• Last Books Read

    (K) Case Histories - Great character development ties together unsolved mysteries
    ***

    (T) (K)The United States of Arugula - An exhaustive look at the food revolution in the U.S.
    ****

    (T) (K) French Women Don't Get Ft - Almost funny, almost informative self-help/dieting book
    **

    (T) Busting Vegas - True story of MIT grads that beat the odds in Vegas
    **

  • Last Homemade Meals

    (T)Turnip puree & chicken with hunter's sauce - Diesel finally shows me what he's been learning in cooking class

    (T) Chicken Chili - Bought a whole, uncooked 2lb chicken and shredded into your standard chili base with the addition of some Vermont Porter.

  • Latest Restaurants



    Spicy and Tasty - Well worth the 1 hr train to Flushing. Best lamb ever; just like the name says: spicy and VERY tasty...and cheap!
    ****

    Babbo - Batali does what he does best in this legendary Italian restaurant. We got the amazing pasta tasting menu - 5 pasta dishes, 3 desserts
    ****

    Momofuku Noodle Bar - Delicious noodle soups and Chinese classics reinterpreted by an FCI alum
    ***

    Casa Mono - Mario Batali's tapas restaurant
    ***

    Clinton St Baking Company - An LES brunch favorite, the pancakes and crab cakes are some of the best we've ever had, but the line outside on a weekend make it something only worth it on the weekday.
    ***

    Chickie Pig's - Literally across the street, Chickie Pigs servers up thin, oval-shaped pizzas in a brick oven. Focus is on the crust and not the toppings.
    **

    Banjara - Finally! Good Indian. Embedded in the 6th St Indian madness is Banjara with delicious curries, dosas and samosas.
    ***

    The E.U. - A new chef prepares European comfort food including a thick and rich cassoulet, braised short ribs and Chicken and Dumplings along with a wide assortment of european beers. Very good.
    ***

    Falai - Modern Italian. Homemade Pasta. Creative Dishes like Beet & Lobster Risotto. One of the best meals had in NYC so far.
    *****

    Cafe Glechik - A Ukrainian cafe in Brighton Beach known for their dumplings. Try the veal and the Siberian.
    ***

    Rosario's Pizza - A tourist favorite of the LES, we read about this in one of our guide books. Pretty good pizza, but nothing special. Stay with the cheese.
    *

    Trattoria Spaghetto - Also mentioned in our guidebook, this Italian eatery actually turned out a better than expected lunch.
    **

    NY Noodletown - A decent Chinatown stop for Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup. Reminds me of Canton Wonton Noodle House in Seattle
    **

Thanksgiving

Posted on November 29, 2007 by eternal

We spent the Thanksgiving holidays in Nashville with my sister’s family (could you tell it was my side of the family?). Here are random shots of the family:

 
Lauren sporting her butterfly hat
 

 
McKenzie and Lauren with matching jammies
 

 
The kids dressed up for the big Auburn vs. Alabama game (Auburn won!)
It’s a funny thing being [...]

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Day Four : Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Posted on November 29, 2007 by eternal

And on the four day we rested…
I wish.
Instead I was up at 6 am, after maybe 4 hours of sleep because my stomach and head hurt from too much sangria and too much food the night before. I guess this means I’m old.
We only had two things to do today. See some of the parade [...]

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Day Three : Tia Pol

Posted on November 29, 2007 by eternal

After a couple meetings in the city and a lot of working from the hotel room, Kelly and I met my Australian colleague Rachel at the W lounge in Times Square. Afterwards, we headed up to Central Park West (CPW) to see the parade peeps blow up all the balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day [...]

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Day Two : Spotted Pig

Posted on November 21, 2007 by eternal

I ran today for the first time in over a month and it sucked. My heart rate was a good 20 bpm higher than usual for my 10min/mile pace and I just wanted to stop 1/2 way through. But I pushed on and after a super tiny breakfast (1/2 a cliff bar) and a [...]

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Day One

Posted on November 21, 2007 by eternal

When your employer isn’t paying moving expenses and you are as cheap as we are, you skip the moving companies and try to ship all your stuff via air…as your check-in luggage.
Honestly, it wasn’t that much of a pain. On Monday morning we packed our 4-16×18×18 boxes into the town car along with our backpacks [...]

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Two Weeks to Day Zero

Posted on November 21, 2007 by eternal

The two weeks leading up to our flight are a COMPLETE blur. We had to move out of our condo, transfer it to a new tenant, live out of a suitcase, see all of our friends and hit all of our favorite restaurants. We ate and drank so much that I’m pushing maximum density. Dinners [...]

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Why Go?

Posted on November 21, 2007 by eternal

In October, with K’s contract running down at Microsoft and my work in NY and Europe expanding, we decided to try and negotiate an offer with my employer to move to NYC for a year. After a little back and forth both internally and externally, we were able to pull it off. We’re here in [...]

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