Monch Monch. One of many dumplings: Pelmeni Moscow (baked with cheese & eggs)
I. Read Robyn's post (both parts ONE and TWO) on our Brighton Beach outing with Olia as our super-duper-awesome guide. At Cafe Glechik, Olia most lovingly ensured that our bellies were well packed with more Russian dumplings than we could ever dream.
Dumplings: Meat + Butter + Fried Onions
Dumplings baked with eggs and smothered with cheese, broiled to a bubbling brown. Dumplings filled with a mix of pork & veal, then finished with plenty of butter and fried onions and even more dumplings with potatoes & mushrooms.
Sour Cherry Vareniki
Dumplings also bombarded us in dessert form, one order filled with sweet farmers' cheese, and another with sour cherries. It was a complete meal indeed! Post lunch, we all (Robyn, Diana, Olia, Ian, Jeremiah, Natty and I) waddled over to M&I International for a massive hunk of what I swear on my deathbed is the best carrot cake you'll ever have in your life.
ZOMG - best carrot cake ever!
I SWEAR. I've had this carrot cake once in the past with Sergei and did a brief post here, so there's no reason in writing about it once more. I KID YOU NOT, this carrot cake is insanneeee!!!
Post Brighton, we dashed back to Chinatown for a mini-durian adventure on Grand Street. The durian was transported back to Natty's apartment where it proved to pair wonderfully with beer, television, and dirty stories.
II. With much thanks to Don, dinner a few Sundays back took place at Momofuku Ko's family & friends night. Photos here, but you're better off viewing Don's photos, which came out significantly better :) My personal favourite? This crazy ass concoction of shaved foie gras over lychees, lychee gelee and pine nut brittle. The crazy part was the way the texture of the foie changed the minute it hit your tongue, from this light luxury to a meltingly creamy dream. I could be content eat nothing but endless bowls of shaved foie for the rest of my life.
Of course, I'd also need coffee and pastries from Abra�o, and then. Yes. And then I'd be very, very happy.
And then local food from Hawaii every once in a while. I don't ask for much ^_^
III. Andy's Ghost Chili Cupcakes over at Pinisi on 4th Street in the East Village are definitely worth trying. Most 'spicy' sweets in this city are often underwhelming with the heat coming in as a slight afterthought, but at Pinisi the African chili shines though clearly with a dominate kick.
L'Arte del Gelato: Cherry-Vanilla & Butterscotch
IV. The owners at L'Arte del Gelato in the West Village recently started hiring new people to scoop gelato. A little sad, because it was always nice chatting with the owner, a most friendly fellow, whenever I visited. But the last three times I've visited they had this new girl working there. She's nice, and gives extra generous scoops. But still. It is not the same. Though I suppose on the upside, that must mean they're doing more business, so hooray!
(Sorta) Off the Subject of Food
I. The cab driver dropped me back home around 11 last night. As I opened the passenger door to exit, he exclaimed, "stop!" I stopped. He spoke again, "darling, there are only three things you need in life." "Oh really?" I asked. He nodded with a grin, "good food, good money, and good sex."
I wasn't quite sure how to respond, "er, thank you."
And with that, he bid me good night, and I walked the six bazillion steps up to my apartment.
10 pounds here. Another 10 in the fridge...o_O!
II. This is why I smell like bacon every time I visit Don!
III. It's been nearly a year since I've last seen my dog, Buddy. He's just dandy, bursting with giddy energy even at the ripe old age of ten! I miss him. That is all. My sister recently purchased a guinea pig. We named him Dumpling.
Well I'm closing in for the night...hope you all have an awesome weekend! :)
Cafe Glechik
3159 Coney Island Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 616-0766
M & I International Foods
249 Brighton Beach Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 615-1011
Momofuku Ko
163 First Ave.
New York, NY 10003
No Phone
Pinisi Cafe & Bakery
128 East 4th St
NY, NY 10003
(212) 614-9079
L'Arte del Gelato
75 7th Avenue
NY, NY 10014
(212) 924-0803
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