. 

Victoria told me about this bar when I went to see her over spring break and it was a pretty awesome concept. This bar just references tons of book/movie series with geeky fan followings. The bar is made up of a wall that resembles a giant wooden bookshelf - including sliding ladder. There a photographs and images on the wall that reference doctor who and the front vestibule area has a victorian wall that is set up in the style of BBC's Sherlock. The whole menu is like this too, with drinks and snacks titled after famous quotes and geeky references to so many things. 

Honestly most of the references went over my head, showing that I'm really not that huge of a geek, but that's okay. There's a little something for everyone. I ended up ordering a drink called the Hufflepuff. It had a winter wheat vodka, peach liqueur, gentiane aperitif, ginger liqueur, fresh lemon, and fresh muddles blueberries. It was kinda tangy and sharp but overall a pretty good drink. Looking at this menu took a lot of brainpower for me. Every drink is hand crafted and super complex. Then throw a reference on top of it and honestly I probably could've had a night long conversation with everyone just about the cocktails menu alone. 

One of the guys there last night also ordered some poutine that he very kindly shared. Of course it was called 'It's a Trap' which I just enjoyed on it's own. The fact that it was poutine just made it perfect and I'm glad he ordered it. It was an order of amazing hand cut fries that were the perfect texture and had an incredible seasoning to it, a smoked gouda cream sauce, and of course bacon on top. Good food.

Honestly, I liked the feel of this place and with good company it's always a win. The menu is just a little bit too complicated for me and kind of a level of hipster/underground/geeky that I cannot keep up with. The drinks are very much like that and while they are really cool and specially made, I think I'm happy drinking a little more simply. Great bar and awesome concept though. I'm glad I got to try it out.   

ROC - ButaPub

The adventures of Emily and Sophia continue with lunch at ButaPub today! Once again no Jon so lunch time on my own today, only not on my own because I have a friend!!! YAY!! 

LOCATION: 315 GREGORY ST, ROCHESTER, NY 14620

I got to knock another place off my list today with lunch at ButaPub with Sophia. Several people have been telling me this month alone that I need to try this place. We walked in and first thing is that it's literally underground and huge. There's great seating everywhere that makes it super cozy while still being well lit and bright. I ordered the ButaPub ramen while Sophia got the tofu rice bowl. Yummm. The ramen had really great crispy pork shoulder, thin strips of nori, garlic sesame chili oil, miso broth, and of course, the perfectly poached egg that bursts open when you cut into it. Honestly it was a little salty for me, but the ramen noodles and the pork shoulder cut down the saltiness and helped balance it out a little. I love poached eggs in these kinds of dishes and while I'm not the biggest fan of nori, it was a pretty nice addition to the bowl. I'm happy with the decision and to us, it was the perfect amount of food for the price. We decided it was so cool that we're gonna come back on Wednesday to check out the dinner and drinks menu. Keep and eye out for an update!   

ROC - Georgie's Cafe

Typically, here at Wegmans I spend my day with my boss, Jon. We do work in the little studio office he has and I follow him almost everywhere because I'm his assistant and that's what Im here for. But Jon had a meeting today at work so he quickly informed me this morning that I would be on my own for lunch. It's honestly kinda sad when either one of is gets pulled away and we lose our lunch buddy....My friends at other jobs were also all busy so no substitute buddy today either. Better luck next time..  

But today I tried to make the best of it and knock something off my list! I checked some places out on yelp and figured out that I could go to Georgie's Bakery and Cafe and get a Cuban Sandwich to go and just eat at home or at the office while Jon was gone. Score.

LOCATION: 857 S CLINTON AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14620

So that is exactly what I did. I went to Georgie's, checked it out, and got a Cuban Sandwich. First off, I get greeted by this little hispanic man in a hairnet. He's super nice and sweet and just makes me smile. I'm gonna say, from the pictures on the wall - he's Georgie. The way he talks to the regulars and other customers there, I can tell he's super friendly. I order my sandwich and we talk a little while I wait but honestly it takes almost no time for them to make it. Hot of the stove. This sandwich was delicious. Maybe a little bit salty but that's okay. The bread on the sandwich was soft and dripping with flavor from the meat and I think mayo spread on it, the meat was packed perfectly, the pickles off set the salty-ness, and there was a good amount of lettuce and onion to give it a refreshing crunch. I got a small sandwich too and honestly it's enough for two meals so I ate half and saved the rest for later. Looking forward to it. 

