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• East Village, Home Cooking, Palisades Park, Restaurants, West Village

  NYE Weekend Bites – Palisades Park & NYC

  01.06.12 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  As if you haven’t heard it a million times already, Happy New Year! No New Year resolutions for me this year. I decided resolutions are bullsh*t (c’mon, you all know it’s true), so without further ado, let’s talk food! MORE »

• East Village, Restaurants

  Mame Miso Ramen at Misoya – NYC

  12.20.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  

  If you like miso ramen, Misoya is probably the place for you. Misoya, as the name not so subtly suggests, specializes in miso. At this East Village ramen shop, you can choose from three kinds of miso; kome (rice, Hokkaido-style), shiro (white, Kyoto-style), and mame (soybean, Nagoya-style). My miso ramen of choice is… MORE »

• East Village, Restaurants

  Omakase at Jewel Bako – NYC

  12.01.11 | Permalink | 9 Comments

  It was the BF’s birthday (Happy Birthday David!) a few weeks ago, so as I usually do, I took him out for sushi. This year we went to Jewel Bako in the East Village. It’s one of the pricier sushi restaurants in the neighborhood, but I’d say it’s worth it as long as you order correctly. MORE »

• Bar Hopping, Midtown, Restaurants

  Buta Kakuni at Sakagura – NYC

  09.09.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  

  Sakagura isn’t by any means cheap, but the Buta Kakuni definitely is. At five dollars a portion, you get a substantial (very substantial for a Japanese restaurant) hunk of sweet and salty braised pork belly in all its quivering glory. A little spicy mustard on the side helps cut the fattiness, and yes, there’s a lot of it. I’ve had more melt-in-your-mouth kakuni elsewhere, but not at this size or price. MORE »

• LES, Restaurants

  Cold Soba at Cocoron – NYC

  05.11.11 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  I don’t usually go out for soba since I make soba bibimguksu (비빔국수; spicy, cold noodles mixed with various vegetables, including kimchi) quite often at home. Sure, the noodles aren’t homemade, but it’s still pretty damn good. However, for lazy days when I just want to slurp with no fuss, I’ve become fond of Cocoron, the new soba joint run by the husband and wife team (Yoshihito Kida and Mika Ohie, respectively) who met working at Soba Totto. The buckwheat noodles are made in-house daily, but more than the noodles, I like Cocoron for the interesting toppings. MORE »