The best thing about birthdays? CUPCAKES! And getting to eat cupcakes for breakfast! My coworker presented this Crumbs Peanut Butter Cup cupcake to me at 9 AM. Score.
And this beaut was from my roomie, from Dean and Deluca. I always thought I was a vanilla cake kinda girl, but after this round, I think I’ve changed my mind.
As I’ve said before, I never really “got” po’ boy sandwiches. People in New Orleans go nuts for them, but fried fish smothered in mayo on bread just didn’t get me going. After three subpar sandwiches (not consecutively eaten, sheesh), I vowed to remove po’ boys from my New Orleans eating repertoire.
But when I landed for Mardi Gras last week, my friends took me straight to Domilise’s, where I had an amazing fried catfish po’ boy, dressed (lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo), with Crystal Hot Sauce. It was the culinary highlight of my trip, until…
I had an equally delicious fried shrimp po’ boy two days later at Mahony’s. I honestly don’t know which place is better! I finally understand the magic. Po’ boys for the win!
My friend order the Peacemaker (or the Pacemaker, as I like to call it): fried oysters, bacon, cheddar, and mayo. Tasty, but WOOF!
Might as well start stretching the stomach out now, because 48 hours ago I booked a ticket back to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
Favorite food destination in the WORLD, here I come!
This is hilarious. Via DailyCandy:
Butch Bakery peddles big, boozy cupcakes with XY-approved patterns like camo, wood grain, and houndstooth. Manly flavors include rum-soaked Madagascar vanilla cake with cola Bavarian cream filling (Rum & Coke), chocolate beer cake with beer-infused buttercream and pretzels (Beer Run), and peanut butter cake with banana Bavarian cream and crumbled bacon.
Read more about Butch Bakery here.
Due to an unnoticed Groupon expiration date, I’ll be eating a dozen Butter Lane cupcakes this weekend. They are possibly the best in the city. Stay tuned.
Kind of along the lines of what I was talking about yesterday. There are too many restaurants in this city!
New York’s trendy restaurant scene is a lot of fun, but this year I’m making an effort to try as many authentic ethnic restaurants as I can. I’ve lived on the cusp of Chinatown for almost two years now and feel pathetic that I’ve not taken proper advantage.
Thursday nite I was invited along to XO Cafe for hot pot, the Chinese version of fondue. Luckily I was with a cast of characters who knew what they were doing, so I sat back, sipped my almond bubble tea, and enjoyed hot pot without any worries.
Hot pot starts with a pot of spicy broth boiling in the center of the table. You order all the ingredients you want; we did tofu, chicken, beef, scallops, clams, dumplings, and a wide array of veggies. Some participants ordered tripe, or cow intestines. I definitely was not ready to try that.
The contents come to the table raw. You throw whatever you want into the pot, let it cook, then fish it out to enjoy.
It was a feast for the ages.
Although so far on my cultural culinary trail I would say I enjoyed my dim sum brunch a wee bit more, this was a unique experience and I would definitely return. The $24 all-you-can-eat hot pot includes beverages, appetizers (like the pan fried dumplings, below), and dessert.
I’m so all over this. Love Clinton St. Baking Company, but the long lines prevent me from going that often. But for pancake month, who wants to take a Friday off from work and join me?
Guess what you lucky NYCers? This month is PANCAKE MONTH at my favorite local brunch & breakfast spot conveniently located doors from my apt. Yup, that’s right a FULL MONTH of Pancakes at Clinton Street Baking Company. Obviously, you can’t miss this. Your tummy will never forgive you.
Schedule as follows:
Special Pancakes (all flavors, $15) will be served Monday thru Friday from 8am-4pm and 6pm-11pm during February on the dates outlined below.
Dates and Flavors:
- 1, 2, 3: chocolate & blood orange pancakes w/candied orange glaze
- 4, 5: poached pears with vanilla bean whipped cream & warm maple butter
- 8, 9: fresh coconut pancakes with passion fruit syrup and bananas
- 10, 11: roasted apples with candied walnuts and warm maple caramel
- 12, 15: chocolate chunks, fresh raspberries, and raspberry-caramel sauce
- 16, 17: brown sugar pecans, bananas and cinnamon maple butter
- 18, 19, 22: classic chocolate chunk
- 23, 24: fresh blackberries, pecan streusel, warm maple butter
- 25, 26: crunchy bananas with cinnamon-chili-chocolate sauce
Munching my way through the Big Apple and around the world.
Always in favor of extraordinary flavor versus saving a few calories, I’m constantly seeking out the best restaurants, recipes, and random little food items. This blog chronicles my findings, most of which are located in New York City, the foodie heaven I am fortunate to call home.
If you think of food as a life source and not a love affair, well my friend, you are missing out.
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