Cabana, Forest Hills

After some sample sale shopping recently, LL and I were feeling a bit munchy and decided to head back to our ‘hood, Forest Hills, to grab some food. Since it was just two of us, and we weren’t that hungry, we hit up Cabana and split two appetizers (and a pitcher of white sangria, which was yummy).  First up was the octopus salad… this was right on, dressed lightly and tons of flavor going on.  It was perfectly sized for sharing. Our other choice was the appetizer sampler platter, a little bit of everything.  Deep fried empanadas, shrimp fritters, broccoli [...]

Asia de Cuba

After months of back and forth over where to go for our “first date”, DT and I finally settled on Asia de Cuba for the inaugural dinner.  Picture quality is really terrible because the lighting in that place was awful.  Originally, we’d intended to order all appetizers, but the $69 tasting menu sounded like a really good deal – three of their most popular appetizers, two of their most popular entrees, and then a dessert to share, along with an amuse bouche to start, and an intermezzo. Our pretty amuse bouche.  DT thought she was oh-so-funny, asking me if I [...]

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