Feeding Umi

Menkui Tei
63 Cooper SquareNew York, NY 10003
Although my fire for Ippudo burns bright like the sun, I can’t always indulge or look at it directly, for it will burn my retina and balloon my weight back to 200lbs. No joke.
Sometimes, when I am feeling a bit more frugal, I opt for Setagaya, which is delicious [...]

If you’ve been reading us for a while, then you know that we are BIG brunch people. We needed to reign in our habits of eating out, but we like to eat well. A typical brunch for us is pancakes, eggs, and bacon. For the past two weekends, we’ve been going through this gourmet cured [...]

I guess I never highlight “bad” places here. I mean, it’s not my intention to bomb places, especially since I don’t know who would listen to me. However, in light of the last entry, I need to point out that I’ve tried many places that bombed. Sometimes, it wasn’t even the food that did it.
Having [...]

What is that you see? Yes, that restaurant’s name is Umi Nom. As in, Umi Nom (nom nom nom nom mmmm munch…). Genevieve tipped me off to the place by emailing me the NY Times $25 and under article featuring none other than my namesake. Of course, we had to try it. So off [...]

Kris suggested that we come over and Ryan make his famous green curry. It’s surprising how many people struggle with it, when all it is is fish sauce flavoring and palm sugar. That’s it. That’s the secret. Anyway, it was a great opportunity to see the latest addition. Little Lulu! Kris saved her from a [...]