Inspiration Station: Meet The Parents

Wow.  It’s been forever since I’ve done one of these posts.  Hopefully it was worth the wait. The Dish: No fail, every time I’m eating Thai food (or even thinking about eating Thai food) I say that line “Jack talk Thai” from Meet The Parents.  And then giggle to myself because for some reason I…

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Chicken and Zucchini in Peanut Sauce

Usually, when you build a meal around a jarred sauce, also known as taking the easy way out, it’s some sort of pasta with marinara.  That doesn’t have to be the case if you can shop at Trader Joe’s.  They have tons of jarred sauces for all sorts of cuisines.  I recently picked up a jar…

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Ivan Ramen

Ivan of Ivan Ramen is a Jewish guy from Long Island who moved to Japan after college (it was what he had studied) and while there decided to open up a ramen shop.  I’m not sure why he thought he could go toe-to-toe with actual Japanese chefs in a niche cuisine that is so true to their…

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Hibachi Heaven

A major hole has been filled.  If you wanted hibachi in NYC your only option was Benihana.  Yummy, but it’s a whole sit down process and definitely on the more expensive side.  And if you wanted takeout style hibachi (like my beloved Hiawa’s in Savannah or Inoko Express in Athens), you were completely out of…

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Han Dynasty

New Yorkers rejoiced upon hearing Han Dynasty would be coming to NYC.  Everyone in Philly goes nuts for the Sichuan Chinese chainlet and New Yorkers just won’t stand for Phily having something they don’t.  However there’s one thing that always comes with a much awaited restaurant opening and that’s lines.  Even a year later the wait…

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Kumo Sushi

After drinking all day we picked dinner on Saturday based on…more drinking.  We stumbled into Kumo Sushi in the West Village for all you can eat sushi + all you can drink sake and beer.  The price came to just over $40/person and the food and drinks kept flowing.  I thought the giant pitchers they…

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Citrus

Sarah was always my ultimate Broadway buddy so we take in a show every time she’s back in town.  After seeing Aladdin (fun for the whole family!) we wanted to grab a bite to eat but didn’t want to be hemmed into the overpriced and underflavored restaurants of Times Square.  We hopped the 2 one…

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