Lovely, old-school brunch places are hard to find, especially in Hell’s Kitchen. We were lucky enough to find one of the few remaining establishments in the area. Majority of the clientele appeared to be pre-theatre ready, but that didn’t deter us from stopping by for some authentic French cuisine. French Onion Soup is my absolute…
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Stephen has always been anti-soup for whatever reason. So a personal mission of mine has been to find soup-worthy recipes and make him fall in love with them. Stuffed pasta pockets were an easy way for him to give a thumbs up for this recipe. Although the tortellini is the show in this dish, I…
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Pelicana is a famous fried chicken chain in Korea. It’s KFC – Korean Fried Chicken. It reigns supreme not only in Korea, but also recently now in NYC. Although the Midtown, Flushing, and Sunnyside franchises are much more popular, I only frequent the Astoria location (because duh, it’s closer). I do find it strange that…
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There’s an H-Mart (a popular Korean grocery store chain) by the train stop we get off at on Long Island when visiting Stephen’s parents. We stopped in for some snacks and I saw this beautiful bag of fresh mussels. Immediately I knew I wanted to make this. I’m embarrassed that I even have to consider…
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Social media is a great way to get inspiration for new dishes to try. I personally love quick one-minute video pages on Instagram or Facebook just to get the gist of what the recipe is about. Rarely do I actually go to the page for further information on ingredients or instructions. This dish is one…
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I had the lovely opportunity of a menu-tasting at an Oyster Bay, Long Island’s classic establishment – Canterbury’s Oyster Bar & Grill. I’ve been here a few times before, but only for drinks during the Oyster Bay Oyster Festival. The location is right off on Main Street, with other local classics nearby such as Oyster…
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Don’t take Gus Portokalos’ word that Windex cures all. It’d be more believable if he said it was Yiayia’s Avgolemono Soup. I first tried Avgolemono soup one cold day in Astoria many, many years ago. I had no idea what it was (let alone how to pronounce it), but my very-Greek server guaranteed I’d love…
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