“Bringing a piece of Paris to the East Village” – Review of Tripie Crepe Cart
4th Ave. and E. 8th St., East Village, NYC
BY HOLLY HAGAN
Crepe with pesto, tomato, turkey and cheese. Photo by Holly Hagan
Last month, my coworkers all began raving about a crepe cart that had set up shop near our office, serving lunch and dessert crepes for $4.99, including your choice of bottled water or lemonade.
It had been years since I’d had a crepe. The most memorable experiences were with my high school French class when we had “food day.” Each one of us was assigned a different French treat to make and share with the class. Someone would always bring in crepes with a generous sprinkling of powdered sugar to cover up how bland they really were. I didn’t understand how wonderful they really were until I tried a fresh crepe during my first trip to Paris when I was twenty.
These were the memories I relived as I waited for my crepe to be prepared on the corner of 4th Avenue and 8th Street, at a cart called Tripie. The cart sits on the sidewalk outside of Cooper Union’s engineering building. [Read more...]
