Food in Mouth

7 April 2016

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The other day wifey and I woke up at 3 am and took the train into the city. Weather had not yet turned cold. It wasn't the kind of wind that would dry out your skin. But waiting for a train at that time of the night, and then walking on the sidewalks of New York made me feel like a tourist, like some outsider. People walked around, ready to end their night at 4 am, not knowing where they had parked their cars. Maybe I'm the one who overstayed the welcome in New York. But one thing that always makes me feel right at home is some dim sum. It had been a long time since we had gone to Nom Wah Tea Parlor, and it seemed like a great time to go back...

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7 April 2016

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Beer – Try it from Trader Joes if you get a chance

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25 March 2016

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Soba Totto – NYC – Midtown East – Japanese restaurant

I am a dad now! It's only been about a month, and it's as surreal to write that now was it was when my son first came into the world. Being...

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25 March 2016

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Soba Totto Review: Soba Totto

Even though I really liked the vegetarian food from the last post, everyone probably suspected that it was just an anomaly. Meat would quickly find its way back on this blog. Soba Totto to the rescue! This place is owned by the same people who run Yakitori Totto therefore you know they know how to do yakitori right. I walked into Soba Totto a little after seven, and the place was close to being packed on a weekday night. I went with an old coworker and we settled down at the bar, in front of the dude making chicken ball skewers. In addition to him, there were two other guys working the grill that night. They basically work non-stop during my meal there. And even with the close proximity to the grill, the smoke really was a non-factor. Even though 'soba' is in the name,...

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