I ate a Balut Egg (VIDEO)
I've always wanted to try a balut egg (Wikipedia: "A balut is a fertilized duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell.") Luckily the East Village is thriving with three new Filipino restaurants. I ...
Vegetarian Sandwich Signs
Here are the vegetarian sandwich signs I made for Golden Star Corner (Metropolitan and Humboldt, Brooklyn).
This one everyone thought was just wrong because it said "Vagetarian Sandwich" and the wrap is kind...
Japanese Dried Fish Snacks
Shane brought me back these Japanese Dried Fish Snacks from Japan. Actually he didn't know what they were when he got them and I didn't know what they were when I ate them. One is Wasabi-Nori, which I assume is...
Cartoon Comic Cookies
...as seen at Grand Morelos (727 Grand Street, Brooklyn 11211)
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Old Dried Tangerine Peels and Chinese Cookbooks
My dad showed off his dried tangerine peel collection to me. Some of them over 10-years-old. Chen-Pi, as it's called, is used for medicine, teas, soups and even Orange Chicken. I didn't realize they actually us...
King of Kong Arcade – Orlando Airport
Not food related, but I came across this King of Kong arcade at the Orlando International Airport. It features the documentary's stars Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell on the store front signs. The small arcade o...
Scary Pepper
I just got back from Orlando, visiting my family for Christmas. I asked my dad to make me one of my favorite dishes he used to cook for me --Mongolian Beef (video forthcoming). This is a photo of the bell peppe...
Rotisserie Chicken Now In A Drug-Free Zone
I forgot to write about this. You may have heard about the drug-ring bust that made national headlines because the dealers were shown on Google Maps Street View. That's right up the street from me and right nex...