On Friday afternoon, Blake invited me to brunch at Calle Ocho by the Museum of Natural History with two other friends. I’d never heard of the place, but Blake said the food was very good (Tex-Mex style) and unlimited sangria for around $15 a person. I was a little skeptical, especially since some places that […]
Did anyone else get free pinkberry on Friday night? I went to TWO places: Bleecker Street and Union Square. However, they were SUPER stingy on their toppings (at Bleecker Street, they put literally 3 blueberries on my mango). Here’s my pinkberry mini from Union Square: The mango frozen yogurt doesn’t taste as good as the […]
On our last trip to Chinatown, my mom picked up some fresh bamboo shoots from a vendor on Hester. I’ve never seen fresh bamboo shoots, but my mom assured me that they were very easy to cook with and fresh bamboo tasted a lot better than anything you’d find from a can. We also picked […]
On Sunday, my friend Sumon called me to ask me about my Aerogarden. Sumon’s interested in purchasing an Aerogarden for himself but I had to tell him about my experience with the machine. While it started out well, this is what my Aerogarden looked like towards the end: The problem with my Aerogarden was that […]
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, we had a dessert after our hot pot party that was from a popular show in China. The show, Wo Ju (??), reflects the current pricey housing market in China. One of the main characters, a middle-aged (and married) city mayor’s secretary, chases and woos a newly college graduated […]
