October 2009
15 posts
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Eatery
I have been to Eatery at least half a dozen times, and it’s always a good meal. I happen to love their mac & cheese with the frizzled onions on top, however, I try not to pig out there TOO often. One thing I used to love about them were their shrimp chip-things (I call them “chip-things” because they aren’t really chips… they are more the consistency of puffed...
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We are family
Sometime in the last few years, my cousins all realized that we actually like one another (rather than just being stuck together). There are 10 of us and we are all within about 10 years of each others’ ages, with most of us hovering around our late twenties/early thirties at this time. Most of us also have remained in the area we grew up (North/Central New Jersey) and have spouses or...
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Thank you BBQ
A few weeks ago, I got the hair brained idea to build a screen… divider… divider with door… divider with french doors for Mike and my new apartment. It wound up being quite a project, yet with the help of my fantastic dad’s building skills (and physical laboring) and tools borrowed from friends, Josh and Lillian, we managed to complete the undertaking. I seriously...
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Charles Restaurant- ::EDIT::
When Mike and I went to Taste The West Village a few weeks ago, I entered into a raffle where you bid on a gift certificate to certain restaurants (it went to charity for the schools). After tasting the awesome braised short ribs at the Charles (234 West 4th Street on the corner of West 10th Street) stand, I decided it was totally worth it to bid $60 for a $75 gift certificate. I really...
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Welcome to the Neighborhood
I have long been reading about the Schnitzel Truck and was quite excited when I read on the Midtown Lunch Twitter Tracker that they were in front of my new office building on only my third day, I was in. It was chilly and the line was pretty long, but it was too fortuitous to pass up.
They had run out of bread, so they only had platters left. I wound up being glad to spend the extra $2...
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NJ BBQ at the Grub Hut
When I visited my mom in NJ, she decided that Grub Hut in Manville, NJ was the place to take me for some BBQ. They also have Mexican, but the vote was that their BBQ was some of the best she had eaten, so we all ordered some ribs.
They had a few items on special including the Rib Sampler which included Baby Back, Beef, and Spare Ribs. I ordered it with the special teriyaki sauce since the...
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Mike's birthday dinner- Part II: Quality Meats
Deciding where to take Mike for his birthday dinner was quite difficult this year. I cooked him his favorites on Friday, however, I wanted to take him out somewhere special. After my birthday at WD50 with the best meal I have EVER had, I knew I wouldn’t be able to beat it, but I had to make sure it was a good place. I was debating Ninja, but I hear that while the entertainment is fun, the...
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Mike's birthday dinner- Part 1: My kitchen
When I realized I had the day of Mike’s birthday off, I decided that it would become a cooking extravaganza. I asked him what menu he wanted and he selected something with lamb, a risotto, our infamous brussel sprouts, and homemade chocolate peanut butter CUPS for dessert.
After seeing that the price of lamb on Fresh Direct was absolutely outrageous ($45 for a single piece?! WTF?) I went...
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Oh Koi... how I love thee
There are not many restaurants that I can eat multiple times in a week and still want to go back the next day, however, Koi (on 40th Street between 5th and 6th Aves, across from Bryant Park) is on the top of that list. I’ve heard a lot of people discredit Koi as being a lesser Nobu, but my Nobu experience was just fair, whereas I am excited every time I go to Koi (and I’ve probably...
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Borrowed sauce, semi-fresh pasta, and roasted...
My mom came to visit and brought me some sauce made with tomatoes, zucchini, and sausage. It was delicious (though the veggies produced too much water and adding corn starch just gave it a powdery texture that didn’t work. Oh well!) We put it over some of the semi-homemade pastas, like Buiton, that are now popping up more and more in grocery stores (not quite dried but not quite as fresh...
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Penn Station to Times Square Takeout/Delivery Wrap...
Midtown Lunch is a fabulous resource for eating lunch in Midtown, obviously. Through them I have discovered my love for cart food and multiple more interesting lunch time feasts. Unfortunately, while they are right around my current office, they don’t stretch quite so far as my apartment, which is near Penn Station. Therefore, I put together my own wrap up that provides a smattering of...
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Creative Cafeteria
Lori and I were meeting for lunch, and when Lori mentioned Cafeteria, I was more than excited. It was on her list for a long time, and I had been craving their mac and cheese ever since being able to eat normally again.
Their virgin drinks sounded quite good, so I went with the Peach Palmer (an Arnold Palmer with lemonade and iced tea with the added bonus of Peach Puree) and Lori went with the...
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More Ktown Joy
I love Korean food. Even though I was just in Korea Town 2 weeks ago, when my best friend (who is Korean) asked where I wanted to go to break the fast (for Yom Kippur) I decided to go again. She brought me some place new, KumGangSan (32nd St. between 5th Ave and Broadway) that had a piano on a ledge above a waterfall. Odd but cool. Turns out it’s her grandparent’s favorite place in...
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Dining Deals
As a lover of Restaurant Week, I’m always excited to see when restaurants extend their deals. “Wined & Dined” put together a great summary of who is having deals, so why re-create it?
Happy Nomming (on the cheap)!
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UWS Grill
A favorite place of my boyfriend’s, close to his work is Georgio’s Country Grill on 9th Ave at the corner of 53rd Street. We stopped in for a late lunch on a Saturday and were welcomed by a very friendly host (Georgio maybe?) who found the 5 of us a table (we were dining with couple friends and their Grandma). Originally, I was drawn to the blackberry sangria they advertised out...