previously. Traif, 2011

previously. Viejo San Juan, march 2011

Dark rum mojito

previously. M. Wells, summer 2011

Things that are hipster.

Things that are hyped.

moustache and suspenders

sugar cubes

summer shandy

bucket o' bangin' crawfish

general tsao's sweetbreads

bone marrow and escargot

duck heart salad

Suteishi

Kevin and I went to have dinner at Suteishi with a friend of ours on Friday. It was raining, so the Seaport area was quiet, and we sat at the sushi bar. Kevin hadn't dined there since he began his new job and I know everyone there missed him because thy always ask me to say hi to him whenever I drop by after JCrew.

We had giant snail with pickles, a valentines day special remade for us with gold flakes, a sashimi platter, and a hand roll (not pictured) named after Kevin's sister, who's the manager. Salted caramel and green tea mochi for dessert, too.

Greek Astoria

From our Sunday night dinner at Zenon Taverna. Kevin's parents took me out to dinner, and I decided on Greek food because I was craving lemon soup. The decor was charming, the waitress friendly, and we never would have found this place had our original destination not had a 1 hour wait. In other words, meant to be.

Next vs. el Bulli Opening

Golden Mall - Flushing, Queens

After the Momofuku Ko chefs pointedly agreed with our notion that Asian food in New York doesn't get any better than Flushing, we found ourselves, at last, visiting Golden Mall. This hidden honeycomb of shops and cheap eats has been on our radar for quite some time, but we'd been distracted by the expansive New World Mall food court and downtown Manhattan dining.

We went after work last night, and for 13 dollars had 2 bowls of piping hot lamb noodle soup, an assortment of sides, and the tough love attentions of what the others there called Boss Lady.

When I asked her how people usually order their meal, she responded "small bowl or big bowl." In the end she asked whether we liked our food and seemed to be impressed that we could handle heat.