Bar Americain, located between 7th Avenue and Avenue of the Americas, is an upscale restaurant in Midtown that serves, you guessed it, American food. I’m not sure why they named themselves “Americain” instead of “American” and my 30 second Google search didn’t prove fruitful either. Let’s all just chuckle and assume they just misspelled “American”…
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Indian Cooking Class (Brooklyn, NY)
I recently took a trip to Mukti’s Kitchen in Brooklyn for a three-hour Indian cooking class. Knowing that Indian food is difficult to make, I was nervous signing up for the class. But, I tapped into my curiosity and love for Indian food and decided to give it a try. When I arrived at Mukti’s…
A Guest Review: Mad For Chicken (Queens, NY)
Curious Foodies, if you’re scratching your head and wondering what in the world is “Korean Fried Chicken,” then I’m sorry – I’m genuinely sorry you lived your entire life without feasting on this magical dish. Korean Fried Chicken has, in my heart, stripped Kentucky Fried Chicken‘s right to use the acronym, “KFC.” If you…
Sheila G’s Brownie Brittle
These have been a long-time favorite snack of mine. The best brownie piece to get is the corner, right? With Sheila G’s brownie brittle, you get the crispy corner piece every time. It’s amazing. These come in six flavors; my favorites are the chocolate chip and the toffee crunch.The other day I got a chance…
Bubbie’s Mochi
For those of you who don’t know, mochi icecream is one of my favorite snacks. Mochi ice-cream is a ball-shaped, chewy rice snack, filled with ice-cream. If you’ve never tried it, get ready to try Bubbie’s and become obsessed. This stuff is really really damn good. Most brands of mochi don’t have too many flavors,…
What you CANNOT miss at Brooklyn’s Smorgasburg
With the return of summer each year, we all look forward to something else. What I look forward to: the return of Smorgasburg. This year, as soon as the market opened in April, I made sure to spend an entire Sunday at Smorgasburg in Prospect Park. Although it’s been around for years, the festival remains…
The Tao of Tea
I’ve always been a tea drinker. Caffeinated, decaffeinated, hot, cold, fruity, herbal, green, black – I love it all. When I walked passed The Tao of Tea booth at the Fancy Food Show, I sampled one of their delicious teas and knew I had to try more. I made sure to get some more flavors…
Giambri’s Quality Sweets
At this year’s summer fancy food show, I got a chance to try Giambri’s famous porous lemon sticks. These hand pulled lemon-flavored hard candy rods with a porous center are delicious. Because of the porous center, these sticks are made to serve as a straw for fresh lemon juice. This idea is AMAZING. Stick the…
Tony’s Chocolonely
Tony’s Chocolonely makes the perfect chocolate bars to snack on any time. My favorite bar is the milk chocolate caramel sea salt. I’m not a huge fan of dark chocolate, but I still loved the dark chocolate coffee crunch bar. Every single one of these bars are rich in flavor. I tried six of their…
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