This blog post is very special to me because it marks the end of an era. I chose to go to O Ya as my last fancy meal in NYC. It’s a new omakase only Japanese restaurant that opened in…
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Major Food Porn Alert. If you can get through this blog post without salivating, check your pulse because you’re dead to me. With my days numbered as a New Yorker, I made a list of all my essential NYC eats,…
You guys, time is flying by. I have only three more weeks before I move back home to California so I’ve been trying my hardest making my way through my NYC Foodie Bucket List. I’ve also joined ClassPass to compensate for…
Guys, meet my newest obsession in the East Village: Fuku. [Insert lame F-word joke here.]Readers who have followed this blog for a while now know that I am a Momofuku fan girl. I won’t claim that everything that Chef David…
Last week, I posted my 2015 NYC Eating Hit List (aka my I’m leaving NYC in 60 days, must eat ALL THE THINGS list). First on my target: The Breslin Bar & Dining Room. The Breslin is a gastropub located inside the…
You guys, my imminent move back to California is finally happening. After 4 years of living in Manhattan, my move date is set for end of summer. That’s 60 days away and I’m freaking out! So YOU KNOW I’ve been making a…
I’ve been on a mission to try the lunch specials at Japanese restaurants in Midtown. Many restaurants have deals to lure in the business crowd so it’s definitely worth taking advantage of, especially if they serve the same dishes for…
First things first: how amazing does this dish look? It’s called the Kamameshi 炊きたて釜飯 – cooked rice in an earthenware pot topped with a healthy portion of uni and salmon roe. I rarely eat my uni warm, but this rice mixed in…
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