Thursday Night:
I love coming here. This time around I get to spend time with local folks. Michelle and Despo have been kind enough to let me stay at their wonderful condo in Bronxville. Apparently Beyonce and Jay Z have a house that is close by. These two know the key to my heffer heart, as they follow chefs like fashionistas follow designers. They are in the know of what is good to eat, and which restaurant just opened and closed. At a moments notice these two can pick a spot that will fit your palate and your budget. In a town where there is someplace to eat at every corner, I am easily impressed that these two are so in the know.
They took me to Momofuku owned by the famous David Chang. He was featured in an episode of No Reservations, and apparently has a cult following here in NYC. Famous for pan asian dishes without falling in the dreadful category of white washed "fusion" I heard he makes about $300,000 a year on his pork buns alone, which is his most famous dish. Man, once I had a bite. I shook my head. I having a Chinese pork bun made by a Korean and I'm not even mad :) It's that good. His ramen is the closet that I've had since I've been back from Tokyo. He got the flavor and the noodles right. The only thing that was missing was the special hot sauce. Definitely memorable. We went to his bakery after dinner. As if I had any room. His cakes and icecreams are different. Cereal milk flavored soft serve ice cream? It literally tasted like I just finished a bowl of frosted flakes. His chocolate chip cake though... ooooh so good. Yellow cake. YUM. I am now a fan of David Chang.
Friday:
Started with pizza in the Bronx at Jaspers. Flat bread pizza with no sauce. Just garlic and cheese and with herbs, different but yum. Walked around SOHO. Bought a dress that is gonna set me back in my finances, but hey I can't get that dress in SF. Resolution #1 when I get back to SF I need to treat my bank account better. After SOHO went to NYC MOMA which is free on Fridays after 5PM. Ridiculously crowded, but I got to see all of my favorites, Rivera, Kahlo, Warhol, Van Gough, and Matisse. After MOMA went to meet up with my girl Rosa in the East Village. I haven't seen this girl in 6 years, but she is still as energetic and vivacious as the day we first met. I joke that it's weird to see her as this woman with all this sexual magnetism, cussing like a sailor with such New York intensity. Apparently a lot has changed since High School. We met up with two of her friend and walked the shit out of Brooklyn. If one spot didn't work then we went to some other spot or some other bar. Feet were killing. Shots and cocktails numbed the pain for a bit only to wake up with a hug blister. Rosa with her 6 floor walk up and a closet sized bedroom. Interesting night indeed.
Will write more adventures later. Gonna eat some bomb ass arroz con pollo that I saw in the Bobby Flay throwdown episode. When I meet this arroz con pollo. I'm gonna say. Baby I've waiting for you a long time. Lets make love. LOL. As you can tell my mind and body is running on low battery. Lets continue this later.
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