I met up with my friend Susanna after work for some dessert at Le Pain Quotidien. We hadn’t seen each other for about 6 months and she had a big surprise; she was 6 months pregnant! We had some tart, brownies, wine (me) and hot chocolate (she) and catch up. She was also moving back […]
Restaurants
KOREAN IN THE CITY
I’ve found yet another lovely Korean restaurant by my job. Chom Chom serves modern Korean cuisine plus they have Happy Hour from 4pm-7pm, my kind of place. I went here for lunch twice already and enjoyed their kimchi pancakes very much. I also had tofu-kimchi-mozzarella pizza that I was not very fond of, it could’ve […]
KOREAN
Few weeks ago we went to our favorite Korean restaurant. It’s one of those places in the Korean part of town where the waitresses don’t speak much English and everything is very traditional, not Americanized. Traditional Korean meals are noted for the number of side dishes (kapas, like Korean tapas)) that accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi, […]
LUNCH TARTINE AT LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN
Now that my favorite lunch spot Seppi’s is under renovation I had to find a new homey place to be. I’ve heard so many good things about Le Pain Quotidien and it’s right off my alley serving mostly organic and natural foods plus the decor is so cute with the farmhouse feel and communal tables. […]
DINNER AT DELMONICO’S NYC
Since NYC Restaurant week got extended once again we had a chance to try out the Financial District gem, Delmonico’s. Delmonico’s opened in 1837 as America’s first fine dining restaurant, and it sure is still fine. The space is grand and gorgeous and for example our waiter had been working there for over 25 years. […]