So Many Recipes, So Little Time
Isn’t it obvious why Soviets were so after Fidel? It’s the sandwich, stupid! At Guantanamera, it was probably the best one I’ve ever had. First it was the bread. Fried to a perfect crisp, wafer thin, it was not just breaking at the bite but crackling of where the teeth touched. Then, there was pork…
Another fantastic discovery in the city — Blue Willow, Hunan/Sichuan. Amazing food, dreamy sensuous Wong Kar-Waiesque ambiance, and extremely reasonable for midtown Manhattan prices. Just be sure to make a reservation, which with Resy is really stress-free. We debated between the ma la pot and farmhouse pork belly choosing the latter only because it…
Last night it was back to Elmhurst. The food scenery there is hard to beat. We loaded up on fermented tea leaves and crunch for lahpet thoke, watched an amazing street al pastor activity, scouted for sambals at a local grocery. A few weeks ago, we came here specifically for a restaurant from our list…
That’s the beauty of the food scene in Elmhurst area of Queens — there’s always something for any occasion. Even when you made a hike all the way from NJ to only hit the permanently closed door of the restaurant you were planning on. There are five more equally interesting places across the street. And…
The moment you sit down at the table at Yemen Cafe, even before you order, you get a bowl of Marag, a hot lamb soup, a platter of Malawah, a crusty flatbread, and a bowl of Zahawiq, spicy tomato chutney with chilies and herbs. The servers don’t rush and give you time to look over…
— Did you tell her she can eat!?!? It was a little after 8 AM on a sunny April Sunday of 2009. I was upstairs in the bathroom getting ready. Downstairs, Tom caught our nine-year-old Lizzie sneaking cereal in the pantry. No, I didn’t tell her that. We were heading to Queens for my birthday…