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Oko Review: Oko is hollow

Another joint along restaurant row in Park Slope is the semi-new frozen yogurt place, Oko. The place is pretty green, both literally and in their attempt to save the planet. When I went there, they had the original flavor and two flavors of the day, which were Key lime and Wildberry. I asked for a sample of the flavors of the day, and both were pretty good, but I went with the original in the largest size. [Note: Always go for the original at KFC, unless you're at Popeyes, then anything goes. Oh wait, a food blog that mentions KFC? Call the fat police! ahhhh!!!!] The yogurt comes with one topping, and as you can see, my choice was raspberry. My friends also got the same, except with Wildberry frozen yogurt. It's all pretty good to me. The thing about a really large cup is that they...

Thanksgiving

After two months of being a parent, I can say that it doesn't get any easier! The food blogging pretty much has stopped but it's nice to take...

Maialino Review: Happy hour at Maialino

The 2011 NBA Draft just concluded. The odds of predicting which player will become a future Hall of Famer is very low. You have a better chance to guess at who can maybe become an All-Star, although not much better odds. Just guessing who could become a rotational player is difficult. But the odds of picking a guy who won't pan out? Really really good. Ordering from a restaurant feels like that sometimes. There are words that will trigger interest in your brain. Maybe it's 'braised' or 'crispy'. Perhaps it's words of ingredients like 'pork belly' or 'sea urchin'. I fall prey to this all the time. While concentrating on the key words, I lose sight of the description. Maybe it it's actually a toast with a slice or pork belly, instead of a pork belly dish. Moving past the fact that I can't read...