Thirty five point two nine percent. That's how much of my life has passed by based upon a life expectancy of getting to 85-years-old. It certain could be shortened by the large quantity of junk food that I consume, or it could be voluntarily shortened be a small caliber bullet should I ever want to join the U.S. military and get picked on for being Asian. All this to say that I've been lucky thus far in layoff roulette and perhaps it's time to start thinking about whether or not I should try a thing some people call 'a career'. Even as job boards offer no comfort, at least eating and chilling out at home does. One of the more comforting foods to eat for me is ramen, especially in the winter. Ramen Misoya is one of the newer kids on the block that came under focus after it opened late last year. Being that it's in the East Village, the question that most ramen aficionados want to know is how it stacks up to the ramen powerhouse in the area, Ippudo.... [Continue reading]
Oyster Omelet is a dish that's very dear to my heart, since it's almost like a national dish of Taiwan. Although my taste buds do not actually know what a good version is supposed to be like since I haven't had one from the motherland in over two decades. That's one of the downsides to being an immigrant, you lose yourself in the new culture. This day in age, you could find shows and music from your motherland, but retail food is often something that's not in one's control. What's interesting is to see variations on food you grew up with in the adopted homeland. I'm not sure that I ever would have seen a fried oyster omelet in Taiwan, but here it is in New York City. En Japanese Brasserie has it on their brunch menu. What makes this different than most oyster omelets is that the oyster is breaded and deep fried, and then put inside of an omelet. This makes the oysters crunchy and even more enjoyable. What would give one pause is the price tag, which is $16 dollars. I suppose oysters are not cheap, but it's still a luxury good in my book. Proceed with care because while enjoyable, it's not rock your socks off kinda thing.... [Continue reading]
The thing about foods like sandwiches, pizzas or noodles is that there's plenty of room for really good versions of it to exist all over New York City. While Totto Ramen and Ippudo seem to have the ramen scene on lockdown, there's no shortage of excellent places to slurp up some noodles. Tabata Noodle is a place to go in Midtown if you want to skip the lines and still have a good bowl.... [Continue reading]
For the first time in over a decade, I'm starting to get sick of living in New York City. I never would have thought the day would come where I would utter those words, but here they are. Don't get me wrong, if an alien landed on earth and granted me the superpower to create currency with the snap of a finger, then I'd live in NYC forever. It's still hands down, the best city ever. But damn if it's not a fucking challenge to make life work in this city. It's like the city is really meant for ballers. The rest of us are just paying taxes for the ballers so their limousines drive on paved roads. What are the benefits of living in this damn city? A variety of different ethnic food that can be had for a fair price. Take for example, Cafe Zaiya. You wouldn't find affordable Japanese food like this in other cities in the U.S. Seriously, I bought a chicken sandwich for $4 bucks. That's like two fucking euros! Yes in France, the croissants are one euro, but sandwiches cost way more than two!... [Continue reading]
Even after a couple of years of being open in New York, you can still find people on the sidewalks outside of Ippudo around dinner time because the waiting area is too full. It makes sense that this 61-chain international ramen noodle powerhouse would open a second location in New York City, and Crain's has reported that Ippudo has already finalized where this second restaurant would be. While the second location of Ippudo is not slated to open until Winter 2012, you can get your ramen at the original NY location on Fourth Ave. The best time to go is when they open for service. Even at 5:45 though, there was a ten minute wait. Most restaurants are barely open at that hour, but for Ippudo, they're already humming.... [Continue reading]
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Thirty five point two nine percent. That's how much of my life has passed by based upon a life expectancy of getting to 85-years-old. It certain could... [more]
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