Patisserie of the Day

As I was in line for my usual small coffee w/ half-and-half, no sugar this morning, this triple decker 'thing' has alerted my 'want to eat you' temptation. Marquet Patisserie had transformed the ordinary continental breakfast into a pyramid-like french brioche bacon and cheese omelette. Wow!!!

Heavy enough to put you back to sleep. 

Buttery like any other french pastry.

Thick enough to split your lips open.

Enjoy!

Cobble Hill: 221 Court St, Brooklyn (btw Warren & Wyckoff St)

KYO....TOOFFFUUUUU

Kyotofu is a unique restaurant serving both sweet and savory specialty tofu dishes. The simplicity of soya bean can be transformed into a fancy tofu dessert in the hands of the japanese. Their signature creamy sweet tofu blends perfectly with the black sesame tuile and kuromitsu black sugar syrup topped with dried apricot. 

Continued with several small bits of summer sweet corn cheesecake; warm miso chocolate cake; tofu ice cream; and green tea panna cotta. 

Amaaazing.... my craving for tofu has finally reached it's satisfaction.

 

Clinton: 705 9th Ave, NY (btw48th & 49th St.)

Red Egg - Peruvian Chinese Cuisine

Red Egg, is a Peruvian-Chinese restaurant with a modern edge located in between Chinatown and Soho. This type of cuisine is a rare find in nyc so i had to adventure out and see how the East meets the West. We ordered most of the authentic Peruvian dishes:

Choros a la Chalaca, mussels topped with the mix of tomatoes, union, corn, and hot pepper. Hew... it's spicy. But it's a great appetizer to sizzle up your palate.

Lomo Saltado, spicy soy sauce steak and fries. This is not the usual crunchy fries you see accompanying a steak frite. These are soggy fries soaked in the soy sauce with the tender beef. Even though it didn't sound too appetizing but in deed, it was pretty tasty.

Red Egg's signature dish, Curry Bread Bowl with crab, chicken, and pork. Believe it or not, the spotlight of this dish is the bread bowl because it soaked up all the curry sauce. It's totally worth cracking the crab to get to the bottom of the curry bowl.

Lastly, the coconut pudding served in a young coconut. This is the best coconut pudding i have had. I couldn't get enough of the fresh coconut water and its natural sweetness. I had to scrape the tender coconut meat from inside until i see the inner shells brown face.

Chinatown: 202 Centre St., NY (Hester St & Grand St)

Starvation Camp

Hey all frequent foodie lovers,

Sorry for not posting any new resto lately, i'm currently on a starvation camp. But i will be out for my food hunt again this weekend.

See you all soon and you're all welcome to comment. 

The Chocolate Room

I've read 5 stars reviews about this new The Chocolate Room, so i was tempted to see if it's living up to its rating. Special of the day, orange flavored tiramisu and chocolate pudding. Tick tick tick.... my friend's cappuccino-like macchiato and my tea pot are emptying out. After waiting for an 1/2 hour, our pre-made desserts had finally arrived .... tada.... with a piece of chocolate finished touch.

....... Disappointed. I can't taste any espresso in the orange flavored tiramisu and the texture is more like a custard. Nothing like a tiramisu. Being in an old Italian neighborhood and having tiramisu on the menu.... is already a nono, unless you can make an awesome twist to the tiramisu. And  the chocolate pudding is just ordinary.

Cobble Hill: 269 Court St, Brooklyn (btw Butler/ Douglass)

Israeli Brunch

If you're looking for a specialty brunch, Miriam might be a good choice. My favourity is the Mediterranean crispy dough with 2 eggs and sides of shredded tomatoes, spicy harissa, and pickles. Even though the crispy dough is fried, it was fried in high temperature which prevent the dough from soaking up the oil. 

Shakshuka 2 poached eggs in tomato pepper sauce with side of hummus and pita. The creamy homemade hummus and fluffy pita was large enough to be a brunch of its own. 

Cobble Hill: 229 Court St, Brooklyn (btw Warren - Baltic)

Ramen

It's unusual to see New Yorker line up for a chain restaurant. Ippudo is the exception. I stopped by 10pm but guess what, i still had to wait for 20 min. The fresh homemade ramen was perfectly prepared in flavorful meat broth. The down side is, for a $13 base price ramen, there are only 2 slices of pork and had to pay extra for a hard boiled egg. But if you're a noodlehead, you can drop another $2 for an extra noodle ball. 

East Village: 65 4th Ave (x E8th St), New York

Chilean Hot Dog

Hot dog is a popular street food in NY. Moving up from the street to fast food joint, you got Nathan's, Gray's Papaya, Papaya King,..... Surprisingly, San Antonio Bakery right off the BQE on ramp has hot dog in their menu but this is one of a kind Chilean hot dog. Rather then topping it with typical saucerkraut and ketchup, they made a twist with guacamole, mayo and homemade chili sauce. The dog was embedded in their homemade hot dog bun that didn't stick to the top of your mouth. Ending with the classic chilean sweet, Chilenitos con coco rallado, a sandwich cookies filled with caramel and coconut flakes. Amazing... 

Astoria: 36-20 Astoria Blvd, (x 35th St.), Queens

Most diverse world cuisine!

If you're one of those crazy NYC driver, you might have not noticed this peruvian restaurant, Chimu, right off from the BQE (Brooklyn-Queen-Expressway).  Even though it's located off the busy BQE, there is a nice garden at the back for you to enjoy a relaxing weekend dinner.  The dishes at Chimu were enormous, so don't be selfish ... be prepared to share, family-style. We've started our fiesta with the beef empanadas and Choros a la Chalaca - New Zealand mussels with marinated onion, red pepper and plum tomato. Then comes the popular peruvian seafood ceviche mixed: calamari, squid, soft shell crab, sweet potato and giant peruvian corn that's like the size of a popcorn. Then finally Chaufa de Mariscos, translated to mixed seafood chinese fried rice. The food were all very tasty and fresh but I was a bit disappointed with their ceviche. I have to say, I've had better. 

Williamsburg: 482 Union Ave (x Conselyea St), Brooklyn

Japanese Crepe

As we all know, crepe was origin from the french. But the japanese, Cecel Cafe Crepe, has retrofitted the crepe to a japanese crepe served in a rolled up fashion. The japanese crepe can be served sweet or savory. With my itching sweet tooth, i've picked the summer special: fresh mango, strawberry, japanese cheese cake, chocolate fudge and a generous amount of custard. It sounds fattening but i have to say it's very hard to resist.  

East Village: 135 1st Ave (x St. Marks Pl), New York, NY