Archive for October, 2007

Finger Tips and Taste Buds

Saturday, October 6, 2007

What restaurants do you want to try? Jessica and I have a list of restaurants that we’d love to go to; it’s wide ranging from famed Gramercy Tavern to simple recommendations from friends like Strip House. How do you decide where you’d like to eat, in the distant future for special occasions, or even for […]

Plantains

Friday, October 5, 2007

I love plantains!! They can be cooked at different stages and in different ways but are most commonly fried. The green ones fried are called Tostones and the riper yellow ones with some browning are made into Maduros. As Tostones, the plantains taste more like thick plantain chips and are delicious with just a little […]

Doozo

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

I’ve been to Doozo Doozomany many years ago and I remembered it as pretty good Japanese food for reasonable prices. Boy has time changed things. It’s now one of those cheap Japanese places where you get just what you pay for, cheap sushi. The sushi was flavorless and the color of this fish looked faded. […]

Han-Bat

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Off the main strip of Korean Town, Han Bat Han-Batis cheaper than the restaurants on 32nd Street. We had the Bulgolgi (thinly sliced Korean BBQ beef), Soon Doo Boo Chi Gae (tofu casserole with seafood), and Ojinguh Bokum (sauteed squid and vegetables with noodles in a spicy sauce). Everything was decent but I would still […]