Pinisi’s Ghost Pepper Chocolate Cupcake
My upstairs neighbor, Ken, kindly let me try some cupcakes from Pinisi Bakery in the East Village. There's a Beet Flour & Tapioca cupcake with Tofu & Vanilla icing, a Red Velvet cupcake and holy dang --...
Ukrainian East Village Restaurant
I dragged Matt to the Ukrainian National Home for some Eastern European food. I felt bad that his Wiener Schnitzel didn't look as substantial as my Ukrainian Combination Platter (stuffed cabbage, varenyky, kovb...
Cafe Mogador
After walking out of Avatar and stumbling around the East Village trying to figure out if I could still see 3D, I met up with Raphael and Marcellus for a late lunch at Cafe Mogador. It's one of their favorite r...
Neptune Polish-American Restaurant
Got stuck in the city when my train got stuck on the track. So I walked around the East Village and into Neptune. Old Polish people dining here at this diner-esque restaurant, either enjoying themselves over co...
This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef
I checked out the new roast beef sandwich shop from the owners of Artichoke Pizza, which had no line when went, unlike their pizza spot. Think a cross between French Dipped (w/ the au jus) and a Cheesesteak (w/...
Zaragoza Deli Tacos
Popped into this well-known (but at the same time obscure) dirty bodega for their popular tacos. Put in my order, grabbed a beer from the fridge and tried to squeeze in a seat on the few tables. The tacos were ...
Poco’s NYE Dinner Menu
Yoshie and I went to last night's pre-tasting of Poco's New Year's Eve dinner ...for friends and family to taste and work out any kinks in the dishes. Poco reached out to us as food bloggers to participate. The...
Westville East
Went to see my old friend, Andrea's film "I Remember Andrea" --a documentary of how she hired a stripper to impersonate her at her 10th year high school reunion. There was a lot of press a few months ago - Good...