While we were in Japan this past winter, we heard buzz around this donut place with a funny name, “I’m donut ?” yes, I am curious too. They have several locations, and seems like all of those locations get a long line of eager customers. And, they do sell out if you go too late. […]
The last spot to highlight from our Japan trip this past winter, is Takeno to Ohagi. A place to pick up traditional Japanese sweets, Ohagi, also called Botamochi. It is made with glutinous rice, white rice, and sweet azuki paste. The cooked rice is coated with thick azuki paste by hand. It usually looks like […]
This is another awesome Tasting Collective dining club event we attended in July 2024. (You can read about the previous posts about Tasting Collective events here: Jaz Indian Cuisine, Fish Cheeks, Win Son, FOB, Xixa, Huertas, Bessou, Maharlika, Traif, Lalito, Noreetuh, Traif #2, Txikito, Oka, Xixa2, TabeTomo, Houseman, Nowon, GAUDIr, Contento, NAR, and Cecily). Tasting Collective is a dining club for food lovers, and they offer brunch and dinner at great NYC restaurants. They close […]
I somehow completely forgot about this Dim Sum spot somehow, but hey, better late than never! So, we visited Moon Kee in January, on a cold day. It was still early, before the lunch rush, so it was not busy when we arrived. It got lively about the time we left though. The inside was […]
Before we headed to Japan, I saw some amazing donuts on SNS, and I had to find out where I can get some! It was from Park Store, a part of Cafe The Sun Lives Here group. I got curious about the group, and found out that they also have a cafe and what they […]
We visited Da Andrea at their Chelsea location for an event a month ago, and we had a pleasant experience there. We got to try some samples of their small bites, and some cocktails, and we enjoyed everything we had. This time, we went back to try their regular dinner menu. The exterior has bright […]
While we were walking around Chelsea, we decided to get some dinner. We found this restaurant called City Winery in Pier 57. It is kind of a T shaped restaurant, with the front part mostly empty, with the back area more full. We got there early so it was not as busy, but about the […]
We love Japanese curry (or most any curry, really), and we found a really cool spot to go after having a morning dessert at Kooriya Peace. It is located inside one of those large shopping streets, a little hidden away from all the loud advertisement everywhere. That is one of the reasons why we wanted […]
Since we visited this spot, a half year has past… but then again, this is such a great spot to visit during the hot summer months, so it all works out better, maybe? Kooriya Peace is a spot that specializes in Shaved Ice, all year long. Yes, even in the winter! We went there to […]
Mr. Kamiya opened its door in 1880 as the first “Bar” in Japan. They are famous for their history, and their special cocktail called “Denki-Bran” in the iconic cocktail glass. It is so cool that the oldest bar in Japan still exists, at the same location! They have a show window with their food and […]