ROC - Roux and City Grill

Apparently I'm not the only one with a to do list for Rochester. Glad I'm not the only crazy one around! But it was talking to my friend Sam and apparently she has a list too. Her's is a little smaller than mine and much more manageable but she's also from Pennsylvania so she has less time here to get through the list while I'm stuck in Rochester for forever apparently. 

We went through her list and realized it matched with mine a little. Thus our decision to go to Roux was made! And just for good measure we decided to go to City Grill afterwards for drinks to knock a couple things off of her list. 

LOCATION: 688 PARK AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 13607

Roux is on Park Ave here and replaced Ci Bon which was a cute little Italian restaurant that I liked. Apparently the owners decided to mix it up and change from Ci Bon to Roux which specializes in French inspired cuisine. Works for me. 

Sam got the arugula salad and french fries while I got the Smoked Basque Style Piperade. Basically it was a lamb sausage, a fried organic egg with garden mint and a baguette on a bed of tomatoes. I ordered breakfast without realizing it. I'm smart. 

Caught by the lovely Sam Kimmel midway through photographing my food - only a little embarrassing!

Caught by the lovely Sam Kimmel midway through photographing my food - only a little embarrassing!

Anyhow! It was a pretty good meal. Nothing too exciting. The bread was great and my meal was a pretty good size. Sam's salad looked a little on the smaller side and she said she was glad she ordered the side of french fries. The service was iffy and our waitress seemed to be having a rough day and was very scatterbrained and charged the wrong meals to our credit cards so I ended up paying for Sam's meal and she paid for mine. Awkward. 

Honestly not sure I would go back. It didn't wow me and make me want more. 

ON TO CITY GRILL! 

LOCATION: 384 EAST AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14607

We got to City Grill and while I've been once before, Sam had been wanting to go so it was a fun treat. I ordered an alcoholic Black Raspberry Ice Tea while Sam got the City Grill Margarita. It was a pretty solid drink and had a pretty good amount of alcohol in it. While we were there we met the coolest gay man ever, who bought a round of shots (I had to pass because I was driving) and proceeded to show us pictures of his very attractive partner, and his two daughters from his previous marriage. He is also apparently a regular and knew the bartenders because he began to introduce us to the very attractive Sam. That's right - double Sams. It was a a really good time and we had a lot of fun. He was a great person to meet and we both enjoyed the hour we spent drinking with him.   

ROC - Wegmans 4 Lyfe

I grew up with Wegmans and they've have a huge impact on my life with putting me through middle and high school as well as giving me my first job out of college. While it may be only a summer gig, it still counts. For the summer I spend every day at Wegmans, and I know I'm at headquarters so technically I'm not AT Wegmans but we make a lot of trips to several of the stores multiple times a week and I spend my days looking at Wegmans employees and Wegmans products. That being said, you would think that on my days off I would take the nice two day break from Wegmans and spend my time elsewhere. Wrong.

Tonight my friend Sophia (hey Sofa! Look! Told you you'd be in my blog!) wanted to go to a movie and we figured we'd grab a bite to eat first. Dinner and a movie, aren't we just the cutest couple ever. Who needs men when I have Mercy friends. Usually around this theater we hit up Five Guys or Collies but this time around I made a proposition. Let's go to Wegmans. 

LOCATION: 3195 MONROE AVE, ROCHESTER, NY, 14618

I know. I'm a little ridiculous. But the Wegmans in Pittsford has a nice little restaurant attached to it called the Burger Bar. Being one of the few Wegmans we frequent often to buy products for shoots, I pass by the Burger bar at least a 2 or 3 times a week yet have never gone to eat. So I figured, we wanted dinner, this place is on my list, let's go. And that we did.

I decided on the Lobster roll and upgraded my side to zucchini fries. Sophia got some sort of Turkey Burger and sweet potato fries. Everything was delicious. The lobster tasted so fresh and the pieces was a pretty good sized portion. Neither of us have had zucchini fries before so it was a fun choice for me and we both ended up liking them, a lot. They're cut super thin and covered in a light batter with some sort of creamy aoli. This was a pretty good meal for a reasonable price and we were both stuffed in the end. Props to you Wegmans. You're awesome don't ever change.   

