NYC Cafe Find: Stumptown @ The Ace Hotel
The original hipster coffee joint hailing from Portland. Stumptown’s coffee style could be described as “new world” by an Italian so if you’re a purist, stick to the cappuccinos which are deliciously creamy. http://stumptowncoffee.com/location/manhattan/ 18 W 29th St, New York, NY ”Ž (347) 414-7805
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NYC Cafe Find: Ports Coffee & Tea Co
(Ports Coffee & Tea Co has been reported CLOSED) When we first moved to NYC, our temporary apartment was in Chelsea and Ports was our beloved daily pit stop. The service is great, no line and quality coffee. We love the cappuccino and macchiato. http://portsnyc.com/ 251 W 23rd St, New York, NY ”Ž (646) 290-6151
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NYC Cafe Find: The Commons
The Commons does two things right – they make a proper espresso (it’s short) and they do it with La Colombe coffee. http://thecommonschelsea.com/thecommonschelsea/Home.html 128 7th Ave, New York, NY ”Ž (212) 929-9333
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NYC Cafe Find: La Colombe Torrefaction
La Colombe NYC – particularly the Noho outpost, happens to be a favourite among a few of my coffee obsessed friends. The light and space really makes the café a nice place to start the day if you don’t mind lining up for a bit. Cappuccino and cortado (with a slice of olive oil cake) are […]
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Eataly inspired long fusilli with Italian sausages
During our visit to Eataly in New York, we ate a very memorable plate of fusilli with ragu. The fusilli was long like a long unravelled phone cord making each bite an extraordinary textural experience where your mouth feels the pasta spring out, filling it with the flavoursome ragu and the al-dente pasta. We had […]
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Sushi eating tips I learned from Mr. Yasuda
Sushi Yasuda is hands down, the best sushi experience I have ever had. It’s probable that this is because I have yet to visit Japan, but this does not devalue my opinion as Mikee, who visits Tokyo frequently, makes the same claim. The restaurant is notoriously strict with reservations. Not only do you have to […]
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NOMA: 2010 World’s best restaurant serves shitty carrots
That’s right, I heard it straight from the horses’ mouth ”“ Rene Redzepi, owner of NOMA, the best restaurant in the WORLD according to the esteemed San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2010. It all started the morning after our first Momofuku experience. I was an obsessed woman – I wanted to find out everything […]
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Momofuku: fusion without the confusion
I’ll admit it, I’m a Momofuku groupie. I know, there must be thousands of them around the world planning the next time they can line up for one of those steamed pork buns or burst open that poached eggy goodness into their ramen bowl. There must also be thousands of blog entries all talking about […]
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Eataly is Disneyland for foodies
Any buyer’s remorse I was harbouring from my iPad purchase disappeared when I downloaded the Gourmet Live application. If you have an iPad, download it. It’s free and full of great recipes and articles and you keep getting free content by simply reading more articles. It’s like a free bite-sized version of the magazine. I […]
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Counter space: design & the modern kitchen – A welcome surprise during my visit to MoMA
A trip to New York always means a trip to MoMA, which could easily be my favourite art museum and also my ideal New York apartment ”“ one with an amazing outdoor terrace and where I could live amongst beautiful objects everyday 🙂 When we went this time, there was a very interesting exhibition about […]
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