Minni’s Shabu Shabu

Sometimes I plan to be active, but it doesn’t work out. Yes, mini-golf counts as being active! and we tried very hard to hit two different courses near me, but it just didn’t work out as one was closed because the season hasn’t started yet, and the other one… it was too late (ahem, and that is why I said 4pm is too late!).  Anyway, despite our non-exercise of driving around in frustration, we decided to grab dinner in Flushing since we were nearby … sort of … before heading into Manhattan to meet friends for dessert at Spot Dessert [...]

Golden Unicorn

One early Sunday morning found DLS and I in Chinatown for dim sum. I actually eat dim sum a little more than that tag would have you believe; I just often don’t bother taking pictures because dim sum is usually a group affair and the way food is served is not conducive to taking photos before anyone touches the dish. I actually wasn’t going to take photos this time, either, but when DLS and I realized that no one else was joining us, he said, “You might as well,” and I said “heck why not.” (Golden Unicorn was chosen because [...]

Mapo Tofu

One weekday, I discovered I had an early afternoon appointment in the city right near DLS‘s office. When I mentioned this to him, he suggested I come in a bit early and have lunch with him, and I let him pick the place. Unsurprisingly, he chose Chinese… a place he’d been to previously and enjoyed. Since we ordered three lunch specials (his choice! really, I’m not the reason he’s gaining weight!), we had our choice of appetizers. Mediocre spring rolls that he liked and insisted I try a bite before judging (yup, still mediocre, with lackluster filling), his wonton soup [...]

Cha Chan Tang

A while ago, I posted about going to Cha Chan Tang for their special tea and wanting to go back for food. Well, I did just that with Gary one night when we weren’t able to get into Nom Wah to watch the Knicks game (we’re both Time Warner subscribers, which means we were locked out of the beginning of this basketball season). He ordered a mango drink that came super topped high and was hilarious… while I got an almond milk tea, no bubbles, per my usual preferences. Tasty but standard. I ordered the fairly standard – to me, [...]

Wu Liang Ye

While I’ve posted about Wu Liang Ye in the past, I really enjoy the food there and thought I’d share one more meal there. Razor clams make me think of one person in this world: my dad. It’s more fully fleshed out here, but I’ll let you decide whether or not you want to read it instead of repeating that story here. In any case, when DLS told me he’d had razor clams at Wu Liang Ye, I decided I had to get them. And look at that presentation! My dad would have been proud had he created such a [...]

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