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Cafe Ghia

Cafe Ghia 24 Irving Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237

The corner of Irving and Jefferson was left bare after a dark neighborhood bar shut down a few years ago. Ryan’s totally been hoping that something cute opens up there, since it’s a prime location, but we were sad that the building looked [...]

Weeknight Dinner? Put a fried egg on top!

I have a confession. I’m a lazy cook. Whenever I want to add an extra “oomph!” or add some calories (duh) I use an egg. Any dish can be made better with a friend egg sunny side up with runny yolks. (Good eggs of course.) Curries are better (my cousins in Japan used [...]

Dinner – Round Up 1

Omuraisu (Omelet Rice)

Omuraisu, which is short for Omelet Rice, is a Japanese comfort food. You can find it on any “Family Restaurant” or FamiResu or Diner menu and it comes out with a tiny little flag toothpick. Really. That’s just how it is, man. This dish consists of 2 components, rice [...]

Quick Weeknight Dinner – Pork Chops

I don’t really have the time to cook up something elaborate… or take really appetizing beautiful photos. I spend too much time fixing other people’s online creative assets that when I get home, I want to quickly make, eat, and document… and call it a night. I usually don’t survive past watching a [...]

Homemade Sweet Potato and Ricotta Gnocchi

I found this recipe via epicurious.com. It had rave reviews and with a bit of a modification to how I made it, it should be light, fluffy, and delicious. It really doesn’t look like much, but at least the first time, the time commitment is a lot. It took me over all 3 [...]