The Middle and Modern Family both recently aired their season finales. 30 Rock aired a month or so back. All three are great shows. However, this leaves a certain entertainment void. The good news though is that there are less excuses not to write.
The bad news is that I plan to watch several of the summer replacement shows including Master Chef and that Jamie Oliver show. The moral of the story is that I will watch any show involving food.
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Foods of Our Time Update / Followup 2: Seven Rivers
Quick followup: I tried the buffet at Seven Rivers ($6.99) with my brother. Just as the previous visit, the establishment was exceedingly clean. During our visit, they had rice, tandoori chicken, daal chicken, kala chana, begun aloo and a very spicy.....pasta. The daal chicken had a fair amount of heat so be weary if you can't handle spice. I was disappointed with the veg selection but the other foods were delicious. The pasta was an oddity. It was made with Indian spices and was probably the spiciest item. The nice thing however is that the manager who came out to greet (very nice guy) told us that everyday they'll feature different items. I'll definitely be back to give it another go - especially have that amazing kopi torkari (cabbage curry).
On a side note, I took a few sweets to go. I had one type which I'd never seen before called the Habshew (Habshi) Halwa. It's made with wheat and milk solids. It was wonderful. In fact I loved the other sweets from Seven Rivers as well. They're a great introduction to Indian sweets because they're not nearly as sweet as most places. Highly recommended.
Rajbot Rating: 9/10
On a side note, I took a few sweets to go. I had one type which I'd never seen before called the Habshew (Habshi) Halwa. It's made with wheat and milk solids. It was wonderful. In fact I loved the other sweets from Seven Rivers as well. They're a great introduction to Indian sweets because they're not nearly as sweet as most places. Highly recommended.
Rajbot Rating: 9/10
Saturday, April 10, 2010
New York Awesome: Seven Rivers Indian Restaurant / I Love Getting Food To Go
On our way to our mainstay, the legendary cabbie fav, Punjabi Deli, we spied a new a new fast food style restaurant/buffet on East Houston (Almost directly across the street) called Seven Rivers Indian Restaurant. It's more a fast food joint but the space was super clean and bright. The sweets looked extremely fresh- in particular the badam barfi caught my eye for next time. It's worth noting that Seven also offers non-veg options.This time around we got Gobi Pakoras (Fried/battered cauliflower pieces 5/$2). These were breaded in a delicious chickpea based flour. Despite being fried there was no trace of oil or greasiness. We also bought some Cabbage Curry which I'm very excited but am waiting till dinner time (more on this in a followup)
My companion and I always remarked how funny it is that there are 4 of our favorite restaurants (reviews forthcoming) all one East 1st street (hopefully we'll be adding Seven Rivers to this list as well):
Aussie Tuck Shop
Punjabi Deli
Himalaya Cafe
Tai Thai
My companion and I always remarked how funny it is that there are 4 of our favorite restaurants (reviews forthcoming) all one East 1st street (hopefully we'll be adding Seven Rivers to this list as well):
Aussie Tuck Shop
Punjabi Deli
Himalaya Cafe
Tai Thai
Sunday, April 27, 2008
New York Awesome #5: Riverside Trial Run + Foods
In a previous week we made it out to Riverside to get a sense of the how the park was setup because we'd heard how pleasant it was. To up the ante yesterday we ran the actual path for the Asha 5k. After hearing how hilly the park is, I have to say that the path the 5k will take place on doesn't look too bad. There was one hill we had to make past, other than that most of it ran nicely alongside the river. At this point, I'm not concerning myself with speed but rather endurance. I'm still planning on taking it easy this Thursday (lighter jog) to allow myself and taking Friday off entirely to allow decent recovery for Saturday morning.
After the jog, we thought it'd be fun to take the bus downtown which ended up turning into more or less an hour long saga. We got off around Curry Hill though and had a nice snack of Samosa Chat at the fantastic Indian place called Curry Express. They're quite friendly there and the food is superior and cheaper than some of the 'restaurants' around the corner. Not a romantic spot but a tasty one.
Post snack I realized that I lost my knee brace so stopped back again at Paragon. (Needless to say it was no longer on my knee when I lost it). Returning to the store gave a second to ask the question - is it supposed to be snug and cut off your circulation? He said yes.
Lastly, we had lunch at Big Enchilada where I thankfully made myself call it quits after 2 tacos though I could've gone for me. Also a great fast food joint near union sq (in an area with many
After the jog, we thought it'd be fun to take the bus downtown which ended up turning into more or less an hour long saga. We got off around Curry Hill though and had a nice snack of Samosa Chat at the fantastic Indian place called Curry Express. They're quite friendly there and the food is superior and cheaper than some of the 'restaurants' around the corner. Not a romantic spot but a tasty one.
Post snack I realized that I lost my knee brace so stopped back again at Paragon. (Needless to say it was no longer on my knee when I lost it). Returning to the store gave a second to ask the question - is it supposed to be snug and cut off your circulation? He said yes.
