Blue Hill is the best. I want to go to Stone Barns at least to eat in the cafeteria.
― gabbneb, Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link
lets organize an ilx field trip and rent a dining room
― Mohammed Butt (max), Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:13 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― lauren, Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:50 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― lauren, Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Hecho en Dumbo was surprisingly good -- similar style food to Bonita but better and even, I think, slightly cheaper.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 29 September 2008 03:45 (fifteen years ago) link
The first rule of moto is don't talk about moto
― Pillbox, Monday, 29 September 2008 04:12 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 04:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Sripraphai.
― ian, Monday, 29 September 2008 04:20 (fifteen years ago) link
yes but that is no delivery :( however, if anyone would like to join me there for dinner i am in!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 04:33 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― tipsy mothra, Monday, 29 September 2008 04:43 (fifteen years ago) link
(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.)
― tipsy mothra, Monday, 29 September 2008 04:47 (fifteen years ago) link
marshmallows in soup is kind of blowing my mind.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 04:49 (fifteen years ago) link
i silently gasped when i read that too, yeah
― donna rouge, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:07 (fifteen years ago) link
surmounter we should get lunch at smoke joint/lil pig some time!!! i've never been
― donna rouge, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:10 (fifteen years ago) link
isn't the candy-in-haute-cuisine-even-savory kinda old hat by now?
― gabbneb, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:20 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― Virginia Plain, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:33 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― tipsy mothra, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:45 (fifteen years ago) link
marshmallows and starchy autumnal foodstuffs go great together (cf. also sweet potatoes)
― donna rouge, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:47 (fifteen years ago) link
I am particularly fond of marshmallows in casserole dishes, usually of the Jello variety.
― Pillbox, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:48 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― tipsy mothra, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:51 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 05:53 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 05:55 (fifteen years ago) link
that soup is great! i've only had the smorgasboard brunch at aquavit, but they serve it as a starter. also delicious: the aquavit bloody marys.
― lauren, Monday, 29 September 2008 13:33 (fifteen years ago) link
tehresa - this place is great: http://www.yelp.com/biz/la-pollera-colorada-sunnyside
― lauren, Monday, 29 September 2008 13:37 (fifteen years ago) link
oooh that's super close to where i'm staying!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 14:10 (fifteen years ago) link
it is SO good. they use hardwood charcoal for the rotisserie.
― lauren, Monday, 29 September 2008 14:25 (fifteen years ago) link
so as not to overrun the wdyll thread w/ restaurant talk.
smoke joint:max likes. surmounter likes. i thought 'meh'.
i found their pulled pork rather dry, though :( mac and cheese as well as the collards were uninspiring.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link
ooh i have a thing for the collards. i just love this thread.
― Surmounter, Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:36 (fifteen years ago) link
i had a pretty good mac n cheese the other day at the little corner cafe? or something? in soho on bleecker & b'way. that was after i tried to go to the "wichcraft" in the equinox health club and was told the chef was on his break so no sandwiches
― max, Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:36 (fifteen years ago) link
the smoke joint guys place in bed-stuy, peaches, is worth a trip on the A--in particular for their salads and veggie dishes, and the pearl pasta.
― max, Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:37 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.pinchetaqueria.com/
^^^^ THIS
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:50 (fifteen years ago) link
some ilxors and i ate at taco santana again yesterday. yummmm.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Sunday, 5 October 2008 22:08 (fifteen years ago) link
we thought smoke joint was terrible, but we ate there within a few months of opening, so i'll defer to more recent opinions. they were overwhelmed, that much was clear. in fort greene, i'm interested in trying no. 7. the chef is a really nice guy who was a few years behind me at school.
pondicherry masala dosas at tiffin wallah today... i loooooooooooove that place.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:03 (fifteen years ago) link
thank you, lauren! glad i'm not the only hater! i wonder if i should try again since they seem to have improved? i ate there about a year ago.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 00:06 (fifteen years ago) link
they have fancy hot dogs, i think? i remember laurel saying that she liked those quite a bit.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:16 (fifteen years ago) link
no. 7 is supposedly fantastic. a friend of mine has gotten friendly with the peeps over there -- i'm going on thurs.
just had an amazing plate of hacked pork, smoky greens and rice from SJ. well the rice was mine.
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:30 (fifteen years ago) link
yay! i'm really looking forward to trying it.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:33 (fifteen years ago) link
I have to say Teresa's has the best blintzes I have ever had in my life, and that means something coming from an ashkenazi jew. I had one plum butter w/cheese and one shredded apple. Hot damn.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 October 2008 00:34 (fifteen years ago) link
location, plz.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 00:38 (fifteen years ago) link
that sounds amazing!
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Montague and Hicks Streets
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 October 2008 00:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Also generally good with the standard polish fare (stuffed cabbage, pierogies, etc.)
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 October 2008 00:39 (fifteen years ago) link
jimmy the mod otm, I had those Pinche fish tacs this past Thurs.
― dmr, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:50 (fifteen years ago) link
tacos
pinche is on my list. that reminds me - we had such good fish tacos at la superior in wmsburg the other week. they weren't baja style, but they were so tasty and very simple. just grilled fish with a pickled pepper relish. i think the latter ingredient is a secret weapon.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 01:00 (fifteen years ago) link
I've never been to Teresa's!
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 6 October 2008 01:12 (fifteen years ago) link
When I was in NYC recently, I ate in a restaurant that struck me as the fanciest place I'd ever eaten in. It was kinda weird. I didn't think the food was all that great, though.
― The More You Live The Faster You Will Die (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Monday, 6 October 2008 01:14 (fifteen years ago) link
It was called Josephina's.
Is there still a Teresa's on Tompkins Square? (and is that the same people?)
― Doghouse O RLY (G00blar), Monday, 6 October 2008 01:18 (fifteen years ago) link