A trip to New York City is not complete without visiting the High Line.
June 5, 2013
New York City, Day 3: Dinner at Pok Pok NY
DINNER.
There’s a wait. There’s always a wait. But we’re in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, by the waterfront, and happily waiting in front of a used bookstore for our turn to reach the hostess at Pok Pok. After half an hour we’re inside, elbow to elbow with other guests, our bodies ready for beer and Northern Thai food specialties.
Bring on the sweet and sticky chicken wings, Ike’s Fish Sauce Wings, with a side of chili paste. Then the Kung Op Wun Sen, four large prawns, minced pork belly cooked and simmered with mung bean noodles in a clay pot; it tastes smoky, peppery, there’s soy sauce for sure and other ingredients we can’t place. The best parts are the prawns and the noodles that have crisped up at the bottom, its savoury sauce calls for a side of sticky rice. The Muu Kham Waan arrives shortly after. It’s slivers of pork neck marinated in a spicy rub, very pretty, very tender, oddly delicate, the heat builds up over time and can only be offset by the chilled mustard greens and cold beer. But my favourite is the Hoi Thawt, crispy, egg crepes with steamed mussels and served with Shark Sriracha sauce.
Assuming you’re visiting New York and you’re in Brooklyn, it’s well worth a trip and the queue – until Andy Ricker brings his now-iconic Pok Pok empire to Toronto anyways, could happen right??
Pok Pok NY
127 Columbia Street | Website
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June 3, 2013
New York City, Day 3: Rice & Miso Everyday, Van Leeuwen Ice-Cream
SNACKS.
I love the Brooklyn Flea. This year we snacked on a Japanese basil onigiri from Rice + Miso and drank a cucumber and mint lemonade from Dosa Royale. Afterwards we visited Prospect Park, where Leo bought jam at the local greenmarket, followed by ice-cream at Van Leeuwen in Greenpoint. Not a bad way to spend the day in Brooklyn.
Rice + Miso Everyday
Website | Twitter
Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice-Cream
Website | 632 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn
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March 22, 2013
Sausage, Kimchi and Arugula Sandwiches
Here’s a riff on Bon Appetit’s Roast Chicken and Kimchi Smashed Potatoes. We made the original recipe on Oscar night, and we liked the kimchi potatoes so much that we had it again the next weekend. This time, it was with homemade kimchi (courtesy of my friend’s mom) paired with some wildly interesting sausages from Sanagan’s.
The sandwich fixings were: one wild boar with pistachio sausage, three taco pork sausages (they are seasoned with chipotle, cumin, coriander, etc…), two Chinese five spice and maple pork sausages, a couple of Vietnamese baguettes, mustard, mayo, sriracha, and arugula. The potatoes can be put in the sandwich if you want, but we had them as sides.
And voilà!
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Sanagan’s Meat Locker
176 Baldwin Street (Kensington Market) | Website
March 20, 2013
Winter….
Here’s a photo from February. Warmer days are just around the corner…riiight?
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