Penang – Elmhurst

Back from Vegas, I ran a couple of miles through the park, perhaps to alleviate the guilt of all that food we ate.   To reward ourselves for running and doing a decent job after so many days off of running, we went to Penang for lunch afterwards for Malaysian food. 

I usually get roti canai at Penang, a thin pancake that you dip into curry.  It’s pretty messy because you tear at it with your hands and then dip it… so my friend pointed out this other similar dish that is much neater… and actually has more stuff to it.  [...]

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 [...]

Satay, Queens

So last Sunday, my brother called me and said, “Hey, do you want to come out for dinner?  We’re going to this Malaysian place, it’s pretty good, blahblahblah…”  He said some other stuff about a new girl joining us or something… but I was thinking about Malaysian food.  And off we went.

Roti Canai ($2.50), one of the items I order at every Malaysian restaurant I go to, came quickly.  The accompanying curry dipping sauce was spicier than I’m accustomed to this being, but it was a good slight heat in my mouth.  Unfortunately, trying to be polite, this dish wasn’t [...]

Franklin Station Cafe

Franklin Street & West Broadway(directly across from the 1 train)
We were in the area last night, and it was pretty nice out so when we got to Franklin Station Cafe (which was in the most obvious of places, once we found it), we chose to sit outside, which was a great idea.  Not one of us actually stepped foot in the restaurant itself the whole night. 
The outside “patio” is a little small for large groups, it was already pushing it a bit for the three of us and we’re not big girls.  Well, maybe I am, but my two dining [...]