Sakagura - a brief trip to Japan

Being that this is my last week in the city this summer, I met up with my friend and his girlfriend as he heads of to NYU SoM. I've wanted to try Sakagura for a while so we decided to come here pretty last minute. 

Kamo roast - duck wrapped in scallion with basil sauce

Fluke carpaccio - thin slices of fluke sashimi drizzled in olive oil with plum paste, salmon roe, and shiso leaf

maguro tartar - chopped tuna with with flying fish roe steeped in Yuzu and caviar

tatami iwashi - sardin crackers with a spicy mayo dip

chawanmushi - egg custard with thickened Ponzu sauce

some cute spoons

saikoro steak with grated onion and soy sauce

buta kakuni - stewed diced pork belly

chocolate souffle with raspberry sauce

I liked most of the dishes we ordered. The portions were really small though. I would definitely recommend this place if you are a fan of Japanese food or just want to try something new.

The Craze - Dominique Ansel Bakery

So this morning, at the ungodly hour of 5:30AM, two of my friends and I gathered in front of Dominique Ansel Bakery to catch the cronut craze (and the soon to be frozen s'mores craze). There really wasn't much to do on line other than chat, nap a couple of minutes here and there, and get randomly interviewed.

so many cronuts!

Blackberry cronut

The frozen s'more

The inside of the frozen s'more

Now, was the cronut and frozen s'more worth the two and a half hour wait? Guess you'll have to find out for yourself.

To Smorgasburg in the Midst of Finals

Tiffany you look beautiful here :)

Lumpia Shack! Pork, truffle adobo mushroom, and duck

In the midst of finals, it was nice to just escape from studying and Manhattan for a few hours. My friend Tiffany and I went to Smorgasburg at Williamsburg, Brooklyn to eat some good food. Yay for foodies! As usual, Smorgasburg did not disappoint, although it would have been nicer if the weather cooperated. All in all, I had a great time, eating delicious food, going to random hipster clothing and jewelry stores, and such. Hope you had fun also Tiffany! :D

Brooklyn Oyster Party! ME, CT, RI

The famous Mighty Quinn's Brikset! Waited forever in line...

Cake Bites! salted caramel and chocolate mint

My rendition of Go-Go Curry

I'm slightly upset that the katsu is not really visible but a success nonetheless!

Second dinner of 2013!

Butternut squash risotto, cheddar broccoli soup, and porterhouse steak!

First dinner of 2013!

Limited by the number of ingredients available in my home I decided to make lobster tail coated in lemon butter, shrimp fried rice, and hash browns - it was an interesting combination to say the least but that's all I had to work with!

(for photographers I apologize for overdoing the bokeh)