Tag Archives: restaurant food

Three Things

by

Three things I liked this week:

{1}  Mint iced coffee!  Irving Farms espresso roast / half and half / homemade vanilla mint simple syrup.

IMG_8791

{2}  Kefir and apple work snacks.

IMG_8782

IMG_8788

{3}  Starbucks’ prepared sandwiches that I’m weirdly obsessed with.  Chicken and artichoke flatbread with provolone and sun-dried tomato pesto.

IMG_8805

Three things I loved this week:

{1}  Homemade turkey cheeseburger fried rice.

Leftover brown rice stir-fried with soy sauce and liquid smoke / sauteed onions / roasted cherry tomatoes / ground turkey sauteed with fish sauce, ketchup, and mayo / eggs / cheddar cheese.

IMG_8826

{2}  Dinner at Pig and Khao.  I went with a girlfriend for her first visit and she loved it!

I ordered not one, but two, new to me dishes that were amazing.  Mushroom salad with shrimp and fried garlic and green papaya salad with chicken and crispy taro.

IMG_8800

{3}  Dinner at Freeks Mill that knocked our socks off.

IMG_8809

We started with roasted baby carrots with marcona almonds and herbed goat cheese.

IMG_8811

And we ordered all the poultry on the menu for dinner.  Chicken for Adam, smoked Poulet Rouge with wild mushrooms and spinach.

IMG_8817

Duck for me, dry aged duck with fried cranberry beans, fennel, and rosemary honey.  <– this was the singe best thing I've ever eaten!

IMG_8814

Three things I’m obsessing about that you don’t know about yet:

{1}  Nonfat quad iced lattes from Hungry Ghost.  There are three HGs on my walk to work and it is becoming a problem.

IMG_8820

{2}  Stolen Dance by Milky Chance.  This song is basically magic – I listened to it on a run and I swear my legs moved 50% more quickly than usual.

{3}  Moving??!  I’m not sure how I haven’t blogged about this yet, but yes, we’re moving!  Adam is doing his Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at UVA next year.  So we’re moving to Charlottesville.  In 50 days.  !!!

Three Day Weekend

by

My three day weekend is actually a ten day weekend!  I took a week+ off from work because I am going home for Carnival.  By the time you read this post I will (hopefully!) be on a plane to St. Thomas.

Here were the top three from the past three days…

{1}  Coffee (coffee, coffee).

[a]  I am still loving Trader Joe’s shade grown espresso blend.

IMG_8509

[b]  I found my new spot for coffee and cookies – For Five Coffee.

IMG_8473

They served me an perfectly roasty and creamy quad iced latte.

IMG_8477

And they have crispy yet cakey cookies from Duchess Bakeshop, including unicorn cookies stuffed with cheesecake.

IMG_8482

{2}  Fun in packaged foods.

The chile rellano from Trader Joe’s is my all-time favorite frozen meal and the mojito kombucha was even better than expected.

IMG_8470

{3}  Our best meal of this year.

Glasserie in Greenpoint pretty much blew our minds.  Their deal is Middle Eastern flavors mixed with contemporary techniques in a stunningly gorgeous former glass factory.  We swooned over every bite!

Sour from Grimm.

IMG_8487

Griddle bread that was chewy and perfect and sort of reminded me of funnel cake.

IMG_8496

Roasted cauliflower with cured labneh and marjoram.

IMG_8489

An assortment of mushrooms with celeriac puree, hazelnuts, and a soft boiled egg.

IMG_8495

Chicken with roasted sunchokes, fried potato, and sesame.  I almost never order chicken in restaurants but this was one of the best proteins I’ve ever tasted.

IMG_8500

Rose milk custard with candied pistachios for dessert.  This was just a bit tangy and just a bit floral and totally delicious.

IMG_8503

10/10.

My Favorite Thing I’ve Eaten

by

Top five from last week –

{1}  My favorite thing I’ve ever eaten!  Also the most “me” thing I’ve ever eaten.  Quad shot, iced, birthday cake latte (with birthday cake sprinkle sand!!) from Milk Bar.

IMG_8412

{2}  Vanilla bean Greek yogurt with the amazing Alphonso mango.  Plus a guava kombucha.

