This morning I met up with my buddy Rafi for some breakfast from the fantastic Shopsins General Store in the Lower Eastside. Rafi had the mac n' cheese pancakes, which I've written about before, and was very tempted to order again. Instead I got the "Slutty Cakes," which are pancakes made with pistachios, peanut butter…
Category: Food and Drink
Christina eats her first hamburger in 20 years (video)
If you are having a rough day, check out this video of my friend Christina eating her first hamburger in twenty years of vegetarianism. It'll perk you right up… unless you are a vegetarian. Taken at the funky and tasty Penelope's Cafe in Gramercy Park. [Click here for original video.]
Shopsin’s whole wheat french toast with coconut curd!
I took a bit of comp time this morning and decided to visit again the amazing Shopsin's General Store in the Lower Eastside. Fortunately, there was a seat waiting for me when I arrived in the tiny diner, nestled in an unobtrusive corner on the south side of the Essex Market. Chef Kenny Shopsin was…
The Bounty of Silence
Someone at Brooklyn Quaker Meeting this morning told me that I should really be collecting my spoken messages and putting them in a book. I suppose this is my way of honoring that sweet sentiment. This is the message I shared this morning at Brooklyn Meeting (more or less): I spent this Thanksgiving with a…
Semi-homemade Banana Walnut Pancakes
I made some tasty banana walnut pancakes for breakfast this morning. Several Facebook friends recommended that I make them from scratch. Haha, oh that's a good one! Jill Murray even shared her recipe for these awesome sounding vegan peanut butter banana pancakes. Maybe for another day. I took the lazy route and use the Fiber…
I’ve been to the coffee promised land: Ninth Street Espresso
As a coffee lover, I'm always on the lookout for the perfect "cuppa." I'm not a fancy coffee confection drinker: cappuccinos are too frothy, lattes too weak, iced coffee too sweet. I just like a plain old, well-made, robust and flavorful cup of coffee. That said, if I want to get fancy, I go for…
Umi Nom brings Pan Asian delicacies to Clinton Hill
Chef King Phojanakong, the wizard behind the Filipino tapas joint Kuma Inn in the Lower Eastside, has recently opened a new Pan Asian restaurant in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Christened "Umi Nom" (Filipino for "to drink"), the new spot is at the corner of Classon and DeKalb Avenues, just a stones throw from Pratt University (Google…
Korean tacos from Seoul Shack on Saint Marks Place – brilliant!
After hearing my friend Amira wax poetic about the Korean tacos from Seoul Station on Saint Marks Place, I finally got a chance to check them out today for lunch. They had two varieties today: bulgogi and spicy pork. I got both, since they are just $2.50 each. (And unlike the Los Angeles version, I…
Mystery package!?!
Today I found this mystery package waiting for me in my apartment when I got home from work. Presumably the landlord dropped it off, or little elves came in from the sink. It was pretty hefty. The return address said it was from The Netherlands. Care to hazard a guess as to what it was? …
Mole likes catgrass (video)
Here's my cat Mole enjoying his daily breakfast of catgrass from my window sill. Mmm, catgrass!