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…
Category: Food and Drink
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!
Num Pang’s pulled pork sandwich: tasty but pricey
I finally got to stop by the Num Pang sandwich shop on East 12th Street tonight for a quick bite on the way home. I had the pulled duroc pork sandwich, pictured above. "Num pang" is Cambodian for "sandwich," basically the Cambodian equivalent of the Vietnamese bahn mi. On the plus side, the sandwich was…
Knoshing tour of Chinatown and the Lower Eastside
Tomorrow the gang in the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids is holding our annual retreat, and Barry and I are in charge of the foodie tour of Chinatown and the Lower Eastside. Our entire staff is almost to a person major foodies, so it's kind of a daunting task. Here's a Google map of…
Mac n’ cheese pancakes at Shopsin’s
I got up early this morning and headed to Shopsin's tiny restaurant in the Essex Street Market to try their mac n' cheese pancakes. I was there at the stroke of nine and got one of the two seats at the counter, which was nice (as opposed to the 45-minute wait that others have reported). …
Defonte’s Sandwich Shop: stepping up the sandwich wars in Gramercy
My foodie colleagues Barry, Rafi, Amira and I just had some tasty sandwiches from the new Defonte's of Brooklyn Italian sandwich shop on Third Avenue and 21st Street. Overally we were quite impressed with the offerings and the setup. The classic sandwiches like the Nicky and the Valentino seem more packed with extras like lettuce…
Virtual malcontent sends me a real pie: Thanks, Crap Mariner!
Today after lunch I had a piece of delicious pecan pie generously provided by infamous Second Life resident Mr. Crap Mariner. He might be cranky, rude, and opinionated in the virtual world, but he was kind enough to send me for no particular reason his favorite pecan pie all the way from Houston to New…
Pappas: Tasty, cheap Texas-style barbecue in Houston
People know that I'm pretty passionate about really good barbecue. While in Houston for the Southwest Lindyfest, I got to have dinner at one of the many Pappas barbecue establishments in the city. For a chain restaurant, it's surprisingly good 'cue at a reasonable price. My buddy Eli and I shared the 3-pound special, which…