IMG_8448

{3}  BBQ from Fletcher’s.  I had smoked chicken and cole slaw.  Important note: they now sell their amazing sauce to take home. <– highly recommend.

IMG_8405

{4}  Bahn mi chicken salad.  With baby carrots, roasted broccoli, and Korean bbq kettle chips.

IMG_8441

IMG_8436

{5}  Giant Greek salad bowls.  Local oak leaf greens from Greenpoint / TJ’s Greek feta dressing / heirloom tomato / cucumber / roasted chickpeas / dolmas.

IMG_8466

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

IMG_8452

IMG_8411

I (Strawberry) Heart…

by

The five most exciting edible things from this weekend  —

{1}  There’s a new cookie dough place in our mall.  The serving size was stupid big and they wouldn’t let us split the scoop into two flavors but it was delicious.  We went with  Oreo.

IMG_8376

{2}  I discovered a Sonic that’s not super far from our house.  How excited am I about strawberry diet cokes??

IMG_8345

{3}  I’m back on the coffee obsession train.  I was feeling a little under the weather last week and it was hard for me to drink anything roasty but thank goodness that’s over.

IMG_8365

IMG_8368

{4}  The worker at Chipotle was extra generous with the fajita veggies and cheese and I ended up with a wonderful salad – romaine / chicken / pinto beans / peppers and onions / corn salsa / hot salsa / cheese.

IMG_8384

{5}  We went to Hanco’s and I had Vietnamese iced coffee with strawberry jelly hearts in it!  Plus a really fantastic bahn mi with vegan pork (tofu).

IMG_8396

IMG_8390

P.S. Today’s my day off!  And it’s also Adam’s day off!!  And we are going into Brooklyn for lunch!!!

Chili Cheese Fries Because It’s Still Chilly

by

Seriously, why is it so chilly still??  Over the weekend I dry cleaned our winter coats, packed up our sweaters, swapped boots for sandals, etc, etc, and then Monday morning it was a balmy 30 degrees.

Freezer-burn aside, I had quite a nice week!  Tuesday I took a personal day to spend time with Adam post-call and we tried some yummy spots in Bayside.  And I’m off again today because I work this weekend.

Here were the highlights from the week…

Chocolate glazed doughnut (from Dough) and a maple iced latte at Browny.

IMG_8289

Juicy watermelon wonder kombucha.

IMG_8260

Chia pudding.  Chia seeds / skim milk / maple syrup / vanilla bean powder / sliced banana.

IMG_8325

Peanuts are my favorite snack at the moment.

IMG_8332

Dinner out at Maria’s Mediterranean.  We got some complimentary bites to start, including the best olives I’ve ever tasted.

IMG_8290

Plus we ordered the chips and dip – housemade pita chips with tatziki / melitzanosalata, roasted eggplant puree / and tirokafteri, spicy feta spread.

IMG_8296

I got the spanikopita for my entree.

IMG_8299

And we tried something fun for dessert – ekmek, a bread pudding-baklava mash up with syrup-soaked shredded phyllo, custard, and whipped cream.

IMG_8304

I leaned into the weather and made us big steamy bowls of chili.  A loose version of this recipe from Iowa Girl Eats that is our favorite.  The baked beans take it over the top.

IMG_8283

I topped my bowl with sharp cheddar, plain Greek yogurt, and tons of Sriracha.

IMG_8274

Our leftovers turned into cheese fries!  Waffle fries / cheese – TJ’s 3 cheese blend / chili / bacon leftover duck.  Plus green beans for something green.

IMG_8314

And yesterday I made buffalo chicken meatballs.  Ground chicken / panade / buffalo sauce / egg / cream cheese / cheddar.  Plus sauteed carrots and celery to stay on theme.

IMG_8339

It’s supposed to warm up this weekend, woo-hoo!

Pig Squared

by

Highlights from the weekend…

We went in to Manhattan early Saturday morning to check out the SNL line.  <– never going to happen, people had been camped out for at least 24 hours  On the plus side, we got to check out the leftover Easter decorations in Rockefeller Plaza.

IMG_8190

IMG_8198

IMG_8203

We spent the day with a Buffalo friend who is living in the city for a year for fellowship.  We took him to two of our favorite porcine named restaurants and on a long walk from Lower East Side to Tribeca and back.

