Redhead

Post-Dominique Ansel, TC and I headed over to The Redhead, where we’ve been talking about visiting for fried chicken since October. Buns served to us as we perused the menu were nothing special. We decided to start with an order of hush puppies with creme fraiche and caviar.  The caviar was decidedly of the ‘stinky’/fishy kind, and did nothing for the hush puppies, which were light and fried nicely – it just didn’t go. I think most people order this for the sheer novelty of the item, as we did, but not because it tastes good. TC decided to order [...]

Live Bait

One of the perks of being a freelancer is making your own schedule – which is also one of the downsides for those who can’t manage their time.  I won’t say which one it is for me   In any case, one Wednesday afternoon, feeling antsy, I tagged TC and we headed into the city for a beer.  Since I had dinner plans around the corner later, we hit up Live Bait – which is one of my favorite bars in the city.  By which I mean, I’ve been to Live Bait a notable number of times for a person [...]

MG’s

SpB and I met up around Austin Street recently and headed over to 5 Burro Cafe, but it was unfortunately super packed!  So we turned around and headed to MG’s, which was… really empty.  MG’s used to be Mardi Gras, which I’ve written about here and here.  Neither time was impressive nor horrifying (well, that 2nd time was borderline horrifying), and with the new name, I figured new management or at least a new menu…The bread was the same as I’d remembered it, nothing spectacular but nice to munch on since I was really hungry.We started off with a basket of [...]

A Walk down Austin Street in Forest Hills

Let’s take a walk, shall we? On any given Sunday, I take a walk up to Austin St. in Forest Hills for a few reasons.  Partially to get some exercise and fresh air, partially to check out what’s new in the area, and partially just for the heck of it.  It’s a nice brisk walk and there’s always something to buy!  First stop is always Sakura-ya, especially if I haven’t eaten lunch yet.  I like to wander around inside and browse the Japanese market for all sorts of goodies, most great for bento.  They have a small section of bento [...]

Mardi Gras, again

BB and I recently had a “date” – she was feeling a bit stir crazy, I think, from cleaning and organizing all day, and I was much the same.  I obliged but asked if we could stay in Queens – Forest Hills, to be exact – and she responded positively.  Hooray for Forest Hills!  Many months ago, at another friend’s apartment in Forest Hills, we’d tried to order delivery from Mardi Gras only to be told they don’t deliver.  Oddly enough, when we went this night, I noticed that on their specials blackboard outside, there it was in chalk: WE [...]

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