Last week I rode down to Rivington Street to try some bao at Baohaus. I ordered 3 of them – ‘skirt steak’, pork belly and chicken. The pork belly was very tasty but the beef one was a bit dry, and at $4 a bao, not really worth it. So I decided to supplement the 3 bao with an order of Prosperity Dumplings.
Author: eatwellslivewells
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Waysider restaurant for breakfast. Day 1 – Homemade biscuits, cheese grits and eggs. Day 2- homemade biscuits, grits, eggs and smoked beef sausage.
In the Zone Constant – Paris September 2010
The Perfect Petit Dejeuner
Le 16e arrondissement de Paris
France Photo Report September 2010
Perpignan to Paris, encore.
Pulino’s Bar & Pizzeria
Continuing my goal to have a really good breakfast, I decided to try Keith McNally’s Pulino’s Bar-Pizzeria. I know the corner of Bowery and Houston is not the most scenic breakfast spot, I would recommend trying it. I ordered a small pizza funghi with fried eggs, mushrooms, pancetta, mascarpone and grana. It was delicious. It had all the flavors I like plus the sunny side up eggs. Despite the constant din of the traffic, it was a great start to the day. Next time I think I’m going to try the pizza with nutella and sea salt.
Maialino for Breakfast
Ricotta Pancakes with Peach Compote & Maple Syrup
What a great way to start the day…… breakfast at Maialino.
Although that’s exactly what I expected from Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. The breakfast offering looks fantastic and will require some additional reporting. Stay tuned.
Acme Smoked Fish
Aldea
August 12, 2010
I had a terrific dinner at Aldea with Luxury Girl. After a Hemingway Heat cocktail, we started with a SLOW-POACHED EGG, CHANTERELLES, SMOKED SAUSAGE, BACON green garlic broth, summer truffle and the PORTUGUESE OCTOPUS “A LA PLANCHA” with squid ink-citrus puree, chick pea stew, leek ash. Both were excellent. Next up was the ARROZ DE PATO duck confit, chorizo, olive, duck cracklings – this was duck paella, very tasty but a bit salty. We also had SEA-SALTED CHATHAM COD with braised summer beans, sweet corn and basil-parsley coulis. which was poured at the table. Finally, we shared for dessert the DARK CHOCOLATE/ESPRESSO cake with vanilla-poached mango, cardamom ice cream. We were also treated to a plate of petitis fours after the cake. It was the perfect ending to a great evening.
The Bronx
August 7, 2010
We were looking for a late lunch on this beautiful Saturday afternoon and decided to make a quick run over to Mike’s Deli on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. We have been to Arthur Avenue many times but never noticed Mike’s, which has received a lot of attention since his eggplant parmigiana throwdown with Bobby Flay. Mike’s is located inside the Arthur Avenue Retail Market and was the center of attention on this day (my guess is its the main draw every day.). We ordered an eggplant hero and a prosciutto and mozzarella hero – both made with Mike’s fresh, homemade mozzarella. i would say this parm hero could easily hold up to the now defuct Corona Pork Store’s version, which, in my opinion was one of the best ever, I guess its all about the fresh mozzarella and mike’s had plenty of it.
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