Your view from the bedroom!

2025 Broadway, 17F | THE NEVADA – Upper West Side
Please join us for our first open house, this Sunday, January 29th , 2012 from 1-2:30pm
We will be serving icy cold Veuve Champagne~
BEAUTIFUL TURN- KEY HOME!
This Luxury One-Bedroom, One Bath Coop is the ideal New York City apartment for the discriminating buyer. Perched atop the 17th Floor, your Sunny new apartment has Quintessential City Views looking East across Broadway with Stunning Architectural Vistas. Move right in and enjoy the Renovated Kitchen featuring stainless steel appliances, granite counters, and modern cabinetry as well as the sleek marble bath. The Nevada is a Pet-Friendly White Glove Cooperative catering to a luxury lifestyle boasting 24-Hour doorman, Stunning Roof Deck, Private Storage, Bike Storage, and Common Laundry ideally located in the heart of the Upper West Side, just above Lincoln Center, moments away from all public transportation, shopping, and the finest restaurants including Café Luxembourg, Lincoln, Ocean and many more.

The living room~

http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/manhattan/upper-west-side/2025-broadway–17f—the-nevada/2025-broadway/lnhcfbe

Start cooking!

 

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Jacob’s Pickles-

Every time I see a vacated commercial space on the Upper West Side, I always try to figure out what type of business will go into it.

Usually it is a restaurant.

There was a lighting store on Amsterdam and 85^th street for years that sold really boring lighting. For years, I did not know how they stayed in business.

Well the time came when 1970’s track lighting and the current rent for the lighting store did not work and the store shuttered.

For the last 6- 8 months I wondered what was going in and finally saw a sign for Jacob’s pickles. WTF was Jacob’s pickles?

Jacob’s Pickles
509 Amsterdam Ave
(between 84th and 85th)
New York, NY 10024
212-470-5566

I must admit that what they did with the space is quite impressive. They exposed a tremendous amount of bricks and added a clean looking bar.

They were playing Pandora like or XM Radio music that actually was pretty good.

The food is straight to the point. Good, crisp fried chicken with a variety of gravies, served on a buttermilk biscuit and creamy grits. I had the fried chicken with the sausage gravy that was delicious and my wife had the fried chicken with the honey sauce, also very solid.

This place is a welcome addition to the hood!

 

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Sun dried tomato and Basil Vegetarian Cous Cous-

YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

Cous cous can be such a delicious side dish, salad or entrée, if you cook it correctly.

Ingredients-
1 pound dry cous cous
Vegetable broth equal the volume of the 1 pound of dried cous cous
3-4 ounces of sundried tomato and basil presto- can probably get this premade at the supermarket or you can make your own.
1 sliced red onion
1 sliced white onion
1 red pepper- slice into julienne pieces
1 green pepper- slice into julienne pieces
1 yellow pepper- slice into julienne pieces
1 pinch of crushed red peppers
Sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste
2 ounces whole sweet butter
3 ounces XV olive oil

1 bunch chopped chives

Method-
Sauté all of the vegetables in Olive oil and season with salt, pepper and crushed red peppers- place the vegetables once they are tender and brown on a cookie tray to cool.

Place the vegetable broth in a sauce pot- remember it is a one to one ratio based on volume to cous cous.
Bring the broth to a boil, and then stir in the pesto.
Add the cous cous to the boiling liquid and keep on a high heat for 1-2 minutes.
Stir the cous cous one time and then turn the heat off and place a cover on the pot, for 3-4 minutes or when the cous cous is tender.
Place in a casserole dish and mix in the sautéed vegetables, whole butter, and remaining olive oil and season the mixture again.

Garnish with chopped chives and serve~

Enjoy!

194 Riverside Drive, 6B – Upper West Side

1st open house is this Sunday 1.15.12 from 11am-12:30pm

If you cannot make the open house, please email me for a private showing : Pzweben@elliman.com

PREWAR ELEGANCE!

Chef~

Move right into this lovely & spacious 2-Bedroom, 2BathBeautifully Renovated home. The dramatic layout draws you through the entryway to the focal point of the home, the gracious, south-facing Living Room featuring a decorative glazed terra cotta tiled fireplace & charming, sunny townhouse garden views. An enormous renovated eat-in-kitchen is ideally designed for the modern chef, including stainless steel appliances, excellent storage including large pantry & plenty of room for dining. Both bedrooms are grandly proportioned & located on separate ends of the apt for ultimate privacy. The larger of the 2 full renovated baths boasts Waterworks & Rohl fixtures and a decadent, spa-like glass standing showerstall with rainshower head. This beautiful home boasts deep closets, Washer/Dryer, and beautiful prewar character with all the modern comforts.194 Riverside Driveis located on the short stretch between 91st and92nd Streetdrawing quiet attention with its private, cul-de-sac feel. Built in 1901 by famed NY architect, Ralph S. Townsend, 194 RSD is representative of the architect’s bold neo-Renaissance style and stands out from the neighboring buildings with its curvaceous facade, elegant balustrades, & commanding portal featuring charming lion head relief sculptures. 194 RSD is pet-friendly and features a 24-Hr Drmn, Playroom, Storage, & Live-In Super.

