• 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
    **

Return

I’m hungover, tired. Taking the train to Luton Airport, 40 minutes north of the city by First Capital Connect train service. Seated next to others hopping an EasyJet flight to somewhere warmer, sunnier. Listening to Barbara singing “I don’t want to live without you” while watching the lush green countryside pass by. Many others waiting [...]

If You Wanna Help…

victims of the earthquake in China, the Red Cross is always a reliable and legitimate organization where you can send your donations to.  The good thing is that you can actually earmark your contributions for this very cause by clicking here.

In London. Can’t Sleep

I did make it to London, arriving in Luton Airport at about 11:15 am and getting all the way to the hotel by about 1:00pm. I took a short nap, worked on an RFP and attended to other work things and then went for a coffee and a walk around Regent Park with my boss [...]

I Hate Cars

It finally happened. We came brutally close on our trip to Florida. I didn’t sleep and we left just after 4am for a 6:15am flight out of JFK. Getting to JFK via subway isn’t hard. You take the F to Jay St and transfer, literally 10 ft away, to the A train which takes you [...]

Vacation with the Sales in Panama City Beach

From left to right: McKenzie (6), Addison (2), Ethan (2), Nicolette (4), Lauren (3)
Aren’t they the cutest?  Unfortunately the blue eye dynasty ends with me, as my more powerful, dominant Asian genes will prevail

So on Friday night, after dinner, Dawniel, Cyrill, Dies and I headed back to the LES and had a drink. [...]

Loving It

Our new Sony eReader
Last month Diesel and I were really obsessed with getting either a Kindle or the Sony digital reader. We even went to the store and played around with the Sony one. As for the Kindle, I had it in my Amazon cart and was ready to hit the “buy” button [...]

Days Fly by - Dawniel and Cyrill Visit

After a busy trip to Seattle, we finally came home and had more visitors from Seattle: Dawniel and Cyrill. Both are fellow foodies, so of course their trip was planned about some restaurants they were dying to try out. Dawniel sent us a wish list a while back, so it was 2 [...]

7th Ave, Brooklyn

My last meeting of the day on Friday was with a small startup that was introduced through a colleague. After an hour and a half of discussions and demonstrations, we went to a nearby Belgian bar on 43rd and 6th. The last time I went there, I ended up in the emergency room with an [...]

Diesel and his Guitar

Last Monday I came home to a surprise. Diesel was sitting on the couch playing his NEW GUITAR.  He said he was going to get an used one off of craigslist, but apparently that idea went down the drain.

When we first started going out, he played used to play his electric guitar, but somehow [...]

In and Out of Seattle

Phew!  Sorry to disappoint our three faithful readers, but last week was super crazy and I realize neither Diesel nor I have blogged in a while.
I had a sales meeting in Seattle, and Diesel timed his quarterly trip to his company’s headquarters so that we were there at the same time, which is awesome, [...]