It's More Than Just Eating: February 2012

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Working & Eating in NYC

Joe's Shanghai

Yup. These were damn good dumplings. The east coast Din Tai Fung.

53rd & 6th - The Halal Guys

Please don't hate me but it's not the same when eating this sober. The chicken and rice is the holy grail of must eats for NYC but for some reason it wasn't doing it for me. Perhaps it was because I was sober and perhaps I came on an off day because both the chicken and rice were dry. The white sauce couldn't salvage it even if I drowned it. I guess this is best eaten when drunk.

Shake Shack

The Simple Shack & Strawberry Shake

This burger is pretty decadent. It was full of flavor and the bun was pretty buttery. I think that this is better than Cali's In N Out when consumed in small increments. Beyond the means just becomes too much. In N Out of course I can devour the whole thing and not feel like I squeezed a tube of lard down my throat. They are both good.

Actually, Shake Shack is verrry similar to Nancy Silverton's Short Order burger.

Arirang

K-town eats with some Korean pancake, soup, meatballs, and of course... soju!

New York Pizza

Yayuhhh... nothing can beat NY pizza. For me, I prefer the hole in the wall mom & pop pizzerias over the famed ones like Lombardi's or Grimaldi's.

Labels: Ethnic - American (Traditional), Ethnic - Chinese, Ethnic - Egyptian, Ethnic - Korean, NYC - 53rd and 6th, NYC - Arirang, NYC - Joe's Shanghai, NYC - Shake Shack |

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Complimentary Dinner at Scarpetta

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My first Scarpetta experience was not a memorable one. In fact I was quite disappointed. I expect excellent if the owner/chef is a celebrity chef judging other chefs on television like Chopped. My second experience was compleeteeeelyyyyy different. It was excellent! Not only was it delicious but it was complimentary, and we sat at the chef's table in the kitchen.

Marian the Foodie invited me to come and be her plus 1 at the same time held our Project by Project "transition" meeting there.