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Tsushima: Freshest sashimi & Best lunch deals, specially on Tuesdays
Dear Food Diary:
Tomorrow is Tuesday, which means Tsushima (Owned by the Chef pictured above) will have their Tsushima’s Chirashi Special, freshest sashimi around, with well seasoned sushi rice (not over powered by vinegar and mushy), seasonal side and miso soup. It’s such an awesome steal ($13.50) that I would cross-town, take the train, or walk 10 blocks for it. And this is why, I *heart* Tuesday.
Arepas Lady & Sabor Mexicano Taco
Dear Food Diary:
Friday night we ventured into 74th and Jackson Heights just to pay the arepas lady a visit late in the evening, since she arrives at her spot after 10 pm (her hrs are 10 pm-5 am, Friday and Saturday). It was a quiet night, so I had some time to chat with her while our arepas were getting their golden brown color on the griddle. She’s very friendly and humble, specially when I asked her about her accomplishments like the Vendy Award and all her loyal followers, she simply smiled, and told me she gets quite a lot of business from write ups, reviews and internet blogs. The locals on the line however, were more impressed with her food and not so much with her fame, they actually commented on my picture taking and joked about her being known worldwide (‘cuz I’m chinese? and I would bring arepas to China? !@#@$#!!!… I speak Spanish fluently, so I heard everything).
Main St. Imperial Taiwanese Gourmet: My favorite Taiwanese restaurant, worth a trip to Flushing
Dear Food Diary:
Flushing is filled with awesomely delicious and totally under rated joints. Locally savored chinese food and snacks brought overseas from a variety of regions of the mainland, plus an array of cheap eats from vietnamese, korean, to thai and malaysian, you name it, it’s got it, but over the years, only a handful of places have such great and consistent food that I revisit again and again, Main Street Imperial Taiwanese Gourmet is in that category. There’s at least 4 other taiwanese restaurants around the tiny perimeter of Main Street Flushing, this one is my favorite by far.
Co.: unique and creative pies + Dewar’s Scotch Whisky Tasting Event
Dear Food Diary:
Met up with 2 girlfriends to catch up. The first place we picked didn’t seem to have AC, and even though the menu was awesome, we couldn’t bear with the heat and walked away, fortunately NYC is full of great places, and a few doors down, we found Co.
Communal tables, water in clear glass milk jars, super friendly waters and a inventive menu.
Chikalicious Dessert Club: my late night adult chocolate fix
Dear Food Diary:
It’s been hell for the past couple days at work, late nights and impossible deadlines. On top of that I’ve yet to recover from my jet lag, 2 weekends away to the west coast (will update those awesome travel eats soon, I promise) and catching red eye flights back and heading straight to work.
Anyways, back to last night, after a looooong day here in front of the computer, I needed something rewarding to end the night. At 11:15pm, I desperately craved dark chocolate, the kind of craving no chocolate bar could win over. My tummy was set, I WANTED the Adult Chocolate Pudding from Chikalicious Dessert Club. This is why I love NYC, at any hour, whatever you fancy could be satisfied. Headed downtown with my friend, time wasn’t on our side, we had to make it before midnight (closing time), thankfully the green light’s turned when they were suppose to and we made it.