New York Restaurants

oh no. no no no no.

weird I was just at tinys

Da Marino was pretty nice.

"peaches" in bed stuy has got some good nu-americana or whatever you wanna call it--good soul food/comfort dishes made w/ local organic ingredients. waiter and hostess were really nice; ricotta was delicious. good fries and sandwiches.

same chefs who have the bbq place in ft greene

finally went to the red hook soccer fields. food was great and the lines weren't the crazy hassle I was expecting so all in all it was an A+. had ceviche, pupusas (pork, jalapeno, cheese) and a pork huarache

also went to Tia Pol, v. good but always pretty crowded

finally went to the red hook soccer fields. food was great and the lines weren't the crazy hassle I was expecting so all in all it was an A+. had ceviche, pupusas (pork, jalapeno, cheese) and a pork huarache.

I had this same meal on saturday. also the best horchata i've had in nyc.

good to hear. things were a complete mess when we went; food (save for the ceviche) wasn't the usual deliciousness, either.

my one mistake in our red hook odyssey was that I forgot to go to the liquor store with all the small batch bourbons (LeNell's). been meaning to check it out.

me too! we meant to go after eating, but we wasted so much time waiting in line that we had to hurry out of there.

aw i used to live two blocks away from lanell's. it was dangerous in many ways.

they keep their gin in a bathtub

and keep chickens in the backyard!

i read that the store was losing its lease and having a hard time finding a new location... i wonder what the latest is.

hey i was in red hook this saturday eating pupusas too!

i want to say this without sound like THAT GUY but i dont know how--are the trucks in red hook really that big a deal?? there were like six of those at every farmers market in LA.

mexican food that is available all over the place in LA is a big deal in NYC, yes.

great dinner at blue hill last night. i felt like every dish i had involved corn in some way but i was OK with that. girlfriend's turkey was probably the best turkey dish ive ever eaten... cooked to perfect softness in some kind of corn/pancetta/tomato puree. egg/corn/mushroom for my starter was the highlight--honestly i may have been 'disappointed' by my lamb which was overpowered slightly by the anise and mint pesto... but thats only if i was looking for something to complain about. waiter recommended a great bottle of wine, and they started us off with some fantastic little cherry tomatoes.

I really want to go back to Blue Hill at Stone Barns -- maybe just for the more affordable 3 course lunch.

take me

Oh actually I guess it's a 4-course lunch. Sunday only, $68.

Weirdly, it looks like the NYC one is actually cheaper than Stone Barns.

Actually, it's hard to compare because Stone Barns only offers fixed price right now and the menus aren't available.

two courses + dessert + wine + tip will run you more than $70/person at the village one

same chefs who have the bbq place in ft greene

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The Smoke Joint and its sister sammich/moonshine cornershop, Lil Pig, are like the most successful thing in the neighborhood right now. Smoke Joint makes a meeeaaan basket of fries that made me very happy yesterday. Lil Pig started out as strictly lunch, but since the owners were getting drunk there at night, they bottled some house spirits, renovated the bar seating and adjoined the space with the Smoke Joint right next door. Now both places are boppin late. This is half a block down from me, so i'm pleased.

u should check out peaches surmo--theyre working out some kinks but as an experience its great--and when the food is on, its on

i might check out their brunch today aksh

yeah i would love to. this place had to get through their kinks as well, but it was worth it.

Blue Hill is the best. I want to go to Stone Barns at least to eat in the cafeteria.

lets organize an ilx field trip and rent a dining room

the nyc blue hill is sooooooooooo good. i like the atmosphere, as well - sedate but not fussy.

re: redhook ballfields: not sound like a different kind of "that guy," but the set-up now is nothing like it used be. there were more vendors, more people cooking, a more communal picnic kind of vibe. the way it is at the moment is basically a bunch of people waiting in line at lunch trucks, and i can see why you were underwhelmed.

oops - that should be "not to sound..."

this place had to get through their kinks as well

i think we ate at smoke joint during the working-out-the-kinks phase. the only thing that i really enjoyed was the coleslaw.

Hecho en Dumbo was surprisingly good -- similar style food to Bonita but better and even, I think, slightly cheaper.

The first rule of moto is don't talk about moto

takeout in sunnyside/woodside? i'm in the area dogsitting for a few days. alternately: any kind of fun/specialty grocery shopping where i could make some fancy dinner? i don't have class til thursday this week (thank you, jewishes!) so i can cook in the evenings if i want.

Sripraphai.

yes but that is no delivery :( however, if anyone would like to join me there for dinner i am in!

went to aquavit the other night, on a rare pricey-restaurant excursion. it was pretty good. totally delicious butternut squash soup (with tiny marshmallows in it). good fish dishes.

(and the actual aquavit was good too. i got a flight of 3: an anise-carraway, which i guess is sort of the traditional preparation; a lingonberry; and a mango-lime-chili pepper that was heavy on the chili pepper, woo.)

marshmallows in soup is kind of blowing my mind.

i silently gasped when i read that too, yeah

surmounter we should get lunch at smoke joint/lil pig some time!!! i've never been

isn't the candy-in-haute-cuisine-even-savory kinda old hat by now?

Tehresa, I suggest Han Ah Reum in Woodside, near Roosevelt Avenue and 61st St. It's part of a Korean grocery store chain, and you can buy produce to cook up, or just get prepared stuff like kimchi rolls.

marshmallows in soup is kind of blowing my mind.

there were just a few, clustered in the center. they were dusted with something, maybe nutmeg. i expected them to be, i don't know, fancy croutons or something. but they were really good with the soup.

marshmallows and starchy autumnal foodstuffs go great together (cf. also sweet potatoes)

I am particularly fond of marshmallows in casserole dishes, usually of the Jello variety.

isn't the candy-in-haute-cuisine-even-savory kinda old hat by now?

yeah i think aquavit is somewhat from that wave, adapted for scandinavian purposes. not that there was a lot of trickery, just a few touches here and there. the soup would have been delicious without the marshmallows, but they did give it a sort of kick.

xp: yeah it very much seemed like a nod to sweet-potato casserole type things. which i'm an unapologetic glutton for.

Yeah I was thinking about thanksgiving yams etc. I think it's that having them in soup makes me think of hot chocolate and my brain is having a weird time of it all.

Also I was never into the marshmallow yam casserole so I think I'd rather just have a lovely simple soup that doesn't feel the need to apologize or supplement with marshmallows. Lol soup psychology.