Have you ever eaten something so good that your brain shuts off, you lose the feeling in your legs, and your mouth feels like it is being fed with a golden spoon made by Zeus? WELL I HAVE... when I ate the dark chocolate peanut butter chip cookie from Levain Bakery. It was a thick cookie that had a crispy outside with a gooey center. They have four flavors of cookies chocolate chip walnut, oatmeal raisin cookie, dark chocolate cookie with chocolate chip, and dark chocolate peanut butter chip. I tried two of them but my favorite cookies are the dark chocolate ones.
They have three locations in New York so there’s no excuse for not making a stop.

Carmine's 

200 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036

The first thing I noticed about Carmine's was how friendly the staff was. It was an extremely busy restaurant and yet I never felt like my table was forgotten. I would recommend making reservations in advance. It is family style and I mean the portions are MASSIVE so you’re kind of force to do family style, so bring lots of people.  I only had one friend with me so we ordered one thing, the Marinara pasta, and we couldn't even finish half of it. Overall everything tasted delicious! I've had a lot of Italian food in my life and Carmine's is a resturant I will never forget.