Last night Alex and I braved the tourist trap that is Midtown this time of year (fraking Radio City Music Rockettes and Rockerfella Center skating rink and tree) to eat at Le Bernardin. This was meant to be our only meal out this month — something special to celebrate our birthdays and round off the [...]
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Momofuku Ko
Posted: 12/21/2010 in eating out, foodTags: david chang, food, foodie, momofuku ko, new york city
Last week was Alex’s birthday, and as luck would have it I had been able to book a table at Momofuku Ko for the Friday night. Perfect way for us gastro ninjas to celebrate. Now I am not sure how much luck was involved in getting a reservation at Ko as it was probably more [...]
Every coffee junkie has a limit
Posted: 11/11/2010 in eating out, Food and Drink, out & aboutTags: coffee, coffee shops, la colombe, nespresso, new york city
I love lattes, flat whites, cappuccinos, french press and drip. Straight-up without any flavoring because nothing beats the taste of coffee with milk. Perfectly happy to make it at home but I also appreciate a decent coffee shop. In fact that morning coffee (with the occasional almond croissant) over the summer was one of the [...]
Mended
Posted: 02/18/2010 in eating out, Navel gazingTags: chinatown, common cold, donuts, doughnut plant, food, new york city
Today was the first day I’ve woken up not feeling like I was going to die from nasal congestion for over a week. Seven days is a very long time when you are battling the common cold. So to celebrate my return to health I obviously decided to embark on a two mile round trip [...]
lazy days in the run up to Christmas
Posted: 12/06/2009 in eating out, food, Navel gazingTags: indian food, jersey city, spirit of laxmi
I had an amazing time when my mum was over, and it was sad seeing her go but I’ve had a lovely lazy weekend which was just the tonic. Plus, mum now gets to spend Christmas with my brother and his fiance in their new house. Wins all round I think since Thanksgiving is a [...]
