Saturday, February 4, 2012

Ben’s Best

After we were done shopping at the outlets (more Yvo shopping, me looking), we made our way back to the city. It was rush hour, so it took a lot longer to get back than on the way there. Before heading back to the city, I figured it would be a good opportunity to check out one of Yvo’s local restaurants that she always raves about. Although I had steak for lunch, the holiday season is a good reason to eat badly. I decided I was in the mood for Jewish deli, so onto Ben’s Best we went. Yvo says: [...]

Pastrami Queen

What to do when you have a ton of food in the apartment, but you don’t really want to prepare any of it? Why, you order in of course. Taking advantage of Seamlessweb on a Sunday night, my dining companion and I ordered, just in the nick of time, from Pastrami Queen, a storefront near the subway station a couple blocks away from home. It was getting near closing time, so we hurriedly placed our order and waited the 20-30 minutes. I’d heard about Pastrami Queen from a pastrami “newbie”, who has yet to visit some of the obvious go-tos [...]

Ben’s Best Kosher Deli

Ben’s Best and I have an odd relationship.  Since I moved back to Forest Hills, I’ve eaten their food three times – twice in one month about 2 years ago, and then I got so mad, but not at them, that I gave up firmly for the past two years.  I finally decided to give it another go right before I left for Peru, but am going to include all of the pictures.  The first time I walked in was on a rainy day after work.  I was tired and hungry, but I got off the bus one stop early, [...]

Recipe Fridays: Super Supper Sunday #3

Super Sunday Supper #3 happened to fall during the same week as St. Patrick’s Day, so of course… I made corned beef!!!  Pretty easy; you just buy the thing and stick it in the slow cooker.  Right?  Right… nom nom nom  Look at that glorious fat cap.  I totally cut that off before I ate it, ahem.   Roasted broccoli in all its glory!  I eat this stuff like candy.   Mashed potatoes… I should have roasted them but I was feeling lazy and wanted something to just shovel in my mouth with less chewing =X  My final plate in all its [...]