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 ...
EMA and Minca Ramen
I met up with David who I met a few days ago at the 4Knots Music Festival. He got me into see EMA at Mercury Lounge tonight for her first NY concert. She's got a lot of buzz going and the place was packed for t...
Menkui Tei Noodle Restaurant
Killing time with Sam at this ramen spot, before I went back to my place for my roommate's birthday. Unfortunately, I'm getting really lazy with bringing my camera with me. It's just too bulgy in my tight jeans...
Nicky’s Vietnamese Sandwiches
I stopped by for a bite at Nicky's in the East Village. I knew I wanted a spicy Pork Banh Mi sandwich. But after I ordered, I saw Sardines Banh Mi. Dang, sounds interesting. I asked to change it, but was too la...
Halušky at Ukrainian East Village Restaurant
Dave has been talking about this Halušky dish that he recently had at a friend's house. Small potato dumplings similar to gnocchi, mixed with sauerkraut. Looks like one of the few places in New York to find Ha...
Plump Dumpling
These photos come from one of those blizzard nights we had and for some reason I was out and about in the city. It was really coming down (hard to see in the photo) and I plopped myself into Plump Dumpling to e...
Oxtail Stew from Gena’s Grill
Gena's Grill in the East Village --long time passer, first time eater. Small counter Spanish restaurant, nice Latino lady. Pretty tasty oxtail stew. The pinto beans had flavor. Maybe it was pepper. This was und...