Roof Top Excursions

Jay and Chris invited me over for dinner tonight. Wednesdays are usually date night with the two of them so I feel like an honorary member of the apartment, being allowed to intrude on roomie dinner. 

It was wonderful. They guys made asparagus with toasted cashews, cinnamon pears, and chicken over couscous with balsamic. Top off the glass of white balance wine and I'm set. 

I could get used to this.

On top of the wonderful dinner, we decided to head to the roof to eat. 9PM and the sun was just setting over the downtown Rochester skyline. Too perfect. I'm already excited for future dinner invites. Fingers crossed.  

ROC - Lovin' the Lovin' Cup

LOCATION: 300 PARK POINT DRIVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14623

Right next to my apartment is his cute restaurant called Lovin' Cup. I have a feeling I've mentioned it before so I'll spare the basic details but today I had a little lunch date and we ended up walking around then heading there because my friend Jay has never been before. Not on my food list but on his food list (if he actually had one). 

When  eat here I end up getting a panini, a burger, or  wrap. Pretty simple. They have great stuff that tastes good and I've been enough times to try a bunch and know what are my favorites. Anyways, today I checked their cute little appetizer and snacks flyer instead of just ordering off the regular menu. I came across this great little dish called lobster quadrille and its basically a lobster mac and cheese. So. Good. The lobster was possibly slightly over cook because it wasn't super soft anymore but lobster tends to be chewy so I'll give it a pass. This thing tasted sooo good! The perfect amount of cheese to breadcrumb ratio that just made me happy. Yumm. Glad I got to try something a little new even at a frequent restaurant stop. 

ROC - Canal Days!

Summer time = festival season!! So yesterday of course, I had to go to Canal days with one of my best friends Julia. I've never been before but in the end a festival in Rochester is a festival in Rochester. It was very much like Park Ave Fest. Street fairs with festival food and cute crafty tents! 

Of course this meant that Julia and I ate way too much junk food but that's okay! She started off strong with a hot dog while I got some curly 'fries' which where super thin and ended up being more chip like. Then she rounded it out with some deep fried pickles which were pretty great and I had to counter with our finishing touch of deep fried oreos. Tradition. We powered through like the seasoned champs that we are and finished everything. I washed everything down with a pina colada smoothie and Julia had her lemonade. We then promptly had to sit down at the bench and the swing for a couple hours. Nailed it! Festival season is the best and I couldn't love spending time with my old friends for sure.  

ROC - Hart's Grocers

Odd, I know. But one place on me list did include a grocery store. Since I started working at Wegmans I did feel a little awkward shopping somewhere else, but I had to at least check it out. 

LOCATION: 10 WINTHROP ST, ROCHESTER, NY 14607

It's a super cute place right in the middle of downtown Rochester so I understand the appeal. The feeling of Wegmans in Brooklyn I hope! It's compact but very wholesome and very diet friendly. Gluten free, vegan sections are everywhere and it's big on being pretty local and natural. 

I also stopped to grab a bite to eat because I was reading YELP reviews saying they're amazing. Spoilers - It was. 

I got the Hart's Signature Breakfast Sandwich which is a sandwich of eggs, avocado, arugula, and amazing pancetta with a siracha mayo. One of the best breakfast sandwiches of my life. Easy. 

The customer service seemed pretty hit or miss. The Cashiers were super sweet when I went but the cook making my sandwich was not about his job and was a little rude. Maybe he was having a bad day? Hope that was it..   

ROC - Best Boss Ever

My boss at Wegmans is bomb. Simple. 

He is awesome. Honestly, I don't know how I get this lucky but pretty much all of my bosses at all of my jobs have been incredible. I think that's a perk to working in an artistic field sometimes. People are just cool and creative and good. Rules are rules but there's also some wiggle room for fun at work and I've been lucky enough to have that too. 

So, today my boss and I were headed down to the studio and we decided to take our lunch break at the public market. Awesome. Of course both of us have been there many times being from Rochester but he's really cool about showing me around to new places and letting us get lunch and good restaurants. New stuff every time. 

Well, since we're both smart and don't eat super healthy, we beeline for Dukes donuts. Yes.

