restaurants

52 restaurants. 52 weeks.

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behold, my new years resolution:

52 new restaurants in one year!!

the details:


-restaurants can be fancy, they can be ugly, they can be trucks...
{they can even be in queens...}
they just have to be a place i've never been

-if they have a specialty, order it.
even if it does sound utterly repulsive.
-to hell with dates.
whether i've got one or not, i'm still going.

-any of these,
"table for one? that will be a three hour wait."
and my answer will be,
"BRING IT."

-restaurants i WILL try by the end of these 52 weeks:
-momofuku {noodle bar, ssam bar, milk bar, and *cross my fingers* KO}
-minetta tavern {one black label burger, please}
-at least ONE seafood restaurant
{in case you didn't know, i DON'T eat seafood. or. haven't... until now. gulp}


and i would LOVE any suggestions from you!
they don't have to be in new york...
they can be in chicago,
california,
or any place on the east coast that can easily (or not so easily) be reached by train/car/bus
because, i mean, if a restaurant is worth it, it's worth it.


wish me luck!!



xoxo


yeh






things i ate in 2009.

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the good:

-primanti brothers in pittsburgh
that's where this picture is from, and yes those are french fries in the sandwich!
-zingerman's in ann arbor
they actually employ someone whose sole job it is to travel around the world, searching for the best cheese. i had some of the best swiss cheese on a turkey sandwich with guacamole.
-the mac and cheese sandwich from the milburn deli
all of their sandwiches made on soft buttery croissants with the tastiest of cheeses
-loeb-wiches at tanglewood

i didn't only eat sandwiches.
the above were partly from u.s. summer sandwich tour 09 that i took in june with friend rob.
i also ate:

and more dumplings,
and more dumplings,
and, yeah, more dumplings
including pumpkin dumplings!

-my first sushi
-my first scallop
-my first steak
-my first pineapple {i know, don't judge}

-a macarella from the street sweets truck
nutella sandwiched by two coconut macaroons
-tim tams and tim tam slams with the roomies
-in-n-out burger with the pops

the bad:

-the parmageddon from melt in ohio
two pierogis, vodka kraut, onions, cheese, more butter than your life
-escargot
-a monumental amount of cheese whiz

the best:


-some of the best mexican food EVER at la fachada in san diego
-the gobbler from the milburn deli
fresh carved turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, lettuce, mayo on soft rye
-difara pizza in brooklyn
which mum and i waited TWO HOURS for
-basil gelato at whisknladle in la jolla

-schnitzel, and more schnitzel


...more mustard than i can begin to name
but one highlight was the RIDICULOUSLY hot one from mcsorley's ale house in the east village


and things i would like to eat in 2010:

-ethiopian food
that truck haunts me every other week. i swear, it KNOWS when i don't have any cash on me.
-the egg from ramen setagaya that made time out new york's best food of '09 list
...to see what all that nonsense is about...
-more bad things
i think i could improve on that list for next year. any suggestions for some terrible food?



happy 2010 everybody!!


xoxo


yeh

red velvet whoopie pies

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these. are. so. good.
if i were still in elementary school, i'd want THESE in my princess lunch box.
make them right now.

mum and i used this recipe:

ingredients

1 1/2 cups of sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 ounce red food coloring
1 ounce water
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon of really good (not that mccormick shit, trust me) vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

filling

3 egg whites
3 teaspoons vanilla
6 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons milk
2 1/4 cups butter flavored shortening
5 cups powdered sugar
a pinch of salt

directions
(or as friend craig calls them, "clues")

1. combine cocoa, food coloring and water.
2. set aside to dissolve.
3. blend together oil, sugar & eggs.
4. add food coloring mixture.
5. combine buttermilk, salt & vanilla.
6. add to mixture.
7. add flour.
8. dissolve soda in vinegar.
9. fold into batter.
10. drop with an ice cream scoop onto parchment on cookie sheets.
11. bake about 10 minutes at 350.
12. fill with whoopie pie filling.

filling:
1. beat egg whites until stiff.
2. add vanilla, flour & milk and beat well.
3. add shortening, sugar & salt
4. whip on high speed for 3-5 minutes
5. poke your finger in and taste...



i'm convinced.
whoopie pies are the cupcakes of the new decade.


xoxo


yeh