Lastly, we had lunch at Big Enchilada where I thankfully made myself call it quits after 2 tacos though I could've gone for me. Also a great fast food joint near union sq (in an area with many
Sunday, April 06, 2008
New York Awesome: Day 1 (Continuation)
Like I was saying...
Fueled by the good times by the day's jog/walk (or jalk? wjog?) we decided to make a day of it. We'd built up a strong appetite and set out for one of our versions of comfort food: Thai. We discovered an amazing restaurant called Thai on Two. (Located logically on 2nd avenue between 11th and 12th). To preface, we were extremely hungry so most anything would've likely tasted good and basement restaurants/bars I'm predisposed to liking for some reason. Setting those two factors aside however, we did have a great meal. I tried the Garlic Pepper Chicken which was a generous portion of chicken with mushrooms, and onions. Lettuce, and odd thing I thought, was also a heavy part of the dish but gave a nice crispness to the dish. Since the dish has 'pepper' in the title I would've liked more spice, but after requesting some hot sauce - that made things perfect. My friend had Curry Fried Rice with Pineapple and Cashewnuts. For the first time in a long, long time we didn't want the meal to end - and that was prior to the consumption of any booze.
We regrettably left the restaurant (Can we get seconds? Is this neverending curry bowl? Apparently you're supposed to leave after paying your bill? Yeah, I'm scratching my head too). in order to walk off the lunch. We made our way to our traditional haunt - Tom and Jerry's also known as 288 Bar. As always the bartenders heavy hands brought delight to us and the other regulars.
Stumbling slightly around, but still amiable we got up the nerve to stop by the Angelika and Sunshine. Sadly, none of the movies out this particular week excited us so we were forced to have another drink at the relatively new place, the National Underground. The drinks were a bit pricier than hoped for but the pour was good; the bartender nice, and the space comfortable. I appreciated the rockabilly style decoration and the cowboy singer songwriter quietly playing in the corner. We're definitely going to give the place another go.
After the delicious booze we had once again worked up an appetite and in keeping with our 'new' stuff theme we finally tried Khushie. It's a fast food style Indian food place. My friend's Dal Makhani was a bit too spicy for her taste but is willing to do a rematch. My Chicken Kali Mirch though was fantastic and renewed my faith in getting meat dishes at Indian restaurants. Highly recommended.
Fueled by the good times by the day's jog/walk (or jalk? wjog?) we decided to make a day of it. We'd built up a strong appetite and set out for one of our versions of comfort food: Thai. We discovered an amazing restaurant called Thai on Two. (Located logically on 2nd avenue between 11th and 12th). To preface, we were extremely hungry so most anything would've likely tasted good and basement restaurants/bars I'm predisposed to liking for some reason. Setting those two factors aside however, we did have a great meal. I tried the Garlic Pepper Chicken which was a generous portion of chicken with mushrooms, and onions. Lettuce, and odd thing I thought, was also a heavy part of the dish but gave a nice crispness to the dish. Since the dish has 'pepper' in the title I would've liked more spice, but after requesting some hot sauce - that made things perfect. My friend had Curry Fried Rice with Pineapple and Cashewnuts. For the first time in a long, long time we didn't want the meal to end - and that was prior to the consumption of any booze.
We regrettably left the restaurant (Can we get seconds? Is this neverending curry bowl? Apparently you're supposed to leave after paying your bill? Yeah, I'm scratching my head too). in order to walk off the lunch. We made our way to our traditional haunt - Tom and Jerry's also known as 288 Bar. As always the bartenders heavy hands brought delight to us and the other regulars.
Stumbling slightly around, but still amiable we got up the nerve to stop by the Angelika and Sunshine. Sadly, none of the movies out this particular week excited us so we were forced to have another drink at the relatively new place, the National Underground. The drinks were a bit pricier than hoped for but the pour was good; the bartender nice, and the space comfortable. I appreciated the rockabilly style decoration and the cowboy singer songwriter quietly playing in the corner. We're definitely going to give the place another go.
After the delicious booze we had once again worked up an appetite and in keeping with our 'new' stuff theme we finally tried Khushie. It's a fast food style Indian food place. My friend's Dal Makhani was a bit too spicy for her taste but is willing to do a rematch. My Chicken Kali Mirch though was fantastic and renewed my faith in getting meat dishes at Indian restaurants. Highly recommended.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Awesome or Disgusting #6: Wendy's Baconator
For a bit I was under the impression that the fast food companies were trying to offer healthier options (partly because of the movie supersize me). Wendy's though, in rebel spirit, is introducing foods to kill off that trend. The new, disturbing name? Baconator.
Per their website here is what it consists of:
Six strips of hickory smoked bacon piled high atop two 1/4 lb.* patties of fresh, never frozen, beef. Complete with two slices of American cheese, mayo and ketchup for a mountain of mouth-watering taste. Go on, obsess a little.
I know what you're thinking: It's about freaking time.
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