This donut stand smells incredible. They make them all there fresh, and you can smell them from every corner of this outdoor market. Your nose leads you anywhere that they are. Perfect for those of us that love donuts.

Now, I know that they're bad for you so I tend to turn donuts down but these, these are perfection. You can't pass it up. So I agree to the sugar coated batch and my boss orders a half dozen. I had one before it cooled. I was offered more but my donut paranoia keeps me from eating too many anymore so I passed and he took the rest home but geez. These things are worth every bite. 

Who else's boss buys them donuts made right in front of them coated in sugar. Anyone? Yeah I know.. he's pretty great. I'm gonna be so sad when the summer ends.   

ROC - The Gatehouse

Take another one off the list!! As a graduation celebration my friend Jeff to me and my friend Megan out to dinner to celebrate. So sweet. He let us choose and Megan and I decided on The Gatehouse! 

LOCATION: 274 N GOODMAN ST, ROCHESTER, NY 14607

It was delicious! First off, this menu is heavily influenced by Rochester history which is super great. It has burgers named after the Wegmans Family, The Golisanos, Susan B. Anthony, Eastman and so much more. Fantastic! 

Everyone who's mentioned that I should try this place has raved about the burgers here so of course I had to order one. I ended up with The Fagan. I couldn't tell you the reference but this burger was so odd and delicious. It's a turkey burger (I know, I really wanted to try a hamburger but this was too cool for me to not try!) topped with Brie, Granny Smith Apples, and a cranberry mustard sauce. It's like thanksgiving in a burger and it's such an odd combo but it was perfection. Jeff and Megan let me try a bite of their hamburgers and we all agreed, The Fagan gets points just for shear ingenuity. I ordered it with a side of french fries but Megan and Jeff both got sweet potato wedges and I'm a little sad I didn't because they looked amazing. 

So happy I got to try The Gatehouse. Super cute atmosphere and really good food.  

ROC - Tapas 177

Graduation is good. 

LOCATION: 177 SAINT PAUL ST., ROCHESTER, NY 14604

For dinner last night my friend Jay decided to take me out! We were thinking of heading to Trata (because I've still never been so maybe one day I'll have a post about going there.. One day) but his cousins and friends couldn't extend their reservation to add two more so instead we walked to Tapas 177. 

He's been excited to take me there and it's on my list so I was completely game! It was worth it too. We ordered three plates - My choice of prosciutto wrapped artichoke hearts on a crostini, His choice of Tuna tartare, and the waitress' choice of Shrimp Naan Pizza.  

(The Pizza came last and it was dark by the time it came so I couldn't get a good shot of it.. ). 

Everything was amazing. I'm a fan of artichokes so I was super happy with my choice. It was creamy and prosciutto is just fancy bacon so how could that not be a win! I'm not a huge fan of raw fish so in my opinion, the tartar was just alright (but don't tell Jay). The Shrimp naan was for sure my favorite. It had amazing fresh tomatoes and just the right amount of shrimp. The Naan was great too - not too chewy. 

I like Tapas 177 a lot. Would go back in a heartbeat! 

As a bonus too for dessert Jay ordered me a Banana Zinga (or something along those lines). Apparently it's a popular dessert there and I understand why completely. I'm not a huge sweets fan but this thing just reminds you of festivals. It's a some sort of banana mixture that is deep fried in some sort of batter with cinnamon sugar feel. (We ordered it straight from the waitress so I honestly can't tell you that I read the description and understood what it was). All that I know is that it was incredible. It came with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. I could eat 3 more scoops of that vanilla ice cream right now it was incredible. 

Tapas is so cute and has such an awesome atmosphere. I loved it. Classic tiny Rochester hole in the wall restaurant that is just wonderful.    

ROC - Ox and Stone

First post grad meal! My friend Karie decided it would be a great idea to change her reservation from just her family of 5 to three families reaching a total of 14 of us. I understand why the restaurant wasn't so happy when we got there.. 

In any case! Ox and Stone is a super cute bar and I've gone for drinks once before and have had the chips and guacamole which was really good. This is exactly what we started off with last night. Honestly the chips are on point. 

As for dinner, it gets mixed reviews. Not completely positive from me. While the menu looked great, in all actuality it was average at best. 

