Bicycling in Cambridge, thinking about New York
I am out the door for a spin in Cambridge. The weather is nice, but I know there will be no urban picnic stops at the Dosa man in Washington square, or at Grimaldi’s in Brooklyn in the afternoon. If you are in Greenwich Village and hungry, you should check him out. Five dollars and a smile delivers dosa perfection, replete with a samosa and coconut chutney on the side. And, you have your choice of prime people watching spots throughout the square. For more on the Dosa man, check out this story about his new grill at the Project for Public Spaces.
Grimaldi’s is on the waterfront in Brooklyn in an area that used to be called Fulton Landing but now has the more dubious moniker of DUMBO… Down Under The Manhattan Bridge Overpass. The acronym coined by a real estate developer who has now made a mint. I suppose marketing is everything, and he did manage to capitalize on the SOHO effect, but personally, I am tired of the acronyms, the uptight yuppies and overpriced lofts that follow in their wake. Anyway, Grimaldi’s, hands down, makes the best pizza in the city, and is worth a visit. On a sunny day, a pizza to go consumed on the ferry landing is heaven, and the view of Manhattan is breathtaking.
Off to enjoy Boston by bike. I might stop at El Pelon, one great Boston institution with no analogue in New York. Invariably, I opt for the fish burrito, which is as close to California as I am going to get this summer.
