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Lucky Rice’s Night Market – A Taste of Asian Street Food
On a beautiful comfortable Friday night on April 30th held Lucky Rice’s Night Market, hosted by David Chang. This night market event is based on popular nighttime markets throughout Asia, found in Taipei all the way to Kuala Lumpur. Typically speaking, these night markets feature various cheap street foods, shops, and fun games. In its…
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Quest to Finding Manhattan’s Best Spicy Roe Pasta
Spicy roe spaghetti, also known as Spaghetti Mentaiko, is a popular and easy-to-make Japanese dish typically comprised of spicy roe, butter, Japanese mayonnaise, spaghetti, and nori for garnish. Many Japanese restaurants serve this inexpensive pasta so it became a mission for me to find the best spicy roe pasta in Manhattan. I decided to pick…
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Eleven Madison Park: $28 Lunch is as Good as It Gets
Good food deals in New York, does that really exist? Yes, I am a telling you that there are reasonable lunch deals at some fine restaurants in the city that are worth trying out. Eleven Madison Park has been on my list, and since the dinner menu is usually expensive, eating lunch there is the…
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Convivio: Taste of Italy with their Lunch Prix Fix
Being a person who longs for eating handmade al dente pastas and delicate yet fragrant sauces, I am on a search for real authentic Italian food similar to what I ate in Italy. I am not sure what places in NYC can provide me this quality of Italian food (so maybe someone can provide me…
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Macaron Day NYC 2010!
This event looks like a lot of fun, especially for those Macaron-lovers out there. After all, what is there not to love about these light little treats? If you enjoy popping macarons as much as I do, make sure to join in on this event. It takes place on Saturday, March 20, 2010 so mark…
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Tribute to Pancake Month with Clinton St. Bakery
I am an avid pancake eater. I love how there are so many things that can be incorporated into pancake batter along with a variety of syrups that come with it. This special month allows me to indulge in buttery, fluffy pancakes and not have a problem with doing so. As a dedication to celebrating…
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Reliving the Bon Chon Experience at Boka
Walking in the East Village on St. Marks street, it is inevitable to feel like you have been transported to another world made up of grilled chicken sticks, pomegranate-flavored yogurt covered with fruit, and falafel sandwiches. The restaurants, clothing stores, and tattoo parlors are stacked on top of each other with little room to expand…
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In Remembrance of Persimmon
Kimchi and Sides My friend approaches me for a restaurant suggestion and asks, “So I have about four people for dinner tonight. Where do you think we should go? Nothing crazy.†“I like Persimmon. It’s Neo Korean, East Villageâ€, I say. A few minutes later she tells me that Persimmon is closed. CLOSED. “Wait you…
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Chinese New Year: Hot Pot Basics
Happy Chinese New Year! This is the year of the Tiger and I am not sure what it means in Chinese astrology. What I do know is that this calls for the gathering of family and friends around a huge feast of various foods such as fish, noodles, oranges, etc. because these foods are supposed…
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Public: Fusion is the Name of the Game
Yup, I am reviewing another fusion restaurant. So finnnnne…maybe I go to more fusion restaurants than I would like to admit, but at least I am featuring GOOD places right? Anyway the point is that I was impressed by two things: 1.) the menu ingredients are very varied (i.e. wild boar, quail & foie gras, Tasmanian sea trout)…