I ordered the deep friend calamari (I've been wanting some so bad since Thursday) and got a whole plate. Very exciting. The guacamole on top was perfect (of course) but the calamari was okay. Super salty and just tasted like breading, there wasn't much there. There was a drizzle of a couple different sauces but They didn't really play a huge impact and in the end the dish was just bland and a little over salted. Disappointing. 

My friend sitting next to me ordered the Spanish Poutine with chorizo which I was contemplating because potatoes, but I tried a piece and I'm not a huge fan of the chorizo so I would've ordered the traditional without. She said hers was also overly salty which makes sense for a bar (more salt = more beer) but we weren't fans for dinner. Our end of the table thought the meal was average at best. The other end seemed a little happier with it but to each his own I suppose. 

I'd go back for drinks and maybe snacks, but as far as a sit down meal goes, Ox and Stone is not high on my list. 

ROC - Graduation Dinners!!

That's right, it's finally time for graduation! Bring on the slew of dinners with family and friends. One of my aunt's and uncles mentioned that they were busy at work this upcoming Saturday and couldn't attend my ceremony. No big deal. Instead they wanted to take me out to dinner. Yes. 

I'm not picky so I let them choose the place and my cousin mentioned he wanted steak so my aunt promptly chose DelMonico's Italian Steakhouse. We've been several times before for various reasons so I was all for it. It's always a good choice. 

We started off with a Tomato & Mozzarella Salad with a Basil Balsamic Vinaigrette as well as a Mozzarella Fritta. Both were delicious. I ended up ordering the Frutti de Mare as my main course and was not disappointed. 

This is a linguini type pasta with a light seafood pomodoro sauce, Throw in clams, shrimp, calamari, and fish and I was on my way to heaven. This dish was so good I can't believe I almost didn't order it. My aunt and uncle tried it and said it was 'too spicy' from the peppers that they throw in but I highly disagree. Slight splurge but compared to a steak it wasn't bad on price and hey, I'm graduating. This dinner is for me. I might as well go all out here and get what I want.   

The Brookie!

That's right! A Brookie! I found this idea online. The half chocolate chip cookie, half brownie hybrid. Boss. I'm not a huge dessert person, nor am I a big fan of chocolate but it's an interesting combo and a pretty looking cookie to boot so I'm down. Well, I finally had time to make them now that finals are over and work hasn't started yet. Beyond excited. 

They came out looking great and being pretty yummy, even for someone who isn't a fan of sweets!

First I preheat the oven to 350 degrees and lined the baking sheets with parchment paper. For the brownie cookie batter I beat 10tbsp of butter, 2/3cups of granulated sugar and 2/3 cup of brown sugar together until it was smooth and creamy. Then I added one egg, one egg yolk and 1tsp vanilla and beat the mixture for a couple minutes. 

In a small separate bowl, I whisked 1 1/4 cup of flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1tsp baking soda and 1/4 tsp of salt. I added the dry ingredients to the batter in a couple batches and mixed it all together until it was smooth. Then I covered it in plastic wrap and refrigerated it while making the chocolate chip cookie batter.

For the chocolate chip cookie batter I cream together another 10tbsp butter with 2/3 cup of granulated sugar, and 2/3 cup of brown sugar until it was smooth just like the brownie batter.I blended in an egg, an egg yolk and 1tsp vanilla.

In the same small bowl as the dry ingredients for the brownies I whisked together 2cups of flour, 1tsp baking soda, and 1/4 tsp of salt. I added the dry ingredients to the batter with 1 1/4 cup of super mini chocolate chips and mixed until the chocolate chips were evenly distributed.

Then I pulled the brownie batter out of the fridge and uncovered it. I took a 1/2 tablespoon and started scooping out little dough balls and setting them aside on a sheet of parchment paper. When I had enough to fill a tray I started scooping the cookie dough and then mushed the two dough balls together to create one cookie! While one batched baked, I scooped and rolled more dough. Let me tell you, I had so many cookies. I set aside 5 of those containers that restaurants give you soup in when you order out for my friends and still had tons of cookies left over for me and my roommates.

I baked each batch for about 10-12 minutes and the whole apartment smelled warm like cookies! My friends loved me. Thus the brookie was crossed off my list of recipes to try!