tarte tatin
inspired by the fabulous tarte at le grainne cafe (which I’ll have to review later), I made my own from a recipe off epicurious. looks so good! recipe is as follows:
who buys ostrich eggs?
my first time shopping at whole foods (union square)–and while it was overwhelmingly chaotic and overpriced–I have to admit their range of products is impressive.
le pain quotidien
I’ve been dying to find a decent bakery or pâtisserie in the city. there are none in my neighbourhood, so when I saw this window in the Upper East, I immediately dove into the shop.
num pang
num pang means ‘bread’ or ‘sandwich’ in khmer (similar to the word banh my in vietnamese), and is the name of a new cambodian sandwich shop in the village. the bread here is to die for: crisp on the outside and deliciously chewy on the inside–better than any banh my I’ve ever had (and that’s saying something).
go! go! curry
inspired by the village voice, I decided to head all the way down to west 38th for this japanese curry shop.
bun cha, part 2
very fine bun cha place on my street. close-up on the meaty goodness: bun cha apparatus: bucket o’ coals, meat in a grill clamp, fan to keep the (amazing amount of) smoke out of your face and into the street (good advertising), little bia hoi stool to do it all from. Doi Can street (just west of Van Bao, next … Read More
banh my pate egg
seems to be a cheaper version of banh my hue (don’t remember the price, but probably around 10,000 VND). yes, that is pate fried with an egg. you can’t imagine how delicious this is. this was a super popular place on doi can, but as of yesterday has been replaced by a skater shop of all things. poo.
chinese food, rejuvenated
Really great article in the New Yorker about a restaurateur’s quest to re-invigorate Chinese cuisine in Hangzhou, while using all-natural ingredients. “Sourcing our ingredients was a nightmare at first,” Zhou said. The buyers spent months driving out to remote villages, meeting farmers, and trying to set up a network of suppliers. They commissioned peasants to rear free-range chickens and ducks, … Read More
breakfast weekend
I found a housewares store on the new hanoian that’s semi-near my house, so I set off late morning yesterday to take a look (similar to ikea stuff, the place is called uma in case you’re interested). all this to say,