Category: food & drinks
Honmaguro Oh-Toro from Mitsuwa
One of my first posts on this blog is about the public demonstration of cutting up a 680-pound bluefin tuna at Mitsuwa supermarket. It was posted here two months ago. Amy, Jason, Sue and I went to Mitsuwa, and I took pictures and videos of the demonstration. According to blog statistics, there are a lot…
Chinese Menu Translations
Shortly before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government made an attempt to improve the translation of Chinese menu by publishing guidelines and samples. I have to track that down as it would be quite a fun notice to read. Finding and deciphering these hilarious English menu is now a sport. The following is an…
High Line: Chelsea Market
This is Part 5 of High Line: I ♥ NY. Here are links to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. A segment of the High Line runs through the Chelsea Market complex which was a Nabisco factory (maker of Oreo cookies). At this point, the park is a space lit by purple-blue lighting, and…
NYC Food Porn: DBGB #1-#5
DBGB’s menu is primarily designed around small plates for sharing. The section labeled “Links, Bangers, Saucisses & Wieners” features, you guessed it, sausages from around the world, but even from countries that do not make sausages, e.g. “Thai”, which contains green papaya, basil fried rice, chili sauce, quail eggs. Another section of the menu is…