Do you ever see something online and just cant get it out of your head (no nothing like THAT!!). A couple of weeks ago David Lebovitz posted about his visit to the L’ecole du Grand Chocolate Valhrona and the new technique he learnt, how to caramelise white chocolate. Im one of those people that actually like white chocolate, I really like its creamy taste and so this idea seemed like heaven. Even more delicious sounding though was the idea he mentioned as an aside, fresh ginger ice cream with the chocolate swirled in. Sounds good doesn’t it. Well I couldnt wait any longer and as the weather was perfect this weekend I decided it was time to try it out. Continue reading →
One of the places that I had heard about more than anywhere else before my trip was the Momofuku restaurants. I had wanted to have a really nice meal and I was willing to pay for it. I wasn’t sure where it was going to be but when I saw the Momofuku Ssam Bar lunch menu (and the amazing price) I settled on here. I wanted a place that was relaxed and not too formal as I would be dining alone so wanted to be comfortable. The three course meal was $25 and it was a big meal, I was stuffed. Continue reading →
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Tagged NYC, cake, new york, momofuku, ssam, milk, bar, east village, pork, buns, spicy rice cakes, cookies, soft serve
When I was planning my trip to NYC I knew I probably wouldn’t, this time at least, step outside Manhattan much. I never thought I would end up traveling to the edge of Brooklyn ending up in Brighton Beach or Little Russia as its also known. I had met Robyn (see burger post) for burgers in midtown and she kindly invited to me to tag along to a photo shoot a friend of hers was doing. Continue reading →
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Tagged beach, brighton, brooklyn, cafe, kashkar, lamb, new york, NYC, robyn, seriouseats, uyghur
