Touring NYC: The Flatiron District

At the start of Madison on 23rd Street, you will find the Flatiron District, the home of the Flatiron Building and Madison Square Park.   The 307 feet tall Flatiron Building is a triangular building pressed between Fifth Avenue and Broadway.  The building's original name was the Fuller Building.  Since the building rested on a triangular lot known as the flat iron and the building itself resembled a flat iron (photo below), it was dubbed the Flatiron Building early on.  The name stuck. 

The Flatiron Building, NYC

Nearby, at 200 Fifth Avenue, you can find a little slice of Italy in the heart of Manhattan.  Eataly is a genuinely Italian themed eatery and food emporium.  We lunched at Manzo on freshly made mozzarella and gnocchi.  It you are looking for authentic Italian cuisine and food items, Eataly is worth a visit.  

Some random hottie in Eataly.

To learn more about the Flatiron District, click here.

P.S.  Since Year 2 in Italy is around the corner, we thought it was a good idea to start conditioning our palettes to enjoy Italian cuisine.  Of course, we included some desserts.  Yum!