Spice Market, hosted by Foodbuzz!

I had the good fortune to attend a Foodbuzz Featured Publishers dinner at Spice Market “recently” (October 18, if you must know! – I’m catching up!).  Stacy graciously put together the event, and I had a wonderful time sampling everything that was proffered.

When we sat down, a menu was at each of our place settings.  I was surprised when we weren’t asked what we wanted, but instead brought each dish for the tables to share (multiple servings for our large group), which was a great way to try everything on the above menu.  Nice!  I also made it a point [...]

Bali Nusa Indah

Original review here, along with address, but no pictures.
Since my first time at Bali Nusa Indah back in July, I’ve been back two more times, both times introducing the cuisine to two other people who’d never had it.  These are the pictures of the food, with brief descriptions and yay or nay. 
Second time:
crispy wings // nan canaisalad with peanut dressing // traditional indonesian soup$13.95 nasi rames platters… exact details can be found here on menupages
Since this was still only my 2nd time, I suggested to my friend we either order the $17.95 platter I’d gotten last time, or these other [...]

Bali Nusa Indah

Bali Nusa Indah
651 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10036
P: (212) 974-1875
Cuisine: Indonesian
Price: Cheap Eats
New to Indonesian food, I was happy to discover the last page of the menu had a special: for $17.50, you could get an appetizer (salad or an Indonesian broth), a bunch of small servings of main courses (vegetable curry; fragrant beef tenderloin; grilled eggplant; and chicken satay) and a bowl of jasmine rice, dessert (many layer cinnamon something cake with ice cream), and your choice of beer, wine, or a soda. This would prove an inexpensive means to getting acquainted with the flavorings of Indonesia, without [...]