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Socarrat Paella Bar/Bar de Vinos: Vamos a España!!!
Dear Food Diary:
A slightly sweet and well balanced white sangria was the start of a great dinner date. Socarrat Paella Bar was crowded on a chilly Monday night, a good sign of what was to come. Waiting at their Socarrat Bar de Vinos next door, our conversation was interlaced with noteworthy tapas.
Excellent Pork Chop House: Anything but excellent, specially not the pork chops
Dear Food Diary:
Since it’s almost Chinese New Year, this coming week, I’ve decided to dedicate my upcoming posts to ma’ peoples! Ni hao chinese restaurant week! From cheap eats to well… more cheap eats. Rarely are good chinese places expensive, we are too honest and fair. Sometimes, I feel like telling them, with a little more hype and advertising/social media, you can charge double, but I refrain… looking out for all our wallets.
Butter: First taste of 2010 Restaurant Week
Dear Food Diary:
Restaurant week is upon us once again. Time to check off a couple more places I’ve had on my list but never found a reason to go. I’m a fan of Chef Alexandra Guarnaschelli (love her on Food Network’s “Best thing you ever ate”, as she describes the food it makes me drool, and I met her at a Taste of NY event, her shrimp dish was memorably yummy). Surely I was pretty excited about the night.
Spot Dessert Bar: Homemade sodas and a sweet way to start/end any day
Dear Food Diary:
Walking into Spot is like entering the set of a random asian soap/music video. Its high panel windows, wooden tables and accents, cute water jars, twinkling lights transmits a warm, welcoming atmosphere that’s both homey and friendly. Good for any date scene or a friends get together. As I await the highlights of a sweet episode to play out, Asian pop music begins playing in my head. Even sans a handsome Asian actor bursting out cheesy dialogue, the variety on their fun menu assures that my spoon and taste buds will embark on a sweet sweet love affair to the far far East and back.
Rock Center Cafe: Christmas Eve by the Rockefeller Tree
Dear Food Diary:
For the past 5 years, I’ve kept my own little Christmas Eve tradition – dinner by the most beloved tree. It makes up for the lack of Christmas decor in my apartment, while it paints everything Hollywood has made me believe this special night should be. I mean, who doesn’t love Home Alone 2? I grew up watching that and Christmas in NY always seemed “magical”and it is. In fact, my first trip to the Big Apple was during the holidays and it was unforgettable.