Absinthe Brasserie & Bar
After Aaron & Kristy's wedding, Pavan, Sarah and I stumbled into Absinthe where their executive chef is a Top Chef contestant. We had the french fries, the summer squash & corn flatbread and the spicy f...
Casa Mexicana – Mission Burrito
Touch down in San Fransisco. Headed out to the Mission District to meet my host, Pavan. Wow, they have the most scariest homeless people I have ever come across. Very confrontational and aggressive. More on tha...
Virgin America First Class
Heading out west in style. I upgraded my Virgin America main cabin ticket to 1st class for an extra $250, where the original price was over $1,000. The way it works is if the 1st class seats haven't sold out wi...
Lin’s Chinese – Pepper Steak with Tomato
Getting a craving for that tomato/ketchup based sauce and beef flank steak that my dad used to make for me over lo-mein noodles, I tried my luck at Lin's Chinese next to Madison Square Park. I was hoping for so...
Cafe Himalaya
It was storming as I ran into Cafe Himalaya. I noticed it was BYOB, so I had to dart back out in the downpour to grab a beer from the bodega. Cool, anything for BYOB. I was tempted in the momo dumplings, but in...
BB Sandwich Bar
So this shop is telling me that they have the world's best cheese steak period. Bold claim for a NY Cheese Steak. I got one and the sandwich is good. I don't know if I would consider it a cheese steak, but stil...
Jennifer Cafe’s Roast Pork
Little lunch stand in the East Village serving latino food and empanadas. I wanted to revisit the roast pork lunch platter that I've had years back. I remembered it was really good. This time, the pork had a fu...
Houston’s Burgers
We were at the Galway Hooker Pub for Sartorius' b-day drinks. Etzold had a hamburger. I took a bite and thought it was surprisingly awesome. Dare I say one of the best I've had in NY. Then one of the Sartorius'...