Entries tagged with 'West Village'
Remembering Why Minca Is Awesome, + Cupcakes, Gelato, and Ninja Sex Party
This post took place on February 19. But I remember it like it happened yesterday... ...Nah, I'm lying, I remember it like it happened a month ago. Glisten. If the above photo of a pork belly chunk—50% meat, 50% jelly-like...
Chocolate Chip Cookies: One to Make, One to Buy
Freshly baked cookies! AIEEE! They look sort of flat, but I swear they were good. Last Saturday I made chocolate chip cookies using the Ad Hoc recipe to bring to Dahlia's birthday party. As I'm not exactly a maven in...
88 Palace, Village Tart, Galanga, and L'Arte del Gelato, aka 'Last Sunday'
The oh so palatial 88 Palace. If left to my natural sleep cycle, I could sleep until 1 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon without a problem. (Sleep is the best. I know there's that saying, "I'll sleep when I'm dead,"...
Brighton Beach Photo Shoot, Cafe Kashkar, and a Few Sweets
This entry originally took place on May 23. Here's Part 1! Ain't nothing like a sunny day at the beach, hanging out with friends... They only look dead. Lying on the sand... Drag. Dragging bodies wrapped in black sheets across...
Vegetarian Weekend with Alex: Saravanaas and Keste
This entry originally took place on April 3 and 4. Gonna speed things up a bit because I have to go to the airport soon..oh crap. When Alex comes to down that means two things: elevated level of happiness and...
Meals of the Semi-Distant Past: Roebling Tea Room and Market Table
These entries originally took place A GAZILLION YEARS AGO. This means I don't remember what I ate very well, but I'm posting the photos for record's sake. ...So...um...enjoy. There's a group of restaurants I call "parent friendly," although I guess...
When Co. Is Closed, Head to Pizza Suprema
Phoenix-based friend Lee Anne visited me from January 28 to February 8 in case you're thinking, "Hey, I remember her...wait, she doesn't live here." I'm going out of chronological order with these posts because that's how my brain feels like...
Pinkberry Revisited: It Still Kind of Sucks
Last Friday, I went to Pinkberry. I gave their character-less, low calorie, not really fat-free, turd-like swirl of frozen goo another chance. Conclusion? It still kind of sucks. (The suckiness has nothing to do with the turd-like swirl. Many frozen...
Get Your Frozen Yogurt Away From Me; Bring On the Gelato
Oh Pinkberry, you started this, didn't you... Flurt. Eskimix. /eks/. Daydream. Red Cherry. Yoqua Bar. Yoberry. Yogurtberry. Berrywild. Do 95 percent of all new frozen yogurt shops have to have names that sound like crappy fragrances marketed towards tween girls?...
Bad Meals of the Past: Mary's Fish Camp
Mary's Fish Camp Whenever Kathy and I need to refer to "that time we went to a restaurant that kind of sucked and wasn't worth it," Mary's Fish Camp pops up, usually followed by a short recap about why it...
Moving Day Sustenance: Patty Melt and Falafel
Note: This entry originally took place on December 20, aka moving day hell. I love burgers, but up until December 20 I had never eaten a patty melt. Considering how often I'm disappointed or underwhelmed by hamburger buns—from my experience,...
A Bunch of Tasty Bites, And Some Liquids
BECAUSE TIME IS PRECIOUS AND MY STOMACH CAPACITY IS VAST and the brain is sleepy... ...Also, I'm just very far behind. There are so many little (and big) things I eat that never make it to the blog because the...
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...
NYC Vegetarian Eatery Recommendations, Part II (6-10)
Here's the second half of my list of top ten favorite vegetarian and vegan eateries. It's more recycled than the first half; nothing on this list is new to my blog. I also fudged the line of vegetarian and vegan,...
NYC Vegetarian Eatery Recommendations, Part I (1-5)
While some vegetarian restaurants may be disappointing or just plain suck, there are more places that don't suck. I hope. Here's the first half of my list of top ten favorite vegetarian and vegan eateries. Taim Falafel pita sandwiches! I...
Babbo: Everything But Dessert
[I started writing this entry in the airport on Saturday, but only finished it now while trying to edit my Chile photos and write emails, among other things, like thinking about how I should be snuggled under the covers of...
The Spotted Pig: Burger Vs. Cubano, Plus Some Banoffee Pie
Hello there. This is the chargrilled burger from The Spotted Pig. The general reaction to this burger upon first impression is, "Holy jebus," or a drool-filled utterance of similar meaning. Although far from homely, I wouldn't call it super fancy...
Gelato, Abraço, Shanghai Cafe, and a Cake-Filled Birthday Bash
Mm, gelato It was just another one of those days. The kind that starts with gelato and ends with cake, interrupted by a feast of Chinese food to pad the stomach in between snacks. That's all that dinner is anyway:...
Tristan Week: Day 2 (Israeli Sandwiches and Mild Tipsiness)
On day two of Tristan's stay (January 3rd), he slept in late while I left home at 8:30 as usual to get to work on time. Tristan had what top sleep deprivation specialists refer to as "mega-sleepies." But he eventually...
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