Entries tagged with 'Ian'
Kåre Week, Day 4: Dim Sum, Random Art, and Arepas
Note: This post originally took place on October 19. I've never really understood why people in New York City have a tendency to go apeshit over weekend brunch. Not to say that pancakes, waffles, and ten variations of eggs aren't...
Kåre Week, Day 1: Falafels at Taim
"So...what do you want to do?" "Oh, I'm dunno. Just walk around?" That's Kåre (pronounced something like "koh-rah" with a rolled r, in case you ever hear me say his name in real life and have no idea who I'm...
Beef Noodle Soup and Ginormous Shaved Ice in Flushing
BEEF NOODLES, THEY HAVE EMOTIONS When I heard about Happy Beef Noodle House from the New York Times' feature on Flushing eats, I thought, "AHHH AHAHAHA GMMFFUHL," which roughly translates to, "I have to go there." Beef noodle soup is...
Brighton Beach and Beyond, Part 2: Carrot Cake, Durian, and Pupusas
FOOD OF MANY NATIONS! INTERNATIONAL! In my humble, food-obsessed, and possibly "deprived of conventional joys" opinion, few things are as fun as oogling at the aisles and shelves of ethnic grocery stores packed with unfamiliar items, sometimes laugh-inducing by way...
Brighton Beach, Part 1: Dumplings and Vodka
"I feel like I'm in Disneyland!" exclaimed Kathy as we stepped off the train onto the Brighton Beach subway platform. "Yeah...if everything were written in Russian." Brighton Beach is the Russian-saturated section way out on the southern-most tip of Brooklyn...
Pho Tay Ho: Vietnamese-ing in Bensonhurst
If you ever find yourself going to Bensonhurst, which is—according to Google Maps—a narrow gridded rectangle tucked away in the southwest edge of Brooklyn, it's either because you live there or know someone who does. Although I have no quantitative...
Tristan Week: Day 3 (Amazing 66 Doth Amazes)
Amazin! If you're bold enough to name a place Amazing 66, you better be able to deliver the goods. At Olia's suggestion, we gathered up a group of 10 to test the level of amazement their food would bless us...
Diana's Birthday Party
[An introductory note: This week was ridiculously busy. Spent two late nights in NYC and due to various types of exhaustion was left with very little brain power. I do try to update twice a week, but lately this goal...
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