GRILLED SHRIMP ON FRENCH BREAD FROM SAGAPONACK

The owners of Sagaponack in the Flatiron district have given their restaurant a Hamptonesque vibe and filled their menu with primarily seafood and fish options.  The grilled shrimp sandwich ($10) with roasted peppers, bacon and a lemon-thyme mayo is one of those sandwiches that would be hard to mess up.  The shrimp is grilled perfectly and bacon always makes any sandwich better.  My only caveat was that there's too much bread and the shrimp gets a little lost in the mix.  It would have probably worked best on slices of sourdough bread.  However, the pesto fries as a side are fantastic - just enough pesto added to spice up a boring french fry.

4 West 22nd Street (Off of 5th Ave)
New York, NY 10010 
212.229.2226
http://www.sagaponacknyc.com/

SMOKED DUCK BREAST FROM LAMAZOU

Lamazou is a fantastic cheese shop in the east 20s that also makes innovative sandwiches.  Their smoked duck breast with cornichons ($10.99 for a whole) is just one of their many delicious creations on a ciabatta.  The sandwich usually comes with brie but a substitution of manchego cheese actually yields more flavor.  The gamey duck pares well with the cornichons and the ciabatta is freshly made.  It'll make you wonder why duck isn't used in sandwiches more often.

   LAMAZOU

370 Third Avenue @ 27th Street,     (212) 532 - 2009 http://lamazoucheese.com