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Big Giveaway, Events, Upper West Side
HomeGoods Sweepstakes Part 1 – NYC
Have you ever been to HomeGoods? I haven’t been because there wasn’t one in Manhattan for the longest time. A few years ago when I wanted to buy a Le Creuset dutch oven, my friend Ellie kept telling me they had them at HomeGoods in Long Island for a ridiculous price. We kept making plans to go one day, but I’d get to Queens too late, and we’d end up just stuffing our faces somewhere in Flushing instead. After a few more tries, I finally gave up and bought an imitation Le Creuset. It works fine as far as I can tell, but it’s still not a Le Creuset. Le sigh…
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Events, Murray Hill, Restaurants
Top 5 at Village Voice Choice Eats Tasting Event – NYC
04.07.11 | Permalink | 3 Comments
Last Tuesday was my first time at Choice Eats, The 4th Annual Village Voice Tasting Event. I’ve avoided the event in previous years because I heard it was a madhouse; and indeed, it was a madhouse full of seemingly starved inmates and a few agitated guards. There was a fair deal of pushing and shoving, eating was difficult at times (unwieldy portions of food from some restaurants), and waiting was inevitable at the more popular tables (e.g., Takashi and Del Posto) even with a press pass. BUT, as long as you persevered, delicious food was to be had. Here’s my top five from the event… (I didn’t bother with Takashi and Del Posto. A real restaurant visit is in the works.) MORE »
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Events, Flushing
Best Bites at Asian Feastival 2010 – NYC
09.13.10 | Permalink | 12 Comments
Long time readers know I was a huge fan of the Singapore Chilli Crab Festival. Last week, Wendy Chan (the same woman behind the Singapore Chilli Crab Festival), along with daughter and food blogger Veronica Chan, brought to Flushing Asian Feastival, and I was invited to cover the event. As can be imagined, it was a great event with several small panels, some thought-provoking (Bun Lai of Miya’s Sushi spoke about the differences of sustainable eating versus eating locally during the Sustainable Seafood Panel) and some a little more light-hearted (In the Asian American Cuisine Panel, upon asked where he gets inspiration, Akira Back of Yellowtail responded that sometimes inspiration comes from “a stupid flower.” Hilarious.). But most importantly, there were a lot of tastings from Asian restaurants all around Queens. I made sure I did a lot of “research,” and my favorites of the day were the xiaolongbao from Nan Xiang, fish cutlets from Bownie, kimchi mal-ee (김치말이) from Hahm Ji Bach (함지박), and miang kana from Ploy Thai. MORE »
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Events, Flatiron
Top Ten Pastry Chefs 2010 – NYC
07.12.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments
Last month, to the joy of my sugar-loving boyfriend, I was invited by Melissa to Top Ten Pastry Chefs 2010, an event announcing the “the top toques of tuile, cocoa and sugar” according to Dessert Professional. During the event, guests were given the opportunity to walk from kitchen to kitchen at I.C.E. (The Institute for Culinary Education) and sample desserts from participating chefs. A lot of chocolate, sorbet, and even pop-rocks were eaten, but my favorite by far was Chapeau Chic by Nicholas Lodge of the French Pastry School. MORE »
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Clinton Hill, Events, Giveaway
Senegalese Summer Giveaway – NYC
06.17.10 | Permalink | 9 Comments
I get emails from PR people all the time about events around the city. A lot of times the events are lame, but this one sounded pretty cool. Pierre Thiam, the chef and owner of Le Grand Dakar in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn is having a viewing party called Senegalese Summer next Thursday (June 24, 2010) for his battle with Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America. Not into Iron Chef? Well that’s okay, because there will also be food (such as shrimp & sweet potato croquettes, oven roasted dates stuffed with spiced lamb, black eyed pea fritters, and skewered grilled steak with ginger & peanut crust) and unlimited sangria. Still not convinced? Well, there will also be music. Jojo Kuo — a veteran jazz, Afro pop, and World drummer who has collaborated with Fela Kuti — will also be performing. (There’s a nice story about him and his collab with Fela on Lens, The New York Times‘ photography blog.) MORE »
