chowderhead

seafood chowder. check out my recipe over at HEY HUNGRY

mobile upload - best of october

autumn, birthday, holiday onslaught-- october is always heavy.

tom and petey gettin' friendly


kimchi oysters (momofuku ssam)


sandwich is a fatass


dad ran laps around me on the w-burg bridge


the best lox bagel (russ & daughters)


bushwick country club (mom & daughters)


neon indian


doggie parade (washington square park)


barf dog (ny hot dog & coffee)


blurry domo-kun (halloween)


oh... is that how you spell it?

I made fresh blueberry cobbler

I bought a lot of blueberries and needed something to do with them so I made a simple cobbler... I tossed the blueberries with the zest and juice of one lemon and sugar then made a dough (with a lot of almond extract) and baked it for about 30 min. the biscuits turned out moist and flavorful but the blueberry part is a little too soupy... hmm, next time maybe a little corn starch?

i'm hungry

I told Obachan that this was the best ramen I've ever eaten in my life (and at 9 am too) and with a grin, she said, "I know!"

tsukiji, tokyo

is it weird that these pictures make me really hungry?

zenkichi

So I did actually make it out to Zenkichi, with a little difficulty. Even though it's on a busy and uber-hip street (N. 6th and Wythe), I'm under the impression that this restaurant exists in relative secrecy. When I told my friend Johnny where I ate, he was flabbergasted-- he lives two blocks away and has never even heard of it. That's because there is no sign and no facade. That corner of N. 6th and Wythe is covered in wood-- what looks almost like construction at first glance. And the small opening will take you in to Zenkichi.

I thought the restaurant looked quite dark and a little weird upon entering, but soon the host led me back to beautifully arranged izakaya-style sectioned off booths, in a room flooded with natural light. Just like the izakaya I visited in Tokyo, the waiter only comes when you push a button. The service and atmosphere were wonderful, but who cares-- onto the food!

First course: Sakura Clear Soup.
Salt-pickled Japanese cherry flower & yuba soymilk velvet in traditional clear dashi broth soup


Second course: Raw Tasting Plate
Firefly squid in miso vinegar (pictured), ginger bonito, maguro with yuzu


Third course: Tiger shrimp and grapefruit salad


Fourth course: Broccoli rabe and berkshire pork, tempura fried with plum salt


Fifth course: Miso cod with shiitake mushrooms


Sixth course: Kobe beef in ginger garlic soy sauce


Final course: Snapper sushi with pickled turnip

Desserts!


Sakura mochi with bitter maccha


Soy cheesecake with dessert sake, which tasted like a nutty whiskey

and all this food was $50.

udon in kyoto

after mountain climbing, we found a street barely long enough to have buildings on it
but there was a path leading to a curtain
and behind the curtain
the most delicious udon EVER

Dinner, Sunday night

nom nom nom nom