July 2010
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guayabitas de maria
another delectable delight from victor’s café in nyc. fresh-baked warm guava cobbler with a rich buttercrumb topping, served with tahitian vanilla ice cream. the best cobbler i’ve ever had. it’s the ultimate perfection. you know those movie moments where something is like … heaven sent … so, you see the ray of light shinning upon that something and you hear the...
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sacré bleu!!!
okay peoples. i hit the motherload. after my successful macaron purchase at bouchon bakery in columbus circle in nyc, i was on a rampage. look what i found!!!! a few blocks down and around the corner from my hotel, is the macarOn café (emphasis on the “o” because it’s macaron, not macaroon. silly). i nearly cried as i approached the café … i felt like i reached the...
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mmm . . . that's right . . . more macarons
it was only a matter of steps outside landmarc restaurant in nyc until i passed by the bouchon bakery. my eagle eye immediately scanned and spotted my target — macarons! but not just any macarons … giant ones! the same size as the one i had in france but looked like the ones i see in the U.S.ofA.! this had to be a happy medium. flavor on the right - chocolate. flavor on the left -...
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another meaty sammich
my memory of this sandwich is better than it actually tasted — i think. it was a hot and humid day in new york city, and after a day of riding the subway and walking around town, food never looked so good. my mom and i were on our way to whole foods to shop and eat, but then decided to go to a recommended restaurant at the time warner center in columbus circle called landmarc. i’m...
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bo's bbq
this place is a gold mine. slotted in a homey space on lafayette’s one and only main boulevard, bo’s bbq presents my favorite bbq of “my” time. order the rib or brisket lunch/dinner, and be prepared for a juicy slab of meat with bread, potato salad, green salad, and sweet potato. oh — and my faaaaaaaaaaaaaaavorite sauce! sweet, sour, and hot, bo’s bbq sauce...