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Big Bowl Noodles
You know, I think if you just plop a Chinese restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, people will be there eating during lunch. Quality of the food does not seem to matter. The thing is, I do not think you need to be a Chinese food fiend (like myself) to be able to understand if it is good or not. You will know if you like it. Big Bowl Noodles is a decent place for lunch, but it does not come close to unseating Szechuan Gourmet as my favorite spot. As a quick and filling substitute, Big Bowl Noodles is a decent choice.
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2 comments. Posted on May 7 2008 at 10:54 am
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Ramps
Every Spring, food enthusiasts in New York City go ga-ga over ramps. Never heard of them? Neither had I until this food blog thing got started. Apparently it is a wild leek, and it is very pungent. The other day I picked some up at the farmers market in Union Square, and asked about how to use ramps, and apparently you can use it for compound butters. I just decided to make a risotto.
3 comments. Posted on May 6 2008 at 9:53 am
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Pork dumplings haiku
Dumplings! I love dumplings, or at least the Asian version. You know how peeps in the South have "Chicken and dumplings?" I definitely prefer dumplings that have a filling. And most of the time, pork filling is the best. You can argue with me about it, but most likely I would just cough in your face. That is not actually a threat, since this stupid cough will not go away. Jeebus. What is wrong with me?! Oh right, haiku. This one is not as suggestive as some of the other ones, but I promise as the skirts get shorter on the sidewalk, my haikus will get awesomer. That is not a word, unless you are Michael Bay. And there are some flower pictures after the cut as filler.
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0 comments. Posted on May 4 2008 at 10:52 pm
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Habana Outpost
Cuban sandwiches are one of those things that always makes me happy. It is really difficult to screw up a cuban because the only thing that can make it bad is if it is overly dry. If you use too much bread or if the pork is insanely dry, then it would not be a good sandwich. Last week I stopped by Habana Outpost in Ft. Greene and I was greeted with an imperfect Cuban Sandwich experience.
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2 comments. Posted on May 3 2008 at 11:56 am
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Random soup
Are you familiar with the phrase, "Comfortably bad?" No, of course you have not because I just made it up. See, I am trying to help you get a better understanding of why I eat the crap that I cook even if it does not taste good. On one hand, wasting is such a shame. And along with my friends Eric and Jei, we used to have this rule of always finishing our food in college, because we were poor, and because what would a starving kid in Africa say about these rich Americans throwing food away?! FOOD! (I understand that line of thinking might offend some people, but that is too bad. You can leave.) So whenever I make something that turns out not to be good, these days I just tell myself that is is comfortably bad. There is something nice about eating something at home, and even if it is no good, as long as it is not super bad then it is okay.
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2 comments. Posted on May 1 2008 at 11:06 pm
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