Here’s a summary of all the places I hit up last month (totally not good for my wallet!):
chicken breast, rolled in corn tortilla with Mole sauce, onion, black beans, crema fresca, queso fresco, and avocado
Sponge cake made of three kinds of milk, goat milk caramel
Grilled octopus, avocado, potatoes – Casa Enrique
Cow tongue tacos
Casa Enrique – 5-48 49th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
going clockwise: rotisserie chicken, tostones, avocado salad, salchipapa, and yellow rice + beans.
Pio Pio – 604 10th Ave, New York, NY 10036
spicy rice cakes with fried squid
The Gochuchang – 11 W 32nd St, New York, NY 10001
these straight homemade noodles are cooked al dente style in a whole chicken and premium soy sauce based soup topped with scallion, onion, char siu pork, and a nori.
uni on top of rice with various vegetables
pork, lettuc, mayo, and bun
Totto Ramen 51 – 464 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019
The Pullman Kitchen – 959 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10022
Wafer Streusel and Nutella Ice Cream
Celeriac and Foie Gras
Tender Leeks and Frisee Lettuce
Radishes and Herbs
Olive oil, french baguette, cranberry
Bourbon, Tamarind, Burnt Orange Molasses, Sriracha Bitters
The Modern – 9 West 53rd St, New York, NY 10019
Rhong-Tiam Food Truck – 153 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010
Sevilla – 62 Charles St, New York, NY 10014
soy and garlic
1 dollar oysters during happy hour
Banjoo – 893 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Dough – 14 W 19th St, New York, NY 10011
Pork Sausage, Cremini Mushrooms, Mozzarella, Pecorino
Marta – 29 E 29th St, New York, NY 10016
That seems like an awful lot now that I listed them. I probably should cut back. Or not!