Master Bath~

194 RSD 6B floorplan

 

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On Sunday afternoon my wife emailed me and said that she needs to eat Sardines 1X per week, while she is preggo. HUH?

I had open houses all day and told her to get me the following:

10 whole Sardines (heads removed)

1/4 cup Wondra flour

1 bunch watercress

1/4 cup olive oil

The juice of one lemon

Sea salt and fresh Cracked Black Pepper

Method-

I would certainly have your fish man filet the sardines for you. Don’t worry about the little “hair like” bones. They will get crunchy and go down easy.

Season the filets with Sea Salt and Pepper ,then dredge the filets in the wondra flour.

Place dredged filets into pre-heated sauté pan and sear, skin side down at high heat until the filets get crispy (about 2-3 minutes).

They are getting crispy~

Flip the filets to the flesh side and cook for another 30 seconds.

Remove crispy filets and place on some paper towels.

In a separate bowl, place watercress, lemon, 4T XVOO, salt and pepper to taste.

Toss the cress lightly. It is a delicate green and can bruise easily!

Place 4-6 filets on a plate and a small amount of the salad tilting on the filets.

Drizzle a few drops of XVOO around the plate and serve.

Yummy~

They are good for you, delicious and if you are preggo, they are great for the baby’s brain development!

The Perfect Hash Browns~

How many times in your life have you gotten out of bed and fantasized about the perfect hash brown? You throw on your clothes and head to your favorite diner or restaurant and order your breakfast with well done hash browns. Your mind is racing with anticipation and you can barely hold a conversation, when all of a sudden your breakfast arrives.

The breakfast is like a bad blind date and something has to be done!

There is a 20% chance that those hash browns we’re made with love. More likely, they are boiled potatoes that sat on a griddle and were barely seasoned.

Well folks- here is to no more lousy hash browns, EVER!

Ingredients:

5 peeled Idaho potatoes sliced into 1/4″ disks

1 diced green pepper

2 small diced vidalia onions

A pinch of crushed red pepper

Salt and pepper to taste

4 ounces XV olive oil

Method:

Place potatoes in a pot of salted boiling water. Cook until tender.

Strain all of the water from the potatoes.

Sauté the onions and peppers until golden brown and tender. Season to taste.

Remove onions and peppers and sauté the blanched potatoes in the same pan until they begin to get brown.

Add Salt, Pepper and Crushed red pepper to the potatoes and also add the onions and peppers.

Let the potato mixture get brown and then turn the mixture. The goal is to get as much of the potato brown and flavorful as possible.

Serve with your favorite breakfast items!

 Citrus Roasted Chicken with Garlic, Rosemary and XV Olive oil!

3 pounds Chicken thighs

Sea salt

Cracked Black Pepper

1 cup peeled garlic

1 tsp crushed red chili

The juice of 3 lemons

The juice of 3 limes

¾ cup extra virgin olive oil

2 bunches rosemary

 Method-

Place chicken thighs in a roasting pan-

Season with salt, pepper, red chilis

Pour squeezed lemon and lime juice over the thighs

Add olive oil

Add whole garlic and try the have the garlic go in between the thighs in the olive oil and citrus juices.

Sprinkle picked rosemary leaves all over chicken

Roast at 375 for 1 hour and then turn up to 425 for 10 minutes.

Make sure the garlic is tender

Serve to your happy guests!

159 W 53rd St- 18B

Living room/ Dining room

$989,000

Please email me for a private showing Pzweben@elliman.com

your terrace~

LIVE IN THE HEART OF IT ALL!

Don’t miss out on this Corner Unit, Two-Bedroom, One and a half Bath Luxury Condo in Excellent Condition in the center of Midtown West just north of the vibrant theater district, yet only blocks away from Columbus Circle and Central Park. Your spacious living room features warm southern exposures and an extra-large balcony ideal for outdoor entertaining or simply relaxing and taking in the city. The renovated, windowed kitchen offers open, North-facing views and boasts beautiful granite counters, high-end stainless steel appliances and sleek modern cabinetry. This convenient, turn-key apartment has excellent storage, modern marble tiled baths, and a flexible second bedroom that could also function as a formal dining room. Tower 53 is a White Glove Condominium with an elegant, welcoming lobby, excellent full-service staff including 24-Hour Doorman and Concierge, Stunning Roof Deck, Garage, Central Laundry and is easily accessible to public transportation, fine dining, shopping, and night life.

A true New York apartment that would be an ideal home, investment, or pied-a-terre.

The master~

Pets are Welcome!

18B Floor Plan~

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Wishing you a fantastic holiday season~