Feeding Umi

Ever since I read about the Chef’s Table at the Breslin, I’ve wanted to give it a try. Just like the Bo Ssam at Ssam Bar. But it was hard enough to scrounge 6 people for Bo Ssam (and actually has not happened yet), but 8 people? So when the opportunity presented itself you better [...]

This weekend was rough. I don’t know what it was, but the very idea of going ALL THE WAY to Port Jefferson to do my taxes was very… taxing. And in fact it was SO TIRING. And Sunday was just SO stressful… that the very thing I needed at the end of the day was [...]

You know, cause a girl’s got to eat. (descriptions correspond left to right, top to bottom) Salad from Country Cafe downstairs in the Trump Building. I think I filled it up with greens, onions, chicken, shrimp, avocado, tomatoes, olives, artichokes, and orzo salad. Yeah. Pork belly kakuni (thinly sliced pork belly braised in a chilli [...]

So, this totally happened couple of weeks ago… when Ryan was still around. Last year we came to Fette Sau, too, and it’s always a good time. Last year, though, I used to come to Fette Sau kind of often. This year, since this isn’t the case, it was a nice treat. We got some [...]

My friend Jay invited me to his old roommate’s Supper Club, called 202 Supper Club (since they lived in Apt 202). They were actually scheduled to move the next day next door to 201, but hosted the dinner anyway to delicious results. Shai is a personal chef by trade, and hosts a Supper Club that [...]