June 10, 2008
Sonja and I went to a party to launch a new line of trendy sakes. It was an expansive collection of really bad Asian stereotypes rolled into one event. There was even a KOTO player! How hilarious is that??? This above is an ICE SCULPTURE of the BUDDHA. Is it just me, or is this […]
June 9, 2008
When work life gets really hectic, you often forget about the one thing that you really should be taking care of more: yourself. This weekend I shut down, and had some much-needed alone time- somehow, I managed not to even think about work. Instead, I took a nap or two and started reading Siddartha (I […]
June 7, 2008
Yesterday I attended a lovely First Friday Luncheon at the James Beard House prepared by Chef Mikey Price of Market Table in Greenwich Village. Price (formerly of The Mermaid Inn) and his friend Joey Campanaro (of the Little Owl) opened Market Table, a unique restaurant/market combo where you can purchase the same ingredients used in […]
June 3, 2008
I don’t know what the official name of this restaurant is. It’s between 36th and 37th on 9th Ave. The awning says “Cuisine of Pakistan” but somebody took the trouble of bending some neon to say “Nice and Spicey”. So I’m going to go with that. I like the fact that they play up the […]
June 2, 2008
John Zhang, the owner of the Grand Sichuan minichain, has just opened a new restaurant in the West Village. He’s aiming for a slightly more upscale vibe than the St. Mark’s, Chelsea, or Jersey City locations, trying to implement healthier cuisine than other oil-centric Chinese restaurants while still including a variety of Sichuan and Hunan […]
May 29, 2008
My good friend and roommate Andrea and I share a fridge in our funky townhouse in Park Slope that we share with our 2 friends Dana and Jaimy. Our landlord has an odd sense of where the house priorities lie, but I am glad he thinks it’s necessary to have 2 refrigerators. Here is a […]
Despite the rainy, chilly weather, quite a few people came out for our monthly food field trip, this time to the infamous Czech beer hall, Bohemian, in Astoria, Queens. Such troopers! On top of the miserable weather, I think all of us had been stuck on the N train, or waiting for the N train, […]
May 25, 2008
One of my oldest friends in NY, Kanitra aka kanshefle aka W(h)ine-o, is leaving for Austin today. She got a full ride to study Latin American Art History at UT, and so after 10 years in the city, she’s saying goodbye. She’s leaving me! Kanitra and I met in the summer of 2003, in a […]
May 23, 2008
*For this week’s Fridgin’ Out, Jud-san nosed around his mama’s fridge, who lives in midtown Manhattan. Enjoy! I spend a lot of time cooking at my mom’s kitchen. It is bigger and better equipped than mine. Plus, there’s a dishwasher. Mom tends to keep the fridge well stocked with staples like milk, juices, eggs, etc. […]
May 19, 2008
I moved into a new office on 39th and 8th Ave — beautiful view right across the street from the new Renzo Piano New York Times building (which btw will house another Muji store on the ground level), crummy area, many new and old denizens loitering around in front of Port Authority, and after a […]