Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
With a fussy 21 month old, you don’t get the luxury of long dinners, but that doesn’t make the food any less good. Yunnan Kitchen is a relatively new trendy Chinese spot in the LES that has proven tough to get into during prime dining time. The New York Times quickly learned of it’s growing…
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A new Thai place opened in my neighborhood and I thought I was going to get Rebekah to come to my side of town to try it. When we stayed near her West Side apartment, I thought all was lost…until we walked by the restaurant on 9th Ave. Apparently, my restaurant has a sister so…
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I can’t help but say the name of this restaurant, Arang, in anything but the voice of an old butler going “You raaaang, sir?” It’s not like that makes the food taste any better, but it elicits a giggle from me every time and giggles do seem to make a meal more enjoyable. Matt and I stumbled…
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I know Jen was upset to leave New York, but she, Matt, and Avery have made themselves a beautiful life in Atlanta. They told me one thing that eased the transition was seeing how close they were to Buford Highway. Buford Highway is a sketchy area, but one that’s worth visiting if you want authentic…
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I recently stumbled upon Dainobu while I was walking home from work. This Japanese grocery store and deli is packed with the kinds of products you usually need to go to Canal Street to find. I finally made the time to go in but made the mistake of going on a Sunday evening when the…
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No. 7 Subs, my favorite sandwich place of all time, has some competition. Num Pang is a Cambodian sandwich place that I have heard about enough to become immune to it. However, I never walked past it and always forgot to seek it out so it so I figured it just wouldn’t end up making…
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Last Thursday we celebrated Erica’s birthday – 30, Flirty, and Fun! Yes, that’s a quote from “13 Going on 30”, but it also became our theme for the evening. I may have been the only single gal, but the other four married/engaged girls were flirty enough to make our waiter blush and after several cucumber…
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Chinese and Mexican? Not exactly two cuisines that pop to the forefront of your mind as complementary. But if famed chef Jose Andres is behind it, it can’t be bad. Before round two of the bachelorette festivities, a couple of us went to the China Poblano restaurant in our hotel. The decor was relaxed with…
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Earlier in the week I had taken some Trader Joe’s Korean spiced beef out of the freezer. Sure, it would be nice over rice, but with a few extra ingredients, I knew I could make something special. I already had lettuce in the fridge, so I stopped at Katagiri on my way home. Katagiri is…
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Last night, a couple different groups of media folk got together with one of our reps to celebrate the Chinese New Year. No, it’s not one of the major American holidays, but I think it’s a great excuse for a fun and different celebration. Our rep is Chinese and has lived his whole life in…
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