17 May 2016
Archives of Food in Mouth restaurant coverage
One of the things that is really new about being a parent is the little things that make you geek out and have a positive reaction. I can imagine this...
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17 May 2016
On Restaurants, Dining, Streetfood, and a truthy voice on food blogging
Apparently New York City will get a Chick-Fil-a at some point in 2015, around the Bryant Park area by 6th ave. It kind of bugs me that such tasty chicken sandwiches go on to make some despicably religious conservatives uber rich. Seriously, look up the net worth of S Truett Cathy before his passing, and he was a billionaire. AMNY said that when it opened in Chicago, its mayor voiced disapproval, I assume because of what their CEO tweeted in 2012. But you know what, in the Chicago location we saw...
17 May 2016
How to make good french fries at home
When you rent long enough in New York City, two possible scenarios happen. One, you either can afford the nice neighborhoods and why wouldn't you want to stay? Or two, you cannot afford the nice neighborhoods and everyone you know who lives in the suburbs are like, "You live in a box yo." Living in disillusion kind of like accidentally eating a tapeworm. At first the disillusion don't matter all that much until one day the tapeworm finds its way to your brain, grows big, and you're like, "I have an 8 ft tapeworm in my body and I'm not even 6 foot tall." All this to mean that you sometimes don't know how crazy your point of view is until one day you realize, "WTF?!" But I mean, there's good points to being crazy, like thinking you can make french fries at home and...
14 May 2016
New World Mall Food Court Review: Shaved ice at New World Mall Food Court
One of the things that is really new about being a parent is the little things that make you geek out and have a positive reaction. I can imagine this...
14 May 2016
On Restaurants, Dining, Streetfood, and a truthy voice on food blogging
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...
14 May 2016
Num Pang Review: Num Pang pork belly sandwich
Do people ever read you so poorly, that they just ask a question that might be normal for other people, but ridiculous for you? Since I have problems with decision making, I often like to ask the server or counterperson for suggestions or recommendations. After all, these people work there, and they should kind of know what is good on the menu. This past weekend I went to Num Pang and asked the counter person for a suggestion between two of the sandwiches. Pork belly vs catfish. Obviously, these were two completely different type of proteins. The woman was a little confused because I guess a more normal question would be like, "Do I get the pulled pork or the pork belly?" Instead I like to come in from left field. So she's trying to explain this to me, and then she said to me,...
14 May 2016
Last day in Paris and time of our lives
One of the things that is really new about being a parent is the little things that make you geek out and have a positive reaction. I can imagine this...
14 May 2016
Christmas eve dinner with family in France
One of the things that is really new about being a parent is the little things that make you geek out and have a positive reaction. I can imagine this...
14 May 2016
Cosme – NYC – Flatiron – Mexican restaurant
One of the things that is really new about being a parent is the little things that make you geek out and have a positive reaction. I can imagine this...
14 May 2016
Verjus Review: Delicious food at Verjus in Paris
The previous post about Paris left off with a prix fixe lunch at Cafe Constant. We had gone back to the hotel to rest and to complain to priceline about how they were kind of duplicitous with their ads, and I worked myself into an appetite. It's a good thing Steph planned our dinner already because I had already stressed her out with my incredibly agitating tone with the front desk. We set off for Verjus. It's a well-reviewed restaurant in the 2nd arrondissement near the Palais Royale. The restaurant is owned by a pair of Americans and the secrete has been out for a while. The dining room was practically like eating in New York. You basically only overheard English. For dinner the only option was the tasting menu, which was a bit of a sticker shock for me initially. However as the meal progressed,...