SALA ONE NINE - Tapas Bar in Chelsea NYC

It has been over a year I had not seen our old neighbor's daughter.  She called me up to go out to lunch. I was looking forward to our get together since we set up the date to meet.

She had made plans to eat at Sala One Nine, a tapas place in Chelsea area.  Clever of them to have named it as such since it's located on 19th Street!  As a foodie, I couldn't wait to get there.

Here's the place where we ate:

As you enter is the bar where there are stools for you to sit and eat

To the left of the entrance is the bar.  The place is quite big. The decor reminds me of tapas places in Spain.

I highly recommend ordering the squid which they grilled and marinated in garlic sauce.  The sauce spikes up the flavor of squid.  It was delicious and the squid was tender.

What tapas place would be complete without omelet with potatoes - also known as patatas bravas or Tortilla.  It's one of my favorite things to order in a tapas place. I've been trying to perfect making them at home.  It's not as easy to make as it looks.  I'd rather order them out.

The white tuna salad was perfect.  It could have been my  complete lunch.  It is well seasoned.  Simple but delicious!
I am thankful to have been invited out to lunch by her.  There were so many old things we talked about and learned new things.  That's why I like food.  It brings people together to talk about things!

There's a saying in NYC:  "People talk about their house and food!"  And since I'm in Real Estate, I couldn't agree more.

 

SALA ONE NINE

35 W 19th St
(between 5th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas)
New York, NY 10011
Neighborhood: Flatiron

(212) 229-2300

http://www.salaonenine.com http://www.yelp.com/biz/sala-one-nine-new-york#hrid:LXh-8eZI0cWj2lVYC3i00Q

PAN CON TOMATE

This is a very easy and great idea to make for any side bread or accompaniment with cold cuts or cheese.  The trick is to find the right crusty bread from a good baker or boulangerie.

In this video I am using this Pan con Tomate as a Spanish-style tapa.

TAPAS:  There have been a few stories how tapas evolved.  One of them revolves around using a piece of meat to cover the bottle of wine so the smell doesn't go out.

Whatever the version of its origin, tapas in spain means bar hopping and eating small appetizers with a glass of drink.

Below is something I personally could serve or eat originating from a tapas idea.  Please watch the short video below.

If you should have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Sometimes, I would use prosciutto in place of the marinated sardines, marinated anchovies, Jambon Iberico (a special Spanish ham), or Prosciutto.

If you don't live in NYC, you can search Amazon on the right hand side for marinated anchovies,  marinated sardines, Jambon Iberico or Jambon Serrano.

www.despanabrandfoods.com/

408 Broome St
(between Cleveland Pl & Centre St)
New York, NY 10013
Neighborhood: SoHo

(212) 219-5050

TERTULIA

Tertulia is a Spanish Taverna by Seamus Mullen formerly from Boqueria (another Tapas place located in Chelsea area).  Tapas in Spain are served in little plates meant to be shared.  I enjoy eating Tapas because you get to try various dishes prepared by the restaurant.  They are like appetizers that keep on coming.

The atmosphere is casual and the food is very well orchestrated using fresh and good ingredients.  It is easy to get to because there are many subway lines that stop around the block including buses.  Centrally located within Greenwich Village and where West Village begins.

They are open for lunch, dinner and best of all weekend brunch which is my favorite as they serve churros y chocolate.  Their churros are like the ones I grew up with, thin as my finger and dipped in rich dark thick chocolate drink.  If it got any thicker, it would be called a dip, but it's still a chocolate drink in a cup.

My favorite churros with chocolate - only served on weekends!

The restaurant photo taken from the Bar area.

Behind the seats is the open kitchen where you can see the Chefs prepare the dishes.

We loved the shisito peppers sauteed and salted.  Some of them are a little spicy; but in general they were not.  It's a good source of vitamins and a vegetable to order on the side to be shared.

This egg appetizer was one of the tapas we ordered which we divided to share

LEFT:  This was the Serrano ham with citrus

Deviled eggs with smoked fish dusted with smoked pimenton

Not to be missed:  Paella (Asturias Style) They love the crusty rice that you have to scrape off the pan.  The green things you see are shaved asparagus.  The rice contain some mushrooms with grilled chicken on top.

Served with grilled lemon for easy squeezing and flavor

Above is the sauce and lemons that accompany the Paella dish

http://www.yelp.com/review_share/R8_fjWqN4bZkUsdZsaAr7w/review/ln4si5KoLd-tPuNsmdum9A?fsid=iJcdVodJ9JCCNPeqS3iGSQ

Tertulia
359 Sixth Avenue
New York, NY


http://tertulianyc.com/