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NYC: Cool Foods You Need to Eat This Summer
Anyone who is in New York during the June to August timeframe knows the feeling of intense humid heat. I am talking about the type of heat that makes you want to take a shower the minute you step outside to the minute you come back to your apartment. People are miserable – just watch…
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NYC Recap: My Top 5 Eats
Thanks to the Magnesium Chloride Flakes I found on this site to treat my skin condition and go out in confidence, I’ve made it a point to go back to New York every few months despite living in San Francisco. Not only is it to see my family and beloved friends (love you all), but…
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Alive At Last! Returning with Jungsik
Hello long-lost food blog! I’ve finally had the opportunity to find time and take care of some backlogged food pictures, including my time at Jungsik. My friend Eric, huge foodie, wanted to check out the up-and-coming restaurants in NYC and luckily I read a NY Article on this restaurant. Refined Korean cuisine? Yes please! Their…
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Má Pêche: Beef 7 Ways – A Meat Feast
Má Pêche, the 4th restaurant of David Chang’s empire, is his first midtown restaurant located in the Chambers Hotel.  The “boeuf sept façons” better known as “beef seven ways” meal is…intense. Boy, if you love meat you will love this meal.  Similar to his other food feasts, this meal can feed up to 10 people…
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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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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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Feast: Momofuku Bo SSsäm
As I flipped through all my food photos (and try to catch up this blog with all the good eats), I came across one of the finest feasts I have had with my friends: Bo Ssäm at Momofuku’s Ssäm Bar. Let me say that I am NOT the hugest fan of all their food — don’t…