IMG_8229

Pig Bleeker for lunch.  Smoked fried chicken sandwich with mayo, mustard sauce, hot sauce, and pickles, plus the crispiest fries.

IMG_8232

Pig and Khao for dinner.  I ordered the half hainanese duck, which came with duck fat fried rice which is apparently my favorite thing.

IMG_8242

We had birthday cake croissants at Union Fare.  Can sprinkle dust be a part of my everyday life?

IMG_8219

IMG_8216

We had a variety of cinematic favorite tributes this weekend.  90’s throwback snacks while we watched Empire Records on Rex Manning Day!

IMG_8247

And a Thackery Binx inspired Daiquiri Binx cocktail – apple cinnamon infused white rum, simple syrup, fresh lime, egg white.

IMG_8237

Eggcellent dinners using up our Easter leftovers.

IMG_8110

Egg salad – with mayo, dijon, smoked paprika, and red and yellow bell pepper.  Plus roasted broccoli.  We scooped the salad with Trader Joe’s honey butter potato chips which was pretty fantastic.

IMG_8181

Salad salad with a mango kombucha.

IMG_8254

Romaine / cilantro salad dressing / blue cheese / smoked almonds / fried tofu / hard-boiled eggs.

IMG_8257

Have a great week!

IMG_8208

Bunny Bites

by

The best things I ate this weekend were…

Easter candy!  So much Easter candy.

IMG_8052

IMG_8070

Plus I made Oreo truffle balls with purple marshmallow Peep Oreos.

IMG_8069

Lunch at Little Skips, an adorable coffee spot in Bushwick.

IMG_8021

IMG_8022

IMG_8041

I got a bomb latte aka a latte that’s the bomb because it has sweetened condensed milk in it.

IMG_8029

And a vegan blt with smokey maple tempeh bacon, tomato, mixed greens, and house-made vegan cilantro-lime aioli on wheat toast.

IMG_8037

Hawaiian desserts at Mahalo Bakery.  We split a milk lovers cupcake (vanilla cake infused with a concoction of milks with cardamom spice and topped with whipped cream) and a slice of haupia pie (layers of semi-sweet Belgium chocolate, haupia, and coconut whipped cream).

IMG_8046

Black eyed pea salad.  We love this dish, it’s super tasty but easy-(black eyed) peasy.  BEP / green bell pepper / smoked almonds / Kerrygold Dubliner cheese / Cholula hot sauce.

IMG_8057

Spicy cabbage salad with shrimp.  I loosely followed this recipe from Bon Appetit that I am obsessed with.

IMG_8084

Have a great week!

IMG_8089

Open Toasted Sesame

by

Highlights from the week…

IMG_7958

Lemon shortbread Greek yogurt with a Jaffa mandarin and a coconut seltzer.

IMG_7930

Coconut Chobani with Heritage Flakes and a sumo mandarin and a lemon seltzer.

IMG_7975

Cookie butter cotton candy.

IMG_7964

Sandwich night.  Mock beef shaved tofu sauteed with red bell pepper and bbq sauce / served on a brioche bun / with mayo and provolone.  Plus broccoli.

IMG_7941

Barley bowls.  Barley / roasted zucchini / crumbled seaweed snacks / canned mackerel and smoked sardines mashed together with some mayonnaise / Sriracha and gojuchang on top.

IMG_7984

A knock-your-socks-off good dinner date at Gristmill.

IMG_7988

The Ali Baba cocktail = gin, lemon, cream, egg white, and toasted sesame.

IMG_8005

I went with the pre-fix option because I wanted too many things to choose!

IMG_7994

Local greens salad with carrot, watermelon radish, and toasted sesame vinaigrette.  This was delicious af and while we were eating it the owner came by and excitedly told us about sourcing his greens, so that was fun.

IMG_8007

Chicken liver mousse with bread crackers, concord grape jam, and dulce de leche.

IMG_8000

Best plain cheese pizza I’ve ever eaten.  <– Gristmill is famous for their wood-fired oven.

IMG_8014

Plus we had an affogato and that thing lurking in the back is the best chocolate cake I’ve ever eaten with caramelized white chocolate ganache and sourdough pretzel crumbs.

IMG_8019

I work the weekend so I’m off today, woo hoo!