Los Tacos No. 1 Chelsea Market 75 9th St. New York, NY 10011 Yelp Coming from Southern California, I am not so inclined to eat Mexican food unless I am visiting a place that has more Mexican people than my home state. However, Los Tacos No. 1 came highly recommended to me by another food blogger. It also…
Month: May 2017
Num Pang
Num Pang Multiple locations throughout NYC I stumbled upon Num Pang on Yelp. I was interested to see something that looked very much like a Vietnamese sandwich categorized as “Cambodian.” I tried the location at Chelsea Market, which by the way is an AWESOME food lovers paradise. The sandwiches have all the construction and accoutrements of…
ChikaLicious Dessert Bar
Chikalicious East Village 203 E. 10th St. New York, NY 10003 Yelp Sweets Raku has to be the best stand alone dessert restaurant. It’s been hard to find anything like it, let alone anything as delicious. ChickaLicious comes close. Both places craft beautiful desserts with multiple components, layering and contrasting flavors and textures. It makes a…
Sushi Nakazawa
Sushi Nakazawa West Village 23 Commerce St. New York, NY 10014 Yelp I don’t do a lot of documentaries, but Jiro Dreams of Sushi has to be one of my favorites. The artistry, cinematography, and simplicity of its story telling can make anyone fall in love with sushi. I definitely wanted to run out and…
Xi’an Famous Foods
Xi’an Famous Foods Midtown West 24 W 45th St. New York, NY 10036 (multiple locations throughout New York) Yelp I’ve seen so many TV pieces on various food and travel shows highlighting the famous noodles at Xi’an Famous Foods. Spicy food isn’t my favorite, but I can appreciate the heat if the food is good. It…
Momofuku Milk Bar
Momofuku Milk Bar 220 8th Ave New York, NY 10011 (Multiple locations throughout NYC) Yelp I guess the Weather God wasn’t smiling down upon me during my birthday NYC trip. It was gloomy, a little cold, and rainy. So we were glad to finally escape the drizzle when we stepped into Milk Bar. I…
Joe’s Shanghai
Joe’s Shanghai 9 Pell St. New York, NY 10013 Yelp It’s probably been 12-15 years since I’ve been to Joe’s Shanghai. It was probably the first time I had xiao long bao and the first time I ate at a restaurant that forced you to share a round table with multiple separate parties. I think…
Jean-Georges
Jean-Georges Trump International Hotel & Tower 1 Central Park West New York, NY 10023 Yelp People always talk about the fantastic value to be had with a “power lunch” at one of the many fine dining establishments in NYC. I’m sure many multi million dollar deals have been made over lunches at these places. …
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