Pam Real Thai

After a long day outlet shopping, FS, DLS and I were starrrrrrrrving. We made the joint decision to finally try Thai in Hell’s Kitchen – I forget if FS had been to a Thai place in the area previously, but DLS and I had talked about trying one in the area, just hadn’t gotten around to it. (Okay, in all fairness, he really wanted to go to Room Service one night, but I was so grumpy and cranky from eating too much Asian food – yes, there is such a thing! – that I insisted we go elsewhere, and wound [...]

Tuesdays with TT: James Beard House- An Epic Celebration of Heritage Pork

The end of January means one thing; CT’s Birthday! About a month before I started my planning to see what our dining options were because as you know most fancy restaurants only allow for reservations to be made one month in advance. Last year we had a great meal at Jean Georges, so I wasn’t sure how I would top that or at least come close. Though, it definitely isn’t a competition between us when it comes to celebration dinners, she would have won last year by taking me to Per Se for my 30th. As I considered the options, [...]

Zabb Elee

Last month, we got together with CT’s family on a crisp Fall Sunday to celebrate CT’s Dad’s birthday. As long as he is around his family with good food and drink, he is a happy man. His only request this year was “something spicy.” CT’s sister, ML, had the perfect place in mind- Zabb Elee. The original location is in Queens, but last Spring they opened a second location in the East Village. I remembered reading Serious Eats’ review and wanting to check it out. I was even more intrigued when they said that Harold Dieterle of Kin Shop raved [...]

Father’s Day Gift Dinner

CT & I have been back for from our Panama trip for a little while now and already have a bunch of NYC based posts for you. Rather than let them get “stale,” we are gonna have a couple bonus posts at 12:15. Enjoy! You may remember a couple months back that CT & I cooked a special dinner for CT’s parents (and Aunt B) to thank CT’s Dad for helping her move into my apartment. Once my parents heard and subsequently read about the meal, they got pretty jealous, especially since I had only made them dinner once before [...]

Red Basil Thai Kitchen

One recent afternoon, I met up with my ex-coworker, Linguine, for lunch at a place local to him.  I don’t think I’ve seen him just about since I quit my job, so we had a lot of catching up to do over Red Basil’s super cheap lunch special – $6.95 for appetizer & entree.    At the time, my appetite was still wonky, so I was working on intaking calories anyway I could, which includes drinking things with calories (I’m normally a water drinker).  The Thai iced tea here was solid – creamy and slightly sweet.  My lunch special arrived [...]

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