November 4, 2009
UPDATE: Hi everyone! I hope you all are ready for the Fish Taco Crawl in San Diego THIS SUNDAY! It’s gonna be a blast. So a few new details for you: – I’ll be staying in North Park– please feel free to meet us at our place and we can just carpool together from one […]
October 14, 2009
It’s OKTOBERFESTIME!!!! This is probably the most gimmicky Umamiventure ever organized, but I figured that a silly event is good for us once in a while. As Dr. Steve Brule would say: For Your Health! I have heard from very reliable sources that Schroeder’s in SF is huge and awesome and has a raging Oktoberfest […]
September 13, 2009
With all the talk about xiao long bao aka XLB aka soup dumplings on here these days, no one should be surprised that it won the poll (up there on the top right corner) for where we would go for the next Umamiventure. XLB it is!!! So we’re taking a trip to Din Tai Fung […]
August 14, 2009
YES, we are finally doing this!!! Let’s meet up at the famed Tomales Bay Oyster Company on Sunday 8/23 and get our shellfish on! This is California’s oldest shellfish farm (since 1909!), about an hour north of SF. Yes, that means you have to set your alarm clock on a Sunday morning, but deal with […]
April 14, 2009
Preface:Loisaida Throwback Crawl: Kossar’s BialyLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Doughnut PlantLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Pickle BattleLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Vanessa’s Dumpling HouseLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Russ & Daughters For our final destination on our whirlwind 7-stop Lower East Side food extravaganza, we went to (where else?) THE FAMOUS Katz’s Deli. It’s been around since 1888, and every few years there […]
April 7, 2009
Preface:Loisaida Throwback Crawl: Kossar’s BialyLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Doughnut PlantLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Pickle BattleLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Vanessa’s Dumpling House From the Dumpling House, we started towards Houston Street to make a stop at Russ & Daughters (R&Ds). Full disclosure- I had NEVER stepped foot in this LES “appetizing” institution. SHAMEFUL!!! So this was a huge treat […]
April 6, 2009
Preface:Loisaida Throwback Crawl: Kossar’s BialyLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Doughnut PlantLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Pickle Battle From Guss’ Pickles, we walked a few blocks over to Eldridge for one of my favorite spots in the LES- The Dumpling House. They’ve recently renovated since the last time I was here about a year ago, taking over a neighboring storefront […]
April 1, 2009
Preface:Loisaida Throwback Crawl: Kossar’s BialyLoisaida Throwback Crawl: Doughnut Plant There’s a pickle war in town, did you know? In the Lower East Side, within a two block radius, at that. Well actually, two blocks, and up to Cedurhurst, NY. I had no idea, until Todd, a UM reader who came out with us, gave us […]
March 30, 2009
Preface:Loisaida Throwback Crawl: Kossar’s Bialy The Doughnut Plant is just a few doors down from Kossar’s, so how could we not make a stop? Shamefully, as with many of the stops we made throughout the day, this was my very first time there… EVER. Why do you think I suggested to do this crawl? So […]
For Umamiventure #15, I opened up the polls to UM readers to vote for our next food trip. Between Astoria for merguez sandwiches, Jackson Heights for tacos and a food crawl in the Lower East Side, the LES won in a landslide. While it was commented by a few that it was a “safe” choice […]