Archive for the ‘Lunch’ Category

Edamame: Green Soy Bean

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

If you're pretty bland and don't have much character of your own, it is certainly not easy being green. This seems to be the case for edamame.What motivated me was the fact that I haven't used my KitchenAid stick blender in a long time. Yes, this was a smoothie free ...

Falafel for Two

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

Two dollars, that is.While going about our usual escapades, Eugene said he would like to grab something to eat. Since we were in the NYU area, I suggested 2-dollar falafel sandwiches.After being shown where Mamoun's is by Angela, it is the only 2-dollar falafel place I will go to in ...

Lunch at Boston Museum of Science

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

Day 2 of our stay in Boston entailed going to the Museum of Science. I highly recommend this museum to anyone with a curious mind. It has amazing exhibits that are informative and also very interactive. I was practically drooling at the Mathematica section, since they had moving models that ...

Greek to Me…

Friday, August 18th, 2006

...is rather confusing. This is probably because I never took Greek for a language class. Ever. In any case, I feel comfortable enough to confess a food blogger faux pas.Quincy Market is my absolute favorite spot to go for eats in Boston.Just across the street from Faneuil Hall, it's ...

Banh Mi for Me

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

Perhaps the best sandwiches in the world, Banh Mi are wonderful Vietnamese subs that are filled with a great range of meats and veggies. The bread is usually a French baguette about a foot or so long. You can get it with or without oil (mayo, butter...depends on which shop ...

Joe’s Shanghai

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Angela's back in town for a limited time only. So, Robert and I went to meet her for lunch in Chinatown. Since Angela kept telling me about Shanghai for the second half of Spring semester, I went crazy when Robert suggested we get Shanghai food. It sounded somewhere along the ...

Ciao, Foccacia

Monday, August 14th, 2006

Today was the first time I had foccacia since having left Italy. We were meandering the streets of Union Square and Chelsea getting some back-to-school equipment together. (I am now a proud owner of a 20-ounce nalgene bottle in minty green.) Then after 2-3 hours of such duties, Dorcas and ...

Not Just a Blog

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

There's this book in the MoMa store located in SoHo. It's called Point It Out or something of that nature. The purpose is to bring it everywhere you go, especially to places where you're unfamiliar with the food and surroundings, so that you can point at what you want or ...