Burrata

He tapped me on the shoulder Sunday afternoon and inquired, "would you like a ball of burrata?"

"Of course!" was and always will be my answer.
He disappeared out the door and returned minutes later. His right hand held a bag from Murray's Cheese. We slid the burrata into a bowl and downed it all. Two spoons. Simple, fresh, and utterly luxurious.

"How many calories do you think that was?"
"Don't ask."
We settled in for a late afternoon nap.

Murray's Cheese
254 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 243-3289

Not Food-Related...

...but I just really wanted to post this photo of Robyn and me, (which Robyn first linked in the comments of the previous post). Photo taken by Greg right after our evening meal at Cafe Kashkar. He caught us in a state of shock. Brighton Beach. It was a good day ^_^

Photo Splodge: Memorial Day BBQ with Thursday Night Smackdown

Monday, 3:00pm

Michelle, our super awesome host for Monday's BBQ put up a great post on the party, so be sure to check that out first! I'll supplement with food porn.

I couldn't get enough of the chalkboard organization system...

...so impressive!

Now onto the fooods :D

Mojo Smoked Pulled Pork

Cumin Smoked Barbeque Beans (cooked under the pork butts)

East Carolina-Style Smoked Pulled Chicken

Roasted Triple Potato Salad with Caramelized Vidalias

Red Cabbage and Cilantro Slaw with Buttermilk Dressing

Pineapple, Mango, and Jalapeno Relish

Lentil, Tomato and Goat Cheese Salad

Cornbread

And beer. Lots of beeeer!

Full yet?
Make room...there's still dessert!

Bourbon-Gingersnap Banana Pudding - with 20 awesome cups of pastry cream ^_^

Apple Pie

Double-Fudge Mocha Brownies

Dulce de Leche Cake

Blueberry Pie...

...and my favourite person in the world - Robyn! :)

Today Was...

photo by d.yee

...ridiculously delicious. Many thanks to Thursday Night Smackdown for hosting a fabulous Memorial Day BBQ. Stuffed. Totally stuffed. Full post to come tomorrow.

Happy Monday! ^_^

@ the Movies.

Friday night at the 19th Street Theater. Terminator Salvation with Zubair. In the armrest between our seats we shared a bottle of wine. And half a pound of Jasper Hill Bayley Hazen Blue from Murray's Cheese. No worries, he made sure to bring a cheese knife and bottle opener ;)

There is no returning to popcorn after this.

Happy Sunday ^_^

Murray's Cheese
254 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 243-3289

Thursday, 10:00am

Starting the morning right with Caroline. We've been patronizing Grey Dog's a bunch, cause it's right in the neighborhood where most of our current work takes place.

But we were in a Joe's (as in, Joe the Art of Coffee ;) mood today. So we ordered our Iced Coffee and Lemonade there, then rounded the corner to settle our okoles on the Grey Dog's bench.

The weather was perfect ^_^

The Grey Dog's Coffee
90 University Place
New York, NY 10003
(212) 414-4739

Joe the Art of Coffee
9 East 13th Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 924-7400

Monday Dinner: Moustache

Monday night meal at the West Village location of Moustache with Zubair and Anatolii. There's a Moustache in the East Village and Upper East Side, but this location tastes best. It must be a combination of the company, setting...and of course, the food ;)

In general, when it comes to restaurants/shops with East and West Village locations, I tend to prefer the West. More charming. Less gritty. Case in point: The Hummus Place. But I'll save that for another post.

Below, photos from dinner at Moustache.

Ayran - Yogurt Drink

Labneh - Creamy Homemade Yogurt

Babaganoush - Grilled Eggplant with Tahini and Garlic

Lentil And Bulghar Salad - Lentils, Bulghur and Fried Onions

Fresh Pita

Lahambajin Pitza - Ground Lamb, Onion, Tomato, Parsley and Spices

Ouzi - Chicken, Carrots, Sweet Peas, Onions, Raisins, Almonds, Basmati Rice and Special Spices enclosed in Filo and served with a Yogurt Sauce

Chicken Kebab Plate - Chicken Breast with Cilantro, Garlic and Lentil Puree

Okees. Am off to showing appointments, and then custard at Shake Shack! Custard flavour of the day = Salted Caramel...ohlala.

Moustache
90 Bedford Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 229-2220

From Zubair, Via Tokyo

Zubair just returned from a trip to Tokyo, bearing everything from fresh mochi, croissants and little trinkets. He said, "this is for you!" and handed over a pale pink bag filled with a very thoughtful assortment of goodies. It was like Christmas ^_^

The first thing I opened up was a bakery (!!!bakery!!!) bag with a duo of chocolate croissants from Burdigala. He nearly missed the train to the airport waiting to get a fresh batch of these croissants, so they were extra tasty, heehee. Extra credit for bringing it all the way from Tokyo without even the slightest dent or loose crumb - impressive!

To make things extra delicious, we brewed hot coffee.

Next up - a flat green package with exactly what I've been wanting/needing for work. A tape measure!!! I've searched high a low for a decent tape measure that fulfills the requirements of sleek, lightweight, and simple. It was perfect ^_^

Also in the green package was this board with black cut-outs designed to layout potential floor plan designs. It’s flat now, but is made for 3-D organization in a plastic/glass case. This is cool beyond words! I'll have to take a photo of it when we have everything set up - it'll make more sense then :)

And last, but not least...

...unwrapping...

...almost there...

...fresh mochi!!!!!!!!!! The azuki bean paste innards look like this. Oh glory. I'm still smiling. A bazillion thanks to Zubair. It's all so delicious. ^_^

Happy Tuesday!

Two Bagels and a Bialy

I didn't intend to consume two bagels and a bialy in two hours this morning. But that's what happened. And sometimes things happen.

Stopped into Doughnut Plant for a Carrot Cake Doughnut before today's Open House marathon, but there were NO Carrot Cake Doughnuts to be found. The other flavours didn't sound enticing at the moment, so I strolled a few doors down to Kossar's Bialys for...

...a Bialy! With Coffee, of course.

I ate the still warm bialy in the bakery, sitting on one of those four stools facing Grand Street.

90% of the way though, the baker rolled our a new batch of HOT Cinnamon-Raisin Bagels. Oh man. I jammed the remaining bialy in my mouth (ever so gracefully) and stood in line for the bagel.

It was beautiful.

Soon after, I made the short walk south to our Open House on Essex Street. Caroline, my super energetic and absolutely wonderful co-worker, bustled though the apartment doors ten minutes later, greeting me with a bag of Oat Bagels from Ess-a-Bagel. I don't know about you, but I've never been one to refuse a bagel.

Happy Sunday ^_^

Kossar's Bialys
367 Grand Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 473-4810

Ess-a-Bagel
831 3rd Avenue # 1
New York, NY 10022
(212) 980-1010