Monthly Archive:: July 2011
22 Jul 2011
Avocado And Sweet Potato Sandwich From Nectar
Nectar on Court St near my apartment is a juice bar. Three years I have walked by it and never once did I think to walk into the store. Sure I like juice but I prefer a good cup of coffee in the morning, a nice pint of beer in the afternoon and another nice
21 Jul 2011
Phayul in Jackson Heights
To get to Phayul you have to follow the signs around the corner from where the street address really is. Then you pass by the guy selling batteries, and walk up a narrow flight of stairs following the signs for a hairdresser and advertising a basement office for rent. You pull back a curtain and
15 Jul 2011
A Pork Chop Sandwich I Made
Few weeks ago I was taking photos of Laena McCarthy of Anarchy in a Jar for my Foodaissance project and she told me she had started to sell Roberta’s bread at her table at Smorgasburg. I knew they were using their large oven to bake breads but didn’t know they were selling them too. Laena
12 Jul 2011
Breakfast at Cafe Sabarsky
I used to work on the Upper East Side, and occasionally I’d walk past Cafe Sabarsky, which is in the same building as the Neue Gallery for German and Austrian Art. This was in the dark ages, before this blog existed, and yet it always stuck in the back of my mind. After starting this
11 Jul 2011
Want Great Dim Sum? Go To Nom Wah
Dim sum. It’s so hard to find good dim sum (well at least for me) in this city. People say you have to go out to Flushing or Sunset Park but even there I’ve had just ok dim sum. I usually don’t really care about finding great places, as long as it’s tasty I’m cool
07 Jul 2011
Turkish Delight at the London Candy Co.
It’s funny how much the books I read as a kid continue to have an influence on me. When I was younger I was fascinated by Turkish Delight, something I’d never eaten but had read about in The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe. In the book, the White Witch is able to bribe Edmund
06 Jul 2011
Philly Pinoy Is A Cure For The Homesick
You probably think Red Hook, Brooklyn would be the last place to find Filipino food. But if you know the story behind Philly Pinoy (used to be the “Bait Shop” with a tiki bar looking exterior) then you know it’s exactly where it should be. Catered to the large number of Filipino cruise ship workers