Shake Shack rolling out a featured shake for #17? You know I’m on it like 0.5 seconds on the clock. 8th ave (between 43 & 44) had The Lin-Mint Shake: Close up of the shake: The shake tasted as advertised. It was a thick minty chocolate concoction. There weren’t many sizable cookie chunks, so the [...]
NYC was about 20 degrees Celsius today, which meant short lines for dinner in the city. We went to Steak ‘n Shake and it lived up to expectations for a $4 double cheeseburger with fries in NYC. For such a small restaurant space (typical of NYC dining), the kitchen & wait staff seemed to outnumber [...]
Location, as always, matters. This excellent Grub Street piece explains where NYC’s wealthiest residents (Upper East Siders) eat. It also goes into why top tier Midtown & Downtown restaurants (like Per Se & Momofuku Ko) have to be so culinarily exceptional to earn those set menu dollars. Bundle looked at spending habits and explains that [...]
I’m late to the party, but finally managed to try the Bian Dang truck. They’re known for the common Taiwanese dish, pork chop over rice. $4 is a lot for a zong-zi. I guess that’s the price you pay for convenience. Then again, I still seek out 5 for a dollar Chinatown dumplings, so maybe [...]
Apparently Kyotofu is a dessert place. This post is about their excellent mac & cheese. You don’t know how close I was to getting their curry rice. Warm soba, what is that? Their brunch comes with a mimosa, which I didn’t realize. With tea + coffee + water + mimosa, there was no lack of [...]
Inspired by Danny Choo‘s long running A Week in Tokyo series (possible NSFW link), I want to post an odd assortment of photos taken around NYC in the month of May. Instead of one off twitpics, a series of unrelated NYC photos makes for good juxtaposition. Dorky yet amusing. You can never have too much [...]
With Dylan’s Candy Bar, the daughter of Ralph Lauren, Dylan, has her own candy shop in Midtown East. This shows doing one thing well is a good idea. I mean, candy is available at any convenience store, but nobody writes home about those. Those 5 lb gummy bears are $40 each. Yes, that’s $40 each. Chocolate [...]
This post could be a trendy infographic, but I’ll spare you the pain of Yet Another Infographic. 7 The # of current locations each for the kings of NYC dollar slices. In the past year, the 99-cent Fresh Pizza and 2 Bros. have doubled their operations. 99-cent Fresh Pizza has seven stores in Manhattan [...]
Some food photos, mostly downtown Manhattan.