My New Addiction

This is my current obsession, the plate of chili sesame noodles at No Name Bar by Chef Lindsay Salminen in Greenpoint. While I find the noodles to be a little bit too al dente (not your usual silky and smooth noodles from Chinese joints), I do love the sesame flavor, the SUPER wideness of the noodles and the seasonal greens on top. Also the intimate feeling I get while sitting at the counter directly outside of the kitchen.

One of my dream is to go to Japan during winter time. Find a random ramen cart, get a bowl of ramen and slurp away while it is snowing outside. So the basement of a bar in Greenpoint is far from being a roadside ramen cart in Japan but it'll do for now until I get my butt over to Japan.

Happy Hour At Allswell

Last week I went to get happy hour oysters ($1 each) plus a $4 pint of Kelso and it was a great way to spend few hours at Allswell. Then I ended up ordering a plate of fried artichokes with peppercress and ricotta salata and it was ah-mazing.

Allswell Friends & Family Night

Last Friday I got invited to friends and family night at Allswell, Chef Nate Smith's new restaurant in Williamsburg (124 Bedford Ave at N. 10th St).

The whole night was fantastic. I was mostly in the kitchen while Nate, Alexis and Sara were pumping out dish after dish. I"m thrill to go back and eat some more because the food that night...oh the food that night was so delicious. Also they have the awesomest wallpapers.

Check out all the photos in the slideshow.

Flags

Saw this while wandering around South Williamsburg. And if you find yourself in South Williamsburg and craving for some major tasty tacos, head over to